Healthcare

• Children’s hospitals seeing more flu cases as earlier season takes a toll

  Flu season has arrived early, with CHEO reporting eight times more cases than last year as hospitals warn of rising infections among children and seniors.

  Health

  Dec 4
  
• Montreal clinic for vulnerable population faces closure amid Quebec’s controversial Bill 2

  Montreal’s Clinique L’Agora may close due to Bill 2, putting 6,000 vulnerable unhoused patients, LGBTQ2, and those with complex health needs at risk of losing critical care

  Canada

  Nov 21
  
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• Upset with new doctor law, students at all four Quebec medical schools vote to strike

  Students at Quebec's four medical schools have voted for an unlimited general strike mandate over a new provincial law that ties part of doctors' remuneration to performance.

  Canada

  Oct 31
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• Saskatchewan Health Authority to share emergency services disruptions

  Saskatchewan's health minister says the policy will be implemented in early November and adjustments will be made to the new policy as needed.

  Health

  Oct 31
• Quebec adopts special bill to impose new compensation system on doctors

  Quebec passes Bill 2, forcing a new doctor pay system with fines for resistance; critics warn it violates rights and will face court challenges.

  Canada

  Oct 25
• Provincial health ministers want funding commitment out of federal meeting in Calgary

  Alberta minister Adriana LaGrange says provinces and territories are facing increased demands on their health-care systems and the federal government needs to step up its support.

  Health

  Oct 17
• Canada’s health ministers meet in Calgary to discuss funding, workforce

  Federal, provincial and territorial health ministers are in Calgary for two days of meetings, with interprovincial credential recognition and funding agreements up for discussion.

  Health

  Oct 16
• Winnipeg woman writes to Manitoba’s health minister over hospice bed shortage

  In navigating end-of-life care for her loved one, Ashley Casson discovered there are only 16 hospice beds in Winnipeg — a situation she called 'disgraceful.'

  Health

  Oct 15
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• 2 Winnipeg police officers to be stationed at HSC

  Last month, the Manitoba Nurses union voted to 'grey list' the hospital, discouraging members from working there due to unsafe conditions.

  Health

  Sep 9
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• Winnipeg man pays for back surgery in Mexico to avoid long wait times at home

  Simpson was facing at least a five-month wait to receive an MRI, and potentially up to a year for surgery to fix his intense nerve pain.

  Health

  Jul 9