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5 Palestinian journalists killed by Israeli strike, Gaza Health Ministry saysThe journalists were working for the local news outlet Al-Quds Today, a television channel affiliated with the Islamic Jihad militant group.WorldDec 26, 2024
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B.C. revamps overdose strategy after Mental Health and Addictions ministry scrappedBritish Columbia's new health minister says she's aiming for more treatment beds and fewer deaths in a revamped approach to the province's drug overdose crisis.HealthNov 25, 2024
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Ontario confirms future of 9 supervised injection sites, 1 remains in limboThe government announced Thursday that drug injection sites in locations including Toronto, Ottawa and Thunder Bay will all be given funding to switch to rehabilitation facilities.HealthJan 2
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Record year for emergency calls in SaskatoonA year of broken records for Saskatoon, 2024 saw increased emergency responses and more than double the community paramedic events compared with 2023.HealthDec 30, 2024
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B.C. family faces 3-year respite funding wait to care for son with rare brain cancerMother Chintan Shah says she and her husband are full-time caregivers to their five-year-old son, but with bills mounting she hopes the province can expedite their respite request.HealthDec 27, 2024
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B.C. teen no longer critical with avian flu, has been taken off oxygenAccording to the case summary, the patient was a 13-year-old girl with a history of mild asthma who first reported to a hospital on Nov. 4.HealthDec 31, 2024
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Israeli army orders Gaza City suburb evacuated, 10 killed by IDF strikesThe Israeli military told Palestinians in a Gaza City suburb to evacuate ahead of more airstrikes targeting militants. IDF strikes killed 10 people, the Gaza health ministry says.WorldNov 24, 2024
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Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon’s Baalbek kill 6, injure 11 others: ministryIsraeli airstrikes on the village of Khreibeh in the Baalbek District of eastern Lebanon killed six people on Saturday, including three children the Lebanese health ministry said.WorldNov 16, 2024
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Expansion of one of Ontario’s largest children’s hospitals promises reduced wait timesA 50 per cent expansion of the emergency department at Southwestern Ontario’s largest children’s hospital is going a long way in combating the demand for service, staff say.HealthDec 11, 2024
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Completion of Richmond Hospital redevelopment pushed back 2 years to 2033In June, the NDP government revealed the cost to redevelop the hospital had more than doubled, from the $861 million forecast in its 2020 business plan to $1.595 billion.PoliticsNov 20, 2024
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No timeline for Regina Urgent Care Centre to launch 24-7 service despite fall promiseNDP MLA Meara Conway says the governing Sask. Party is failing to live up to its election promise of 24-7 services at Regina's urgent care centre.HealthNov 18, 2024
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More than 200 Ontario communities don’t have family doctors accepting new patients: reportThe internal report, leaked to the Ontario Liberals on Wednesday and published by the party, shows 205 Ontario communities don't have family doctors taking on new patients.HealthNov 27, 2024
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Saving Scarlett: How one family is turning to the community for life-saving help"I am fighting for my daughter." How one Regina family is looking to the community to help raise money for a potentially live saving trip to the United States.CanadaNov 21, 2024
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Hospitalizations and death: Ontario’s internal warnings over supervised consumption site banThe government is set to table new legislation that would prevent a supervised consumption site from operating within a 200-metre radius of a school or child care centre.HealthNov 14, 2024
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Israeli strikes on northern Gaza Strip leave at least 87 dead or missingGaza's health ministry says the influx of wounded people following the strikes is worsening "an already catastrophic situation for the health care system."WorldOct 20, 2024
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Alberta government shifts continuing care to seniors ministryThe Alberta government says long-term care and supportive living programs will no longer be under the purview of the provincial health ministry.PoliticsOct 17, 2024
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RSV shot for infants available from some Ontario docs, with Quebec rollout set for NovemberSome Ontario doctors have started offering a free shot that can protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus while Quebec will begin its immunization program next month.HealthOct 21, 2024
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Palestinians say Israel has detained director of one of last functioning hospitals in northern GazaThe announcement comes a day after Israeli troops stormed the hospital, forcing many staff and patients outside to strip in winter weather, according to the ministry.WorldDec 28, 2024
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Ford government votes down effort to ban nurse practitioners from chargingSix months after Ontario began a push to close what it believes is a federal loophole, nurse practitioners continue to charge in Ontario. One proposed solution was voted down.HealthOct 28, 2024
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‘Past financial practices’ at Ontario hospital now under fraud probe: policeAfter multiple reports reports around poor financial spending Southwestern Ontario's largest hospital network is now under investigation for fraud.HealthOct 31, 2024