Quebec government reaches agreement in principle with family doctors

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The province has also agreed to postpone the application of contentious legislation designed to impose a new remuneration system on doctors.

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Robert Munsch plans to release dozens of new works after receiving MAID

Denette Wilford / torontosun - 'When I'm dead, they'll still be putting out Robert Munsch books'

Back to Top / Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 5:23 pm / permalink 16810 / 3 stories in 2 months

First pill to treat postpartum depression approved by Health Canada

Nicole Ireland / theglobeandmail - Zuranolone is a pill taken once a day for 14 days and can start relieving depressive symptoms in as few as three days

Back to Top / Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 8:22 am / permalink 16734 / 5 stories in 2 months

Coroner investigating after woman, 88, found dead outside retirement home in Laval

sootoday - LAVAL — The coroner is investigating the death of an 88-year-old woman found outside a retirement home north of Montreal. Laval police say the woman was found on Monday morning near the Villagia de l'île Paton residence in Laval, Que.

Back to Top / Monday, December 8, 2025, 4:24 pm / permalink 16716 / 3 stories in 2 months

Ontario to fund hip and knee replacements at four private clinics

Allison Jones / theglobeandmail - Ontario is spending $125-million over two years to add up to 20,000 orthopedic surgeries, Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced

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Federal government to open new express entry pathway for international doctors in 2026

Patricia D'Cunha / citynews - The federal government announced Monday that Canada will open a new express permanent residency program for international doctors next year. Immigration Minister Lena Diab said the program will be open to physicians in Canada on temporary work permits who…

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Toronto Public Health urges doctors to prioritize flu shots as cases rise

John Marchesan / citynews - Toronto Public Health is urging doctors to prioritize vaccinating patients against the flu over the next week. It takes about two weeks for protection against the flu to kick in after getting vaccinated. In its weekly e-newsletter to doctors on Friday, th…

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B.C. releases guidelines on involuntary care for youth mental health and substance-use

Chuck Chiang / theglobeandmail - Eby says guidance will not be universally well received, but the changes can significantly reduce childrens’ brain injuries and death

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Health Canada recalls glucose monitors that may give ‘incorrect’ readings

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Health Canada is asking diabetes patients to check if their glucose monitor is subject to an international recall that has serious health risks.

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Doc tied to Matthew Perry’s death gets 30 months in prison

Ian Shantz / torontosun - Others involved in the death of Friends star are expected to be sentenced in the coming weeks

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‘It’s going to be chaos’: Montreal clinics warn Bill 2 closures will put patients at risk

Zachary Cheung / citynews - A family medicine clinic in Montreal is anticipating it will be shutting its doors due to Bill 2 – one of roughly 40 clinics across Quebec that have chosen that route, citing financial pressures. The Santé Mont-Royal family health clinic is slated to clos…

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Cross-country drug bust yields 386 kg of fentanyl, thousands of arrests

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Woman found on fire inside tent in Etobicoke, police say

Patricia D'Cunha / citynews - A woman has been rushed to hospital after Toronto police officers found her on fire inside a tent in Etobicoke. Police were originally called to the area of Lake Shore Boulevard West and Eighth Street near Islington Avenue around 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday for …

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Montreal mayor announces crisis unit to help homeless population during winter

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The mayor of Montreal is announcing new measures to help the city's homeless population survive the winter.

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B.C. to require safer supply prescription opioids to be taken under supervision

Andrea Woo / theglobeandmail - Change follows considerable scrutiny and political pushback on the program

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UPDATED: TOWERING INFERNO: Massive Hong Kong apartment fire leaves 13 dead, dozens injured

David Wiechnik / westernstandard - Thirteen people are dead and at least 15 are injured after a massive fire spread throughout a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

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Standalone Stollery Children’s Hospital to be built in south Edmonton

Karen Bartko / globalnews - After many years of planning and calls from the public to make it a reality, the location for a new, standalone Stollery Children's Hospital has been revealed.

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Montreal clinic for vulnerable population faces closure amid Quebec’s controversial Bill 2

Elizabeth Zogalis / globalnews - Montreal’s Clinique L’Agora may close due to Bill 2, putting 6,000 vulnerable unhoused patients, LGBTQ2, and those with complex health needs at risk of losing critical care

Back to Top / Saturday, November 22, 2025, 2:20 am / permalink 16204 / 4 stories in 3 months

Picket locations announced across Alberta for start of health-care union strike

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The 16,000 Alberta hospital workers who are members of the AUPE gave strike notice on Wednesday could go on strike Saturday at 8:30 a.m.

Back to Top / Saturday, November 22, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 16199 / 4 stories in 3 months