By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 19, 2026 12:20 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec public health officials are sounding the alarm as rabies cases continue to spread in regions to the south and east of Montreal. The province has recorded 76 cases in 2026, only halfway…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 18, 2026 3:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal and B.C. governments are pledging $100 million each to build a new high school in Tumbler Ridge and modernize the community’s health care centre. B.C. Premier…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Just over five weeks into one of the largest technology transformations Quebec’s health care system has undertaken in decades, Santé Québec says the growing pains are beginning to ease. At a progress update Wednesday, officials said over 26,000 users have logged into the Quebec’s new digital health…
Health technology leaders in Saskatchewan say they have answers to some of the province’s most pressing health care challenges, but require more collaboration from the government to advance their innovations. The half-dozen technology founders and innovators shared their perspectives with the province’s health minister on the benefits of working with Saskatchewan leaders in the sector…
Lesley Fraser says she lost eight months of her life after suffering a serious concussion from being struck by a ball in gym class at work. The injury left Fraser, an education program assistant in Nova Scotia, with debilitating headaches, and she fell into the depths of depression. “I was listless, I didn’t have any…
Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The federal government has launched a new advisory committee on preventive health care to provide guidelines on screening for things like…
I live in Vancouver’s West End. Late last month, I was startled awake. I didn’t know why until I went out at 7 a.m. and saw a heavy police presence, a trail of destruction and distressed neighbours trying to piece together what had happened in our neighbourhood. Read More
Some health policy experts are warning a new surgical funding model now being used in a dozen Alberta public hospitals is unlikely to be a silver bullet for addressing long surgical wait times. The province recently launched patient-focused funding for hip and knee replacements, cataract surgeries and shoulder repairs at 12 public hospitals. With this…
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Underfunding of Canada’s judicial system is causing trials to drag on past their legal limits, significantly boosting the number of unrepresented…
First Nation leaders and health-care providers in northwestern Ontario are demanding the federal government make urgent changes to the federal Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program. The program provides coverage for medical transportation, accommodations and meals for those who must leave their communities for health-care services that aren’t available at home. This often means travelling hundreds…