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Parents urge province to create standard of care for Ontario students with diabetesTechnological advances in the management of Type 1 diabetes mean that most kids wear a pump that administers insulin so separate needle injections are not needed.HealthFeb 10
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Mental health support after Tumbler Ridge shooting ‘essential,’ experts sayFederal leaders who spoke in the House of Commons on Wednesday noted the need for supports for Tumbler Ridge, as residents grapple with the losses and injuries from the attack.CanadaFeb 12
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Scope of Saskatchewan health care safety review ‘still finalizing,’ says health ministerSaskatchewan's health minister says the government is still finalizing the details surrounding the independent review to bolster hospital safety announced last week.CanadaJan 28
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B.C. needs new mental health hospital, psychiatrist tells inquest into family’s deathA psychiatrist told an inquest B.C. needs a new mental health hospital, after a Prince Rupert man suspected of killing his family was released days before their deaths.CanadaFeb 7
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Sask. man who died after clash with hospital security had filed complaint, group saysSaskatchewan’s First Nations Health Ombudsperson’s Office says they received a healthcare complaint from Trevor Dubois in the months preceding his death.CanadaJan 26
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Hospitals warn ‘no easy choices’ if Ontario doesn’t substantially increase fundingThe Ontario Hospital Association warned that several provincial hospitals are grappling with 'significant challenges' stemming from patient-related pressure.HealthJan 23
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Saskatchewan launching independent review to address hospital safety issuesThe province is also expanding metal detectors to more urban and rural emergency departments and will employ 51 new protective service workers for them.CanadaJan 22
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Tumbler Ridge B.C. school shooting: 8 dead, 27 injuredRCMP said there were "multiple victims" from a shooting at the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, where students attend Grades 7 through 12.CrimeFeb 10
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The DTES ‘problem’ is not a housing problem, SRO employee saysGlobal News requested an interview with Larry Campbell, who is more than halfway through his six-month $92,000 contract, but we have yet to receive a response from Eby’s office.HealthJan 19
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‘I waited, I trusted’: B.C. woman with terminal cancer says health-care system needs helpSara Gilooly said at a press conference on Wednesday that while waiting for tests to be performed, her cancer spread from her breasts to her lungs and her bones.HealthJan 21
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Canada ‘disappointed’ over Jimmy Lai’s 20-year prison sentence in Hong KongThe 78-year-old pro-democracy former media tycoon was convicted in December of violating a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced dissent in Hong Kong.WorldFeb 9
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Mother says son was ‘savagely bitten’ at Toronto-area group home amid staff strikeThe mother of a man living in a Toronto-area group home at the centre of a bitter labour dispute says she is seeking accountability after he was "savagely bitten" on the neck.CanadaJan 15
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Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says worst of flu season likely overDr. Vivien Suttorp says hospitalizations for respiratory viruses peaked on Dec. 31, when there were 700 influenza patients — a number that has since dropped to 513.HealthJan 13
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‘Not safe to live in’: Chiefs call for quicker evacuation of Kashechewan First NationThe remote Ontario community remains under a state of emergency after its water treatment plant failed last week. Evacuations are underway.CanadaJan 14
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‘Absolute crisis’: Alberta E.R. doctors keep pushing for state of emergency'The state of the acute-care system in the Edmonton zone is an absolute crisis. I have never seen it this bad,' said a Royal Alexandra Hospital emergency department physician.HealthJan 9
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Israel recovers last hostage’s remains in Gaza, paving way for next phase of ceasefire'There are no more hostages in Gaza,' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said while addressing the Israeli parliament. 'We have completed this mission, as I promised.'WorldJan 26
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Endometriosis care delays force Alberta woman to seek help abroad: ‘Just want my life back’'I shouldn't have to go out of country. I feel like I should be able to get that care and that help here where I am, but it's just not possible,' said Talia Assu-Gregg, 20.HealthJan 20
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Ontario child welfare audits may not address impact of high-needs kids, government docs sayThat call to action from the premier appears to have been the catalyst for a series of now-delayed reviews of every non-Indigenous Children's Aid Society in Ontario.PoliticsJan 6
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New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes resultsDanielle Smith's ongoing effort to re-make, re-assemble and re-animate the pieces of the health-care system hasn't been the Alberta premier's only challenge in 2025.PoliticsDec 30, 2025
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Dr. Vivien Suttorp named Alberta’s permanent chief medical officer of healthDr. Vivien Suttorp, a longtime medical officer in southern Alberta, is now the province's CMOH — the first person in three years appointed to the role on a permanent basis.HealthDec 18, 2025