9 h. ago Victoria’s new community safety plan gets council’s green light

Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto says she's "thrilled" councillors have signalled support for a plan to address declining social order caused by homelessness, addiction and a fraying health care system in the city. 

Other

25 h. ago Welcome to Saint John: Meet a heart surgeon who’s saving lives and planting roots

The City of Saint John is on track to welcome 22,500 new immigrants by 2030 and the city is expecting newcomers to fuel key sectors, including health care.

Culture

57 h. ago Kelowna hospital ER physicians “deeply offended” by head of Interior Health’s statement

Interior Health CEO Susan Brown wrote an op-ed saying she has heard the concerns of health-care workers but has also seen behaviour "not in alignment with the values of IH."

Science

57 h. ago Indigenous, Black patients waiting longer to be seen in Winnipeg ERs: report

Race-based data collected in Manitoba's health-care systems suggests Indigenous, African and Black patients are waiting longer in Winnipeg emergency rooms.

Science

63 h. ago Patient Advocates File Formal Complaints from 50 Patients, Call for Urgent Action to Stop Illegal Fees in Private Clinics

TORONTO, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ontario Health Coalition was joined by patients from across Ontario in a press conference today as they announced that they have filed formal complaints on behalf of patients charged user fees for health care at private clinics. When the Ford government redirected resources away from public hospitals […]

Science

3 d. ago Victoria unveils new community safety plan, 2 years in the making

The 79-page plan includes dozens of recommendations for all three levels of government, broken into categories including housing, health care, service delivery and policing.

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3 d. ago Patient Advocates to Issue Formal Complaint on Behalf of Patients Charged User Fees at Private Clinics

Attn: Newsdesk/Assignment Editor TORONTO, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ontario Health Coalition will be joined by patients from across Ontario in a press conference (by Zoom) as they announce that they have filed formal complaints on behalf of patients charged user fees for health care at private clinics. When the Ford government redirected […]

Science

6 d. ago Breast Cancer Canada Applauds Federal Commitment to Modernize Preventive Health Guidelines

Inclusion of experts, patient voices, and equity-focused policy reflects priorities long championed by Breast Cancer Canada TORONTO — Breast Cancer Canada proudly celebrates the federal government’s response to the External Expert Review (EER) of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, and the sweeping reforms it recommends to ensure preventive health guidance in Canada […]

Science

6 d. ago Opinion: Premier, government lack credibility, accountability on health care

It’s no secret I have strong views on the health procurement scandal that has plagued Alberta’s United Conservative Party since January. It’s a political and ethical mess — oozing, unresolved and growing harder to ignore. After I posted a thread on X about the premier’s increasingly incongruent approach to governance — criticizing the so-called “conservative” government’s […]

Politics

7 d. ago S&P/TSX composite index closes up as gold rises, U.S. markets also higher

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index pushed to another record close on Thursday, helped by a rise in the price of gold, while U.S. markets also closed higher after mixed trading earlier in the day. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 91.59 points at 26,615.75 in broad gains that included telecoms, financials and health care, […]

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7 d. ago Montreal Grand Prix fans stuck paying turbocharged prices for accommodation

MONTREAL — Paula Wadden has been a huge Formula One fan ever since she got hooked on the Netflix show “Drive to Survive” a few years ago. But the Halifax-area health-care worker says watching the Grand Prix in Montreal this weekend comes with high-octane prices. The Montreal hotel where she’s spending the first part of […]

Economics

8 d. ago Opinion: Exercise improves cancer survival — and a Canadian study leads the way

Opinion: Brisk walking a few times a week can improve survival as much, or more, than many modern cancer drugs. The implications for cancer care — and for our health system — are profound

Science

9 d. ago Denley: Greed and deceit robbed Renfrew of better hospital care

A provincial investigator's report details a years’ long scheme by multiple senior managers to transfer health care dollars into their own pockets to the detriment of the hospital.

Science

1 week ago Health officials hope innovators can help solve pressing issues

On Monday, frontline workers from Eastern Ontario pitched health-care challenges to a room full of innovators and entrepreneurs.

Science

1 week ago B.C. government takes heat over marked growth in public payroll

The B.C. government is facing heat over a marked growth in the number of people on the public payroll in the province, even as health care and education suffer from shortages.

Politics

1 week ago B.C. to restore housing aid to families with sick children in Vancouver hospitals

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it’s working to reverse changes that slashed accommodation funding for out-of-town parents whose children received specialized hospital care in Vancouver. Health Minister Josie Osborne says she has asked staff to review the family residence program after receiving criticism for changes to the program that became effective June 1. […]

Science

1 week ago Senate Republicans Plan to Release Major Revisions to Trump’s Tax Bill

Senate Republicans intend to propose revised tax and health-care provisions to President Donald Trump’s $3 trillion signature economic package this week, shrugging off condemnations of the legislation by Elon Musk as they rush to enact it before July 4.

Politics

1 week ago Labour’s Big Worry Is No One Will Feel Record Spending Surge

Britain’s Labour government will make an historic investment into the country’s battered public services this week — a £300 billion ($406 billion) uplift for areas such as health care, education and transport, amounting to the largest sustained funding increase since at least 2010.

Sport

1 week ago Can these YouTube videos create a flood of medical professionals to B.C.?

The provincial government has launched a media blitz to lure disillusioned U.S. health care professionals north to B.C.

Events

2 w. ago Ontario expediting process for U.S. doctors, nurses to work in province

Doctors and nurses licensed in the United States will soon be able to more easily practise in Ontario, under changes announced Thursday by the minister of health. Sylvia Jones says the move will increase the number of health-care professionals working in the province. The province is enabling qualified U.S.-licensed physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and […]

Science