Hospital Closures

• BC Nurses Union members rally for better working conditions in Merritt, B.C.

  The union alleges that Interior Health has ignored renewed calls for increased security on site on top of ongoing staffing shortages.

  Health

  Apr 18
  
• ‘It’s a problem’: Oliver, B.C. seniors express concern about ongoing ER closures

  The Town of Oliver is once again dealing with back-to-back emergency room closures, the most recent scheduled for Sunday overnight.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2023
  
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• B.C. Premier David Eby discusses rural issues at Osoyoos town hall

  The event, in Osoyoos, B.C., tackled issues and what rural communities need from the provincial government.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2023
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• ‘Not the silver bullet’: Solutions approved for ongoing ER closures in Oliver, B.C.

  Fllowing UBCM last week, a new payment program for physicians in Oliver has been approved.

  Health

  Sep 28, 2023
• ‘At a tipping point’: Oliver mayor speaks out following multiple ER closures

  The emergency room at the South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver was closed again from 6 p.m. Wednesday Sept.13 to 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 14.

  Health

  Sep 13, 2023
• ‘Mind boggling’: ERs big and small across Canada struggle amid staffing crisis

  Millions of Canadians are increasingly faced with fewer options for medical care, thanks to health worker shortages across Canada, which have led to a cascade of ER closures.

  Health

  Aug 23, 2022
• Melita mayor says more schooling needed to address nursing shortage in southwestern Manitoba

  In the town of Melita, which is home to the Melita Health Centre -- currently closed through the end of August -- officials held a public meeting Tuesday to discuss the impact.

  Health

  Jul 6, 2022
• Manitoba Liberal leader Dougald Lamont won’t commit to laying out how he’ll pay for promises

  Lamont says he will lay out his anti-austerity platform before the Sept. 10 provincial election, but cannot commit to revealing details as to how he would pay for it.

  Politics

  Jun 25, 2019
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• Hundreds of Cape Bretoners protest pending hospital closures along Canso Causeway

  Cape Bretoners came out in droves along the Canso Causeway on Friday to let the provincial government know they want and need better access to health care.

  Health

  Nov 16, 2018
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• Phase 2 rollout of health care changes in Winnipeg behind schedule

  The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority says it no longer has a solid date for further closures to the city's emergency rooms.

  Health

  Mar 7, 2018