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After 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.

Saskatchewan's government is ending the last fiscal year deep in the red, with a $947-million deficit for the 2025-26 year.

After being forced to backtrack on two controversial health care decisions, questions are being raised about the effectiveness of the Alberta government's planning process.

A new virtual care platform is aimed at helping patients get quick non-emergency care while easing pressure on the health-care system.

While 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.

One in 10 admitted patients, equalling around 180,000 people, spent more than 48 hours in the emergency department waiting for an inpatient bed.

A 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.

Friends 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.

Nova Scotia's auditor general says the Office of Addictions and Mental Health is failing to provide effective oversight of mental health and addiction services.

Alberta'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.

In 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.

In a release, the BC Conservatives pointed to research from SecondStreet.org, which obtained the information through a freedom of information request.

Eric Lombardi, who launched his leadership bid last week, has been receiving support from a range of political voices, including many who say they've never voted Liberal

New Brunswick will have a new system to receive virtual health care in a few short weeks, but some have been raising questions about the transition. 

Leaders in Saskatchewan's healthcare technology sector say they have answers to the province's most pressing health care concerns, but need the province to sign on to deliver them.

New Brunswick's Opposition leader is calling on the Liberal government to put off the province's planned shift to a new virtual-health-care provider.

A study released by the Ontario Medical Association on Monday morning polled ER doctors across the province to build a snapshot of the struggling health-care system.

AUPE members rallied outside three Carewest healthcare centers in Calgary, hoping to sign a new contract with the province to secure better pay and working conditions.

Health Canada is advising consumers to consult health-care providers before discontinuing personal use of the affected product, or for any health concerns.

Officials say three physicians came together in recent months to form the health-care team in Beaurivage, N.B.