Green Shirt Day still inspiring spikes in Sask. organ donor numbers
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health said that as of the end of March, 29,000 registered organ donors have signed onto the provincial registry since it launched in September 2020.
Canada
Apr 7
Peterborough, HKPR District public health units agree to voluntary merger
Ontario's Ministry of Health has offered to provide one-time transition funding and three-year merger support for public health units that combined resources by Jan. 1, 2025.
Health
Feb 28
Ontario midwives can now administer routine vaccines, prescribe more drugs
Sylvia Jones announced the expanded scope for midwives, saying it will connect more people to convenient care and reduce the need for referrals to other professionals.
Health
May 3
Ontario has a new supervised consumption site. Funding leaves its future in limbo
Years of rising overdose deaths in the Region of Peel prompted local officials to offer council headquarters as somewhere for people to use drugs safely.
Health
May 3
Ford government wins battle to keep health-care staffing shortage figures secret
Ontario's privacy watchdog has sided with the Ford government, finding that releasing estimates of the health-care staffing crisis could harm the province's economic outlook.
Health
Apr 24
B.C. government criticized for lack of funding for medications, rare conditions
The report stated that when medications were covered, B.C. allocated only $257 dollars per person, compared to the Canadian average of $442.
Health
Apr 16
No more sick notes? Why the Ford government wants to eliminate doctors notes for illness
The Minister of Labour will table legislation that would prohibit employers from asking for a sick note for the three days of provincially mandated sick leave.
Health
Apr 24
Ontario doctors offer solutions to help address shortage of family physicians
The number of students who are looking at fields outside of family medicine is a growing issue, according to the Ontario Medical Association
Canada
Apr 23
CUPE holds rally at Regina hospital on cost of living for health-care workers
Health-care workers gathered at the Pasqua Hospital to rally together and bring awareness to the impact of the cost-of-living crisis they currently face.
Health
Apr 19
B.C. ban on public drug use welcomed by Central Okanagan mayors
All B.C. mayors from Princeton down the valley to Vernon signed a request for the province not to allow drugs to be consumed in public spaces.
Health
Apr 30
Partners in Guelph supportive housing project thrilled with funding announcement
The Ontario government announced $9 million for supportive housing projects in Guelph, Ont., last week. Backers of the projects say the funding will make a huge difference.
Canada
Apr 1
New partnership to offer HIV support services in Guelph
The new service will be run out of the Guelph Community Health Centre by the AIDS Committee of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo and Area.
Canada
Mar 26
Solar eclipse eye damage: More than 160 cases reported in Ontario, Quebec
Dozens of cases of eye damage related to the April 8 total solar eclipse have been reported in Canada. The conditions include inflammation of the cornea and solar retinopathy.
Health
Apr 26
Thousands of B.C. patients to be connected to family doctors with new online tools
Dix said through this new combined registry, he expects between 300,000 and 400,000 British Columbians will be connected with a family doctor.
Health
Apr 11
‘Why aren’t we doing more?’ White Rock on edge with killer on the loose
Police have boosted patrols around White Rock's promenade, but locals say they're on edge following two stabbings and with a killer on the loose.
Crime
Apr 25
Estevan, Sask. hospital to receive MRI services thanks to private donor
Plans are going forward to bring MRI services to St. Joseph's Hospital in Estevan after the province approved a private donation of $2 million.
Health
Mar 28
Alberta’s flu death toll highest in 15 years as vaccine uptake declines
According to data from the province's respiratory virus dashboard, 15,215 cases of lab-confirmed influenza cases were recorded this respiratory virus season.
Health
Apr 29
7 people fined $400 a day for refusing LTC transfers: Ontario government
Seven people in Ontario have been fined for refusing transfers from a hospital to a long-term care home not of their choosing.
Health
Apr 3
‘Dangerous’: Ontario lab closures would put lives at risk, workers warn
OPSEU says the proposed closures would close labs in Timmins, Sault Ste. Marie, Orillia, Hamilton, Kingston, and Peterborough.
Health
Apr 17
Ontario extends program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid ER closures
Ontario is extending a program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures for another six months.
Health
Mar 22
