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Nearly 400 physicians interested in joining dual practice system: Alberta governmentThe model is set to allow doctors to offer private services while also working in the public system, starting with elective surgeries like hip and knee replacements.HealthAug 31
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More than 4.7K health-care workers hired in Manitoba since 2023: provinceThe province says it has hired more than 4,700 health-care workers since October of 2023, and that almost 1,500 of the new additions are nurses.HealthAug 18
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CAQ touts private-sector health care as PQ maintains poll leadQuebec's major parties traded competing visions on health care, housing and energy Monday.PoliticsAug 31
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Clinics, technicians unsure of Alberta’s new self-referral method for health testsSome Alberta clinics are taking a wait-and-see approach after the provincial government changed the rules to allow patients to book their own medical tests and pay up front.HealthAug 6
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Wife’s death after 1.5-hour wait for ambulance has Edmonton doctor demanding changeNewly widowed Dr. Guy Blais is speaking out about the state of Alberta's health-care system, after his wife waited nearly 90 minutes for an ambulance and died shortly thereafter.HealthSep 4
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Saskatchewan says health-care recruitment plan paying off, opposition questions resultsSaskatchewan's health ministry says its recruitment campaign to attract international healthcare workers brought over 7,500 workers to the province over the last four years.CanadaJul 28
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Kenora, Ont. man swims across Lake of the Woods, raises funds for kids’ health careChad English's swim has raised more than $80,000 to support organizations that have helped his daughter, including SickKids Hospital and the Shriners Hospital for Children.CanadaJul 28
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Saskatchewan health-care workers’ union to vote on potential strike this fallAfter years of bargaining, a union representing more than 14,000 health-care workers in Saskatchewan will vote on potential job action in September, CUPE Local 5430 says.PoliticsJul 22
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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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Cases of cyclosporiasis deserve attention but shouldn’t alarm, says Quebec doctorA Quebec doctor says health-care professionals would be 'optimistically naive' to believe cases of cyclosporiasis won’t keep increasing, but there is no reason for alarm.HealthJul 24
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Feds should increase federal health funding, but with strings attached: Friends of MedicareFriends of Medicare is urging the federal government to increase health care funding and impose more conditions on what the provinces can do with that money.HealthJul 22
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Saskatchewan reporting $947-million deficit, higher health care expenses for last fiscal yearSaskatchewan's government is ending the last fiscal year deep in the red, with a $947-million deficit for the 2025-26 year.PoliticsJun 30
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Virtual platform aims to provide quicker access to New Brunswick health careA new virtual care platform is aimed at helping patients get quick non-emergency care while easing pressure on the health-care system.HealthJul 3
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B.C. nurses say job action will expand to more locations across provinceIn a release, the union said that starting this weekend, picket lines will be up at major health-care facilities across the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.HealthJul 9
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Alberta auditor general expects to finish probe into health-contracts by end of yearAlberta's auditor general expects to complete an investigation into allegations of political interference and conflicts of interest in health care contracts by the end of the year.CrimeJul 8
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Alberta government planning questioned after 2nd health-care decision backtrackAfter being forced to backtrack on two controversial health care decisions, questions are being raised about the effectiveness of the Alberta government's planning process.HealthJun 23
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Canadians spending more time waiting for emergency health care: CIHIOne in 10 admitted patients, equalling around 180,000 people, spent more than 48 hours in the emergency department waiting for an inpatient bed.HealthJun 26
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N.S. women’s health advocates question progress on promised menopause clinicWomen's health advocates in Nova Scotia are speaking out about the quality of menopause care in the region ahead of World Menopause Month in October.HealthSep 11
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Still some unanswered questions about Alberta’s ‘dual practice’ health care modelWhile the Alberta government claims its new "dual practice" health care model will reduce wait times for some surgeries, critics say missing details mean that might not be true.HealthJun 19
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Nova Scotia failing to properly oversee addictions, mental health care, says auditorNova Scotia's auditor general says the Office of Addictions and Mental Health is failing to provide effective oversight of mental health and addiction services.CanadaJun 23