Wait Lists

• Private primary care clinic opens in Halifax while support for public system continues

  Health-care leaders and Nova Scotia's health minister oppose fully private health-care options. But the president of the new clinic says he's just trying to fill a gap in care.

  Health

  Feb 27, 2023
  
• New YWCA centre adds 51 child care spaces to Regina

  The centre, located near two schools, will offer a before-and-after school program, with evening and weekend care slated to start soon.

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2019
  
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• Head of program’s resignation raises questions about accessibility to transgender care in Alberta

  Some psychiatrists on the frontlines of transgender care in Alberta fear their patients may soon face increased difficulty accessing certain health-care services. 

  Health

  Sep 16, 2019
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• B.C. government not ‘setting a target’ to get child care providers to opt in to new benefit

  The B.C. government says it doesn't have a firm goal for how many child care providers it wants to register for British Columbia’s new program for reduced fees at licensed child care facilities.

  Politics

  May 1, 2018
• Event aims to bolster number of mentors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Saint John

  The wait list in Saint John for a Big Brothers Big Sisters mentor averages at about 100 people.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2017
• Ontario family’s lawsuit alleges people with developmental disabilities denied necessary services

  A northeastern Ontario family has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the Ontario government over what it alleges are unreasonable wait lists that effectively deny people with developmental disabilities the care they need.

  Health

  Apr 24, 2017
• Aging Nova Scotia parents worried by waiting lists for children with disabilities

  A mother in Nova Scotia is worried about wait lists for programs tailored to children with disabilities.

  Education

  Jun 8, 2016
• Penticton man with cancerous tumour frustrated with surgery wait times

  Every few hours, Garry Ackerman must change the bandage on his forehead that stops a cancerous lesion from bleeding out.

  May 2, 2016