Healthcare Crisis

• Canada’s health care crunch has become ‘horrific and inhumane,’ doctors warn

  ER doctors say this season is the worst they’ve ever seen, and are now calling for real action to fix the crisis plaguing Canada’s healthcare system.

  Canada

  Jan 14
  
• N.S. health administrative workers readying to strike 3 years after contract expired

  The unions representing them say wages remain the major sticking point, but they're open to returning to the bargaining table.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2023
  
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• Woman gets family doctor in N.S. two years after joining registry

  Although relieved to no longer be one of the more than 150,000 names on the Need a Family Practice Registry, Shira Lurie says the worry hasn't gone away.

  Health

  Aug 24, 2023
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• Next steps on new health-care deal tops agenda as premiers meet in Winnipeg

  The premiers are expected to publicly discuss how they plan to deal with the health crisis at the conclusion of their meetings on Wednesday.

  Politics

  Jul 9, 2023
• N.S. doctor says ER demand high, but patients flowing through hospital stays faster

  A Nova Scotia physician says a critical piece to "fixing" health care is still missing, but there is a glimmer of hope.

  Health

  Jun 29, 2023
• N.S. close to breaking ground on long-awaited Halifax Infirmary expansion project

  The province of Nova Scotia says it’s just weeks away from breaking ground on the long-awaited Halifax Infirmary expansion project. 

  Health

  May 12, 2023
• Nova Scotia not ready to commit to mental health deadline in mass shooting final report

  With a commission-imposed deadline for support quickly approaching, the province says it's still not ready to commit.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2023
• Petition calls for 24-hour urgent care at new Nova Scotia health clinic

  Nova Scotians are signing a petition hoping to see the service brought to the community to help ease the strain on overcrowded emergency rooms.

  Health

  Mar 15, 2023
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• Retirement of two doctors from N.S. clinic to impact thousands of patients

  Thousands of people will lose their access to primary care upon the retirement of Dr. Margaret Rowicka and Dr. Mary O'Neill, who work at the Spryfield Family Medicine clinic.

  Health

  Mar 13, 2023
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• Nova Scotia first to cut barriers to help more U.S. doctors practise in Canada

  The regulatory college overseeing physicians says they will no longer be required to write a certification exam by the Royal College to work in Nova Scotia.

  Health

  Mar 7, 2023