October 8, 2026

The Canadian Sepsis Foundation (CSF) president, Dr. Alison Fox-Robichaud, and Amalie Henze, a sepsis survivor and the Amalie’s Guide to Sepsis author, was on Global News on October 8, 2026 to discuss this life-changing illness.

A Calgary-area sepsis survivor, Kimberley Sidhu, is raising awareness about sepsis after surviving a near-fatal infection that led to an extended ICU stay, emergency surgery and months of recovery. Her story highlights the importance of early recognition, prompt treatment and awareness of sepsis symptoms.

July 30, 2026

The Canadian Sepsis Foundation (CSF) has been granted registered charitable status by the Canada Revenue Agency. Effective June 16, 2026, the Foundation is a charitable organization under the Income Tax Act, and every donation is now eligible for an official charitable tax receipt.

September 22, 2025

A groundbreaking study from Hamilton Health Sciences’ (HHS) Centre for Burn Research looked at the connection between major burns and #sepsis, a common complication for burn patients.

September 23, 2025

'It was clear to us that we needed to take a different approach to it,' says team co-lead.

September 15 2025

Kayla Dort has been a registered nurse in the emergency department at Cobequid Community Health Centre (CCHC) for nearly a decade. While recovering from an ankle injury, she stepped into a resource support role assisting her manager.

September 13 2025

On World Sepsis Day, Dr. Issac Bogoch explains the signs and preventions of sepsis that the public should know.

9 September 2025

Gurinder and Ravinder Sidhu were excited to welcome their third baby in June. That excitement turned to fear and then grief after Ravinder died from sepsis shortly after her son's birth.

9 September 2025

It’s a sudden, silent killer that some nurses and doctors are ill prepared to diagnose, according to a group of Canadian researchers.

8 September 2025

A GTA family is calling for accountability and new hospital policies after a mother died earlier this summer, following childbirth. As CBC's Sarah MacMillan explains, the family says staff at Mississauga's Credit Valley Hospital didn't act quickly enough to recognize and treat sepsis.

3 September 2025

A  family from Grande Prairie, Alta., has been awarded damages in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over medical care of their infant daughter, who became a quadruple amputee after a bacterial infection was treated too late.

21 August 2025

Finley was triaged a Level 2 on the Canadian triage acuity scale. “The guidelines states a patient at a Level 2, should be seen by a physician within 15 minutes!”

20 August 2025

Quebec has reported a case of the potentially deadly tick-borne disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever that was likely acquired in Ontario or Quebec. The disease was also reported in dogs in Ontario earlier this year.

26 July 2025

Finlay van der Werken’s life is now a collection of memories closely guarded by his parents. The 16-year-old is remembered as a loving son, a devoted older brother and a loyal friend.

Sepsis, defined as life-threatening acute organ dysfunction due to infection, is generally considered a hospital-based issue. However, sepsis usually begins in the community, where knowledge of sepsis is scarce, diagnosis is difficult, and resources vary. Community-based interventions might offer the best opportunity for prevention, prompt diagnosis, and improved outcomes.

Juliette Powell, a former MuchMusic host and the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Canada, has died at the age of 54. 

Powell, who was born in New York but moved to Montreal as a child with her French Canadian mother, died unexpectedly on June 3 after falling ill with acute bacterial meningitis, according to an obituary posted online. 

TORONTO — A team of Canadian researchers has created a test they say could quickly predict if a patient is going to develop sepsis, a life-threatening condition that happens when the immune system has a dysfunctional reaction to an infection and starts attacking the body’s own organs and tissues.

27 May 2025

A team of scientists from across Canada has developed an innovative molecular-based blood test and portable device to quickly predict the risk of sepsis over the first 24 hours of clinical presentation.

Geneva, April 29–30 – Dr. Mariam Jashi, CEO of the Global Sepsis Alliance, participated in the 38th Meeting of the Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), held at WHO Headquarters in Geneva.

Last year, Kimberley Sidhu gave birth to her second daughter and nearly lost her life after contracting sepsis and invasive group-A strep. (Sepsis and invasive Group A Strep and childbirth)