Health Care

• N.B. premier says 2025 set foundation for health care — and 2026 is about results

  There were “so many big moments" in 2025, the first full year since Holt took office, the premier said in a recent interview.

  Health

  Dec 22
  
• N.B. woman says father found with ‘black eye,’ bruises after hospital falls

  Lisa Weir says her 86-year-old father needs to be in nursing home due to dementia, but waiting in hospital for a bed is putting his health further at risk.

  Canada

  Dec 11
  
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• Four hospitals in B.C.’s Interior launching virtual emergency care

  Four hospitals in B.C.'s Interior say they're setting up virtual emergency care where patients can be seen by a doctor virtually as part of a pilot project.

  Health

  Dec 10
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• Ontario auditor general finds province not properly overseeing doctor billings

  Ontario's auditor general is set to release her annual report today, with a major focus on health care.

  Health

  Dec 2
• Quebecers pay millions each year for health care in other provinces

  Unlike other provinces, Quebec has opted not to adopt reciprocal billing agreements with other jurisdictions for most medical services.

  Canada

  Oct 23
• Saskatchewan Health Authority expands partnership to cut down surgery wait times

  Nearly 100 people in Saskatchewan have been waiting over 24 months for a surgical procedure. A partnership between the SHA and surgical centres is aiming to tackle that problem.

  Health

  Oct 22
• University of Saskatchewan launches new public health-focused graduate program

  The University of Saskatchewan is launching a first-of-its-kind graduate program, aimed at putting nurses on the front lines of community health.

  Education

  Oct 16
• Dying Toronto woman’s daughter says she spotted bedbugs in palliative care bed

  Nancy Hayes, 81, had been suffering from lung cancer, vascular dementia and end-stage kidney failure, said Hayes's daughter. On Sunday, she died.

  Health

  Sep 30
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• B.C. poached more than 140 U.S. health care staff, minister said

  Health Minister Josie Osborne says the province is "doing very well" in its recruiting drive of health care professionals from the United States.

  Health

  Sep 22
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• Allegations of neglect, ‘dismal’ sanitary conditions at LaSalle Hospital

  An 83-year-old woman says she's been left in soiled diapers multiple times — once for nearly 20 hours, until her daughter found her soaked in urine.

  Health

  Sep 18