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Ford government spent $2 million on McKinsey contract amid push for healthcare savingsThe Ford government listed the expense under "other payments" with little information on the scope of the contract or what services were provided.PoliticsOct 1
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New beds added to Saskatoon hospital, full expansion deadline pushed backThe remaining 49 beds are facing delays due to construction at both Market Mall and Saskatoon City Hospital, says Health Minister Jeremy CockrillCanadaOct 21
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Saskatchewan homeless advocates call for solutions ahead of winterHomeless advocates are calling for long-term solutions and compassion from municipal and provincial leader, as cities across Saskatchewan deal with a growing homelessness crisis.NewsOct 19
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Ontario hospital plans to cut hundreds of jobs amid province-directed budget planHamilton Health Sciences is planning to eliminate more than 400 jobs, a move it is directly tying to provincial marching orders to balance budgets.PoliticsSep 24
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Passenger terminal at Riyadh airport is struck again, a day after 12 were killedA projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after a missile hit the same terminal and killed 12 people.WorldOct 11
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Saudi Arabia extends airport closure and moves Riyadh schools online as attack threats continueSaudi Arabia on Sunday kept its main international airport closed and moved Riyadh schools online as Yemen's Houthi rebels threatened new airstrikes across the kingdom.WorldOct 11
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Danielle Smith takes hands-off approach to First Nation’s trans care safe havenAlberta's premier is taking a hands-off approach to a Saddle Lake Cree Nation defying the government by announcing it will offer a safe haven for gender-affirming medical care.PoliticsSep 10
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Kelowna asks Ottawa to help shut down the downtown’s supervised consumption siteMayor Tom Dyas has written to the federal health minister asking that the facility’s 2027 renewal be denied.CanadaSep 3
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Saskatchewan educational assistants speak out on providing medical careBefore the end of the school year, CUPE conducted a survey of education support workers and found a wide range of medical procedures being done without training.CanadaSep 1
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Vancouver drug advocates open pop-up overdose prevention sitesNeighbours of a cancelled overdose prevention site in Vancouver say they’re concerned about ad hoc harm reduction services appearing outside the vacant building.HealthSep 3
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Lethbridge protesters rally as Alberta’s Bill 11 takes effectBill 11 allows physicians to work in both the public and private systems, including providing paid services while continuing to work in the public system.HealthSep 1
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Fire in hospital kills 14 newborns in Pakistan’s capitalThe government has opened an investigation, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered the Health Ministry’s highest civil servant to be removed from office.WorldAug 26
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Married women having problems renewing their Alberta driver’s licencesMarried women in Alberta say they're having problems getting a new licence when their documents don't match, because some contain their maiden name and others their married name.PoliticsAug 16
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Surge in overnight calls to Kids Help Phone ‘a canary in the coal mine’: CEORequests via text in the evening and overnight hours are 183 per cent higher than those received during the day, Kids Help Phone said.HealthAug 11
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Urban planner says B.C. government will lose millions on purchase of notorious Granville SROThe province, through BC Housing, paid well above the assessed value for the 110-room Howard Johnson Hotel at 1176 Granville Street, as part of a long-term plan.PoliticsAug 19
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Rapid endometriosis tests now available in the U.K. What about Canada?The tests will help rapidly reduce the time it takes for women to be told whether they have the condition, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.HealthAug 6
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Iran, U.S. make opposing peace talk claims as cargo ships report strikesA British maritime monitoring agency said a cargo ship reported being hit by a projectile overnight off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz.WorldAug 4
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Months-long strike disrupts disability care, pushing Ontario families to the brinkBut as the strike has dragged on, Nicky Umlauf, who is non-verbal, has become increasingly confused about being stuck at home and obsessed with the particulars of her day.CanadaAug 6
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Some psychiatric patients wait days in the ER for a hospital admission. Why?Disparity in wait time has been the case for decades, experts say, and it’s only getting worse as demand outpaces funding across the spectrum of mental health care.HealthJul 28
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Moe faces criticism from the opposition over taxpayer-funded Lindsey Graham funeral tripSaskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is facing criticism over his trip to Lindsey Graham's funeral, as the Opposition calls for an immediate breakdown of the visit's cost.PoliticsJul 29