Kingstonians without a doctor urged to sign up with Health Care Connect
Only a third of those looking for a doctor have signed up with Health Care Connect, the city says.
Health
Mar 13
B.C. patients forced to travel need more financial support, advocates say
Every year thousands of patients living in rural communities must travel from their homes to major centres where specialized care exists, often facing steep out of pocket costs.
Health
Mar 19
‘Running into roadblocks’: Canadian family fights to get care for daughter with epilepsy
A New Brunswick family is struggling to get health care for their young daughter with epilepsy. They're now raising money to get treatment outside the province.
Health
Mar 28
‘Abandoned by the system’: Prince Rupert family shares health-care horror story
Health Minister Adrian Dix said the government has done "a lot of work in Prince Rupert over the last year." But he acknowledges it has been a challenge to recruit doctors.
Health
Mar 20
Quebec, Ottawa reach health-care funding deal with $900M per year to province
Premier François Legault's office says the proposed infusion of $900 million in annual health funding from Ottawa comes with no conditions.
Health
Mar 19
Surrey Memorial Hospital to get new acute care tower
One ER physician recently told Global News that not even the construction of the new hospital in Cloverdale will be enough to meet the region's current needs.
Health
Mar 11
Winnipeg health-care workers on strike, asking for wage increases
"It's been over eight years, and these members haven't seen (increases) more than 1.75 per cent," Gina McKay said, adding the average cost of living has increased 25 per cent.
Economy
Mar 6
London Health Sciences Centre, St. Joseph’s expanding harm reduction training
$72,768 in funding from Health Canada was given to LHSC's research arm for the development of training based on the lived experiences of people accessing addiction care.
Canada
Mar 25
More doctors, health-care workers hired at Surrey Memorial Hospital
The B.C. government is holding a press conference on Thursday to provide an update on how the province is improving the city's health-care services.
Health
Mar 7
Sask. government announces largest budget increase to health-care funding
The budget for 2024-25 shows the province announced a record investment of $7.6 billion for health care which includes investments for various initiatives.
Politics
Mar 20
Manitoba NDP government, PCs finger-pointing over health-care worker recruitment program
The Manitoba NDP government and the opposition Progressive Conservatives are pointing the finger at each other over the recruitment of nurses from overseas.
Health
Mar 14
‘Racism at the hospital is still happening’: B.C. First Nation
A British Columbia First Nation says racism in the health-care system persists despite efforts by the government and industry to combat the problem.
Health
Mar 13
‘The worst fear’: B.C. mother of neurodivergent child angry about missed diagnosis
Margo Levae's son, Wyatt, was only seven-and-a-half years old when she noticed her previously good sleeper was starting to wake up in the night.
Health
Mar 8
Would you cross the border for health care? 42% Canadians say yes in poll
Amid Canada's ongoing battle with prolonged emergency room wait times and staffing challenges, a poll finds that many are willing to head south in pursuit of timely health care.
Health
Mar 4
Manitoba projects deficit close to $2B, government launches health-care audits
The Manitoba government issued a new, higher deficit projection Friday and announced financial audits of health authorities to crack down on what it called overspending.
Politics
Mar 22
Haiti extends state of emergency as health care nears ‘collapse’
Haiti's government on Thursday said it would extend a state of emergency around Port-au-Prince for another month following a wave of gang violence.
World
Mar 7
Is the N.S. government fixing health care? Minister says ‘we’re getting there’
Nova Scotia Health Minister Michelle Thompson sat down with Global News as part of our series called 'Code Critical,' which examines the issues impacting the health-care system.
Health
Mar 16
New Brunswick budget $41-million in surplus, but health-care increase just $2 million
The New Brunswick government is boasting that today's $13.3-billion budget includes the most spending on health care in provincial history.
Politics
Mar 19
SARM raises alarm on rural health-care crisis in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan nurse practitioners are raising the alarm over rural health care amid a shortage.
Health
Mar 2
Alberta budget, health-care changes expected to dominate legislature sitting
The sitting begins Wednesday and is to be followed Thursday by the release of the 2024 provincial budget.
Politics
Feb 26