There is no concern about a ‘diminished supply’ of doctors in Ontario: ministry
Recruitment and retention of doctors in Ontario is "not a major concern," the Ministry of Health suggests.
Health
May 8
Saskatoon overdose outreach team renewed for another year
The overdose outreach team in Saskatoon has been funded for another year by the Ministry of Health.
Canada
May 7
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
Ontario’s freedom of information system is ‘broken,’ critics say
Two Ford government ministries made contradictory decisions over the release of health-care staffing information to two media outlets.
Politics
May 13
Vernon non-profit wants to create community health clinic
Community Futures is developing a proposal to submit to the Health Ministry to create a community-based health clinic.
Canada
May 6
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
Saskatchewan sees record number of surgeries despite long wait times
The Sask. Party government says the province has seen a record number of surgeries.
Health
May 7
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
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
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
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
Ontario will need tens of thousands of nurses and PSWs by 2032: document
Ontario will need 33,200 more nurses and 50,853 more personal support workers by 2032, the government projects — figures obtained by The Canadian Press.
Health
May 13
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
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
‘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
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
