Health Care Canada
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Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear appeal involving private health care. Why?The Supreme Court of B.C. dismissed the constitutional challenge three years ago and the provincial Court of Appeal upheld the ruling last year.CanadaApr 6
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Premiers ask Trudeau for formal review process for future health funding talksCanada’s premiers say they are ready to negotiate with Ottawa on its health funding deal, but they are also calling for a formal review process for future health funding talks.PoliticsFeb 16
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Ottawa wants health data reform. How will this help solve Canada’s health crisis?Major gaps in the way health data is used in Canada means practitioners are often 'flying blind' when caring for patients, which is why experts are applauding Ottawa's health deal.HealthFeb 10
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‘We have to move quickly’: Health workers urge premiers to accept Ottawa’s health dealAs premiers mull their response to Ottawa's multi-billion dollar health funding offer, health-care workers are urging government leaders to work quickly to finalize a deal.HealthFeb 8
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Trudeau to hold health-care funding talks with premiers next month, sources sayPrime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada's premiers will meet in Ottawa next month in a bid to find a new funding deal for health care, according to two federal sources.CanadaJan 25
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Duclos optimistic over ‘change in tone’ from provinces on health funding dealA 'change in tone' has brought Ottawa closer to ending a standoff between premiers and the federal government over health-care funding, says Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.PoliticsJan 20
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Canadian pharmacists have new prescriptive powers amid doctor shortages"Pharmacies are trying to do a lot with limited resources,'' said Danielle Paes, chief pharmacist officer at the Canadian Pharmacists Association.HealthJan 2
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‘Tug-of-war’: Health spending debate between feds, provinces still up in the airCanada's federal and provincial governments' nearly two-year fight over the need for new spending on the country's universal health-care system will drag into next year.CanadaDec 22, 2022
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‘Ball is in premiers’ court’ to accept Ottawa health-care funding deal, Duclos saysThe federal health minister said he and his provincial counterparts agree privately on what needs to be done to improve health care, but premiers are holding out on a deal.PoliticsDec 14, 2022
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Provinces must commit to health-care reform, Trudeau says as health systems strainHealth-care advocates, including nurses and doctors' associations, have echoed Trudeau's call for a plan to transform Canada's broken system and to do it quickly.HealthDec 14, 2022
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