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Flu shots to become available in Ontario in OctoberThe Ministry of Health says it is safe and convenient to receive a COVID-19 shot and the flu shot at the same time.HealthSep 10
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North Okanagan to welcome Vernon’s 2nd urgent and primary care centreOperated by Interior Health, the new Vernon UPCC will be a collaboration between the Ministry of Health and several other organizations.HealthAug 23
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Israeli strike on school leaves 22 dead, 30 wounded: Gaza Health MinistryThe Israeli army said earlier Saturday it struck a Hamas' “command and control center, which was embedded inside a compound that previously served” as a school.WorldSep 21
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B.C. unveils nurse-to-patient ratios, with priority on emergency departmentsB.C. was the first province in Canada to announce such minimum ratios, which are intended to deliver better patient care while helping recruit and retrain nurses.HealthSep 18
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Ontario considers further expanding pharmacists’ scope to include more minor ailmentsOntario is proposing to further expand pharmacists' scope by adding to the list of minor ailments they can assess, allowing them to administer more vaccines and order lab tests.HealthSep 16
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Code red: How more Ontario hospitals are struggling with balancing the booksCritics say the situation at the London Health Sciences Centre speaks to a larger issue, with health experts warning that most Ontario hospitals are projecting a deficit.HealthSep 14
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Plant-based milk recall: 3rd person dies as Listeriosis cases rise to 20The Public Health Agency of Canada says there are now 20 confirmed cases of listeriosis in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Alberta.HealthAug 12
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Destroy old COVID shots to get new ones? What’s behind the guidanceSeveral provinces have suspended COVID-19 vaccination campaigns as Health Canada deals with approvals for a new shot that targets the main variant now in circulation.CanadaSep 6
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B.C. makes changes after review into release of man accused in Chinatown stabbingsA report into a triple stabbing at a Vancouver festival says the man accused had been let out of a psychiatric care facility 99 times in the year prior without incident.HealthSep 13
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WHO says staggered pauses in Gaza fighting will allow polio vaccinesDescribed as “humanitarian pauses” that will last three days in different areas of the conflict-ravaged territory, the vaccination campaign will start Sunday in central Gaza.HealthAug 29
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Ontario moves to ban safe consumption sites near schools, limit new locationsOntario is set to ban consumption and treatment services sites within 200 metres of schools and child care centres, which will lead to the closure of 10 facilities.HealthAug 20
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Light Up Chinatown! returns to Vancouver 1 year after triple stabbingOrganizers of this weekend’s Light Up Chinatown! festival are determined to forge ahead following last year’s tragedy at the family-friendly event.CrimeAug 21
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A long weekend every week? Why Japan is the latest urging firms to consider itSome officials consider changing Japan's often gruelling work culture crucial to maintaining a viable workforce amid the country's nosediving birth rate.CanadaSep 3
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‘Humanitarian crisis’: Ontario cities beg province to create new ministry for homelessnessOntario's Big City Mayors are calling on the government to create a co-ordinated response to the province's homelessness crisis, with the creation of a new minister and ministry.PoliticsAug 8
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Go north: Nurses offered $30K signing bonus to work in B.C. health regionThe Ministry of Health is offering $30,000 signing bonuses for positions in Northern Health (NH) and up to $20,000 for remote areas in other health authorities.HealthJun 11
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Travelling soon? This insect-transmitted virus is spreading at ‘unprecedented scale’Oropouche fever, a potentially fatal zoonotic disease, is transmitted by midges (tiny flies) and mosquitoes, the World Health Organization reported.HealthAug 12
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‘Highly contagious’ whooping cough subject of summer surge across OntarioProvincial data isn't available for June or July yet but health units across Ontario are reporting a surge in cases of pertussis, or whooping cough.HealthJul 31
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$1M legacy donor pulls funds, calls out Ontario hospital’s ‘bizarre and costly’ board decisionsRonald Breen says the London Health Sciences Centre board 'does not have a governance regime' and has 'lost its way.'HealthJul 23
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Saskatoon Idylwyld Drive emergency shelter finalizing operational processesA temporary complex needs emergency shelter in Saskatoon is training staff and looking to open as soon as possible.CanadaJul 15
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LHSC aims to reduce wait times with first-in-Canada MRI machineThe hospital says the machine arrived on June 25 and only required a total of one month to become operational. Clinical applications officially begin on July 29.HealthJul 25