Health

• Ontario still short of long-term care bed goal, data in fiscal update show

  Ontario has built 6,700 new long-term care beds with 18,000 more underway, still short of its 58,000-bed goal by 2028; but officials say new funding will help meet the target.

  Health

  Nov 6
  
• ‘It costs nothing to dial 911’: Toronto man expresses gratitude to Good Samaritan

  Brijesh Patel was ignored after suffering a heart attack. A Good Samaritan who aided him says he was just doing 'what's human,' an example Patel thinks more people should follow.

  Health

  Oct 3
  
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• Early intervention can make ‘huge impact’ on Parkinson’s patients despite long Manitoba wait times

  Experts tasked with helping Manitobans living with Parkinson's disease say long wait times are making patients' journeys more difficult than they have to be.

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  Sep 5
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• Ontario family sues hospital and staff over son’s death

  In early February 2024, a migraine kept Finlay van der Werken home from school. His condition got worse, and his mother took him to Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.

  Health

  Jul 26
• Indigenous Wellness Centre opens at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital

  Thanks to The Krawczyk Family Foundation, a transformed space at St. Michael's Hospital in downtown Toronto is set to become a new Indigenous Wellness Centre.

  Health

  Jun 18
• Ontario reports 74 new measles cases, including 28 more in the northern region

  Ontario reports 74 new measles cases, totaling 2,083 since October, with a rise in northern regions. One infant death and 144 hospitalizations reported.

  Health

  Jun 12
• Jordan’s Principle to no longer fund vacations, elite sports, new homes

  Indigenous Services Canada has updated criteria surrounding what is and isn't eligible for Jordan's Principle funding after complaints of abuse and mismanagement.

  Canada

  Feb 12
• Vancouver Island doctors take pop-up overdose prevention site to Comox Valley hospital

  The group, called Doctors for Safer Drug Policy, claims the provincial government promised overdose prevention sites at Vancouver Island hospitals but hasn't followed through.

  Health

  Jan 20
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• Education minister backs AED deployment in B.C. schools

  The comments come as a group of students from Vancouver's Point Grey Secondary fights to have one of the devices installed across their school district. 

  Education

  Jan 3
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• Is alcohol shortening your life? An online tool built in B.C. will tell you

  The new Know Alcohol calculator was developed by researchers at UVic's Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research and calculates personalized health risks from drinking.

  Health

  Jan 2