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From 2016 to 2024, the vacancy rate for health-related occupations nearly tripled, increasing from 2.1 per cent to 5.8 per cent, the report said.

Ontario's auditor general is set to release her annual report today, with a major focus on health care.

Alberta's information and privacy commissioner is concerned the Alberta government's plan to add health-care numbers to driver's licences would increase the risk of fraud.

Alberta's UCP government has unveiled its latest plans to help improve health care in the province, but so far critics are not impressed.

The Canadian Medical Association, which represents doctors nationwide, says Albertans will be left waiting longer to access health care if the province moves forward with the plan.

B.C. health-care workers in the province's hospitals and long-term care facilities will vote on a tentative deal reached with employers in mid-December.

A compassionate team of health-care professionals is now bringing end-of-life care to people experiencing homelessness in Montreal.

Some 20 years after her husband was killed in a roadside bomb while serving in Afghanistan, Amanda Anderson says she feels abandoned by Veterans Affairs Canada.

The contract will see HSAA union members get a 12 per cent wage increase over four years, though some workers will receive a one-time increase on top of that.

The government has said having citizenship markers on driver's licences and other forms of identification will streamline access to services and prevent election fraud.

The 16,000 Alberta hospital workers who are members of the AUPE gave strike notice on Wednesday could go on strike Saturday at 8:30 a.m.

In the final installment of the Global News' series Unheard. Unserved, we look how gender and race can intersect to create even deeper gaps in treatment and outcomes for women.

About 16,000 Alberta hospital workers, including licensed practical nurses and health-care aides, have voted overwhelmingly to strike if necessary to back contract demands.

The federal prison ombudsman says weak policies, insufficient training and a lack of specialized treatment are hindering the Correctional Service of Canada's efforts.

The Dornbusch family has been in and out of hospital since 2019, getting the treatments they need for 9-year-old Jackson. In that time, theyve noticed a change in care.

A health care workers' union says they want to see the problematic AIMS scrapped as the province announces it is taking one phase out of commission.

During the height of COVID-19, the Ford government signed long-term contracts with Ontario manufacturers for desperately needed masks for health-care workers.

Seven obstetricians and gynecologists have resigned from Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, B.C., while four psychiatrists have stepped down from Vernon Jubilee Hospital.

The Nova Scotia government says it's making progress on improving mental health care access, but advocates say the province is falling short.

Come the end of 2026, Albertans could see mandatory citizenship information — and their health-care number — on their driver's licence or ID card.