Hospital Wait Times

• 2 deaths after lengthy ER waits need public inquiry: Manitoba PC leader

  Two women died in the emergency room of Winnipeg's St. Boniface Hospital in January after each waiting several hours to be seen by a health-care professional.

  Canada

  Feb 4
  
• Winnipeg family ‘completely changed’ after woman dies waiting 11 hours in ER

  Stacey Ross waited for 11 hours in the emergency room to be seen before she later died. She had previously spent 12 hours waiting to be seen two weeks earlier.

  Health

  Feb 3
  
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• Opposition calls on premier to reconvene Alberta legislature over hospital crisis

  Calls for urgent health-care system measures have intensified since the death last month of a man who waited nearly eight hours in an Edmonton emergency department.

  Health

  Jan 20
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• Ontario family sues hospital and staff over son’s death

  In early February 2024, a migraine kept Finlay van der Werken home from school. His condition got worse, and his mother took him to Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.

  Health

  Jul 26, 2025
• B.C. family outraged at man with Stage-4 cancer’s 14-hour ER wait, discharge

  Melissa McIntyre's husband Cory has Stage-4 colon cancer and continues to fight the disease despite being given just months to live in early 2023.

  Health

  Dec 20, 2024
• Victoria police chief wants more powers for hospital security

  Victoria's police chief wants more powers for hospital security, to help cut wait times for mental health patients that can keep police officers off the streets for hours.

  Crime

  Sep 13, 2024
• Critics target long ER wait times at Surrey Memorial Hospital

  Critics are raising concerns about long wait times to access Surrey Memorial Hospital's emergency department.

  Health

  Aug 8, 2024
• N.S. mother ‘in shock’ after enduring 17-hour hospital wait with sick baby

  Amber Clark said she arrived at the Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow, N.S., as her 10-month-old child was suffering from bronchitis symptoms, and was told to go by 811 officials.

  Health

  May 2, 2024
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• Nurses ‘frustrated’ as N.S. hospitals overflow with patients, exceed capacity

  The Nova Scotia Health Authority said respiratory illness, overcrowding in hospitals and staffing shortages are to blame for ongoing delays in emergency departments.

  Health

  Jan 6, 2024
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• Long wait times persist in Manitoba hospitals, ‘real, concrete action’ needed

  Health authorities say lots of respiratory virus patients means longer wait times. One 86-year-old woman waited 12 hours before being seen for a nosebleed that wouldn't stop.

  Health

  Jan 5, 2024