Veterinary Medicine

• Quebec political party wants to legislate ‘predatory pricing’ vet costs

  One political party in the province is calling on the Quebec government to intervene in what they call predatory pricing practices.

  Canada

  Mar 21
  
• B.C. government announces multi-year boost to subsidize veterinary education

  Education Minister Selina Robinson says the government will provide $21.8 million over three years to subsidize training at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.

  Education

  Mar 23, 2023
  
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• Veterinarians more than twice as likely to have suicidal thoughts than other Canadians: study

  Pandemic pets are triggering a very troubling reality for the veterinarian profession. Increased demands and stress on the job are causing more of them to consider suicide.

  Canada

  May 12, 2021
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• Western College of Veterinary Medicine hosts open house

  The Western College of Veterinary Medicine is only one of five vet schools in Canada and every two years it hosts an open house.

  Education

  Sep 27, 2019
• University of Calgary develops glucometer-like device to test for infections

  Associate professor Jeroen De Buck said the new method tests for signals of infection in blood, milk or saliva samples.

  Health

  Mar 13, 2018
• Calgary-area family has warning for others after 4 horses mysteriously die

  An Alberta family is mourning the death of four horses on their property and is now warning others to know what trees are growing on their property.

  Health

  Dec 28, 2017
• University of Montreal set to lock out veterinary teachers

  Clinician teachers with the faculty of veterinary medicine at the Université de Montreal will be locked out indefinitely starting at noon Thursday.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2016
• Over $35M in federal funding could further pet health

  Federal funding to Saskatoon’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine will further projects and may mean your pets are eating healthier.

  Canada

  Jan 21, 2015