Hospital

• Saskatchewan launching independent review to address hospital safety issues

  The province is also expanding metal detectors to more urban and rural emergency departments and will employ 51 new protective service workers for them.

  Canada

  Jan 22
  
• ‘Enough is enough’: Saskatoon nurse speaks out on rise in hospital violence

  A Saskatoon nurse wants to see increased safety measures at the city's health facilities after a man entered a hospital with a sawed-off shotgun late last month.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2025
  
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• Toronto hospital housing model ‘a gift’ to residents as ER visits reduced by half

  He was a perfect example of what health officials have long called "frequent flyers": patients, usually homeless, who visit the hospital an inordinate number of times. 

  Health

  Oct 3, 2025
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• Surgeries cancelled at one of Quebec’s largest hospitals after violent storm

  Officials were forced to cancel 30 surgeries and transfer one surgery patient to another city hospital for urgent care.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2025
• B.C. nurse gets sick after someone smoked toxic substance in a bathroom

  A member of the public, who Global News is not naming due to security concerns, said they saw someone go into a bathroom and come out, leaving behind a cloud of smoke.

  Health

  Jan 28, 2025
• Toronto neonatal unit celebrates milestones with ‘Journey Beads’ program

  The 'Journey Beads' program is allowing families of the most vulnerable babies born at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital to celebrate every 'first' and mark every milestone.

  Canada

  Jan 1, 2025
• Suspected case of carbon monoxide poisoning in Ottawa leaves 10 people hospitalized

  Ottawa police say 10 people are in hospital and one of them is suffering from life-threatening injuries after a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning case.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2024
• Ontario hospital board members behind ‘bizarre and costly’ decisions quit en masse

  Members of an Ontario hospital board who a legacy donor claimed made “bizarre and costly” decisions at the helm of the financially-plagued hospital have resigned.

  Health

  Sep 25, 2024
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• New Brunswick man suffers heart attack in hospital parking lot as E.R. closes

  Grant Jordan was driving to a friend's house on Aug. 31 when he started feeling tightness in his chest. He immediately returned home and asked his wife to take him to the hospital.

  Health

  Sep 18, 2024
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• Emergency department closures at South Okanagan General Hospital

  There have been temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital.

  Health

  Jul 28, 2024