Two dead, four critically injured in Brampton house fire

Cynthia McLeod / torontosun - A child is among the four rushed to hospital

Back to Top / Thursday, November 20, 2025, 8:22 am / permalink 16140 / 4 stories in 3 months

Alberta announces plans to allow surgeons to work in both public and private sector

Cindy Tran / edmontonjournal - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced plans to allow surgeons to work in both the public and private health-care system. In a video posted to X on Wednesday, Smith said the “Dual Practice Surgery Model” will allow surgeons and support professionals…

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 16128 / 5 stories in 3 months

Alberta’s auditor general says taxpayers lost $109M in lab testing debacle

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Alberta's Auditor General said Wednesday that the UCP government's failed effort to privatize lab services in the province cost taxpayers about $109 million.

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 16127 / 5 stories in 3 months

Alberta hospital workers to begin picketing this weekend as union issues strike notice

Fakiha Baig / theglobeandmail - A number of elective surgeries have already been cancelled and more may follow if strike drags on, union president says

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 2:22 pm / permalink 16120 / 5 stories in 3 months

Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause on three bills affecting trans and gender-diverse youth

Matthew Scace, Alanna Smith / theglobeandmail - Legislation limits gender-affirming care and bans trans participation in womens’ and girls’ sports, among other stipulations

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 4:22 pm / permalink 16088 / 4 stories in 3 months

Premier Legault’s health-care gamble is alienating Québec doctors—but will it pay off with voters?

André Turcotte / thehub - The post Premier Legault’s health-care gamble is alienating Québec doctors—but will it pay off with voters? appeared first on The Hub.

Back to Top / Monday, November 17, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 16042 / 6 stories in 3 months

Governor-General Mary Simon released from hospital after respiratory illness

David Baxter / theglobeandmail - Simon, who is 78, missed the annual Remembrance Day service in Ottawa on Tuesday

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Alberta expands use of private surgical centres in bid to shorten procedure wait-lists

Matthew Scace / theglobeandmail - Plan will add more than 1,000 new hospital beds across Calgary and Edmonton, but critics say it doesn’t address health care worker shortage

Back to Top / Friday, November 14, 2025, 8:21 pm / permalink 15977 / 3 stories in 3 months

St. Michael’s Hospital paves the way for remote robotic treatment of strokes

Nicole Ireland / theglobeandmail - Team has successfully completed 10 brain angiograms using the technique

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Federal prisons ill-equipped for long-term mental health care: watchdog

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The federal prison ombudsman says weak policies, insufficient training and a lack of specialized treatment are hindering the Correctional Service of Canada's efforts.

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 1:21 pm / permalink 15902 / 4 stories in 3 months

Affordability gap leaves the Liberal budget with middling reviews: Leger poll

Craig Lord / nationalobserver - New polling suggests Canadians had a lukewarm response to the federal budget released last week — leading one pollster to argue all parties should think twice before mounting an election campaign over the spending plan.

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Canada can regain its measles elimination status. Here’s how

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - On Monday, the Pan American Health Organization revoked the measles-free status Canada has had since 1998 because an outbreak has lasted for more than a year.

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 7:21 am / permalink 15866 / 5 stories in 3 months

More than 10K people protest Quebec’s physician payment law at Bell Centre

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The protest took aim at Premier Francois Legault's legislation known as Bill 2, which changes how doctors in the province are paid.

Back to Top / Monday, November 10, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 15820 / 3 stories in 3 months

Alberta hospital, nursing staff vote 98% in favor of striking ahead of mediation

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - About 16,000 Alberta hospital workers, including licensed practical nurses and health-care aides, have voted overwhelmingly to strike if necessary to back contract demands.

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 3:22 pm / permalink 15707 / 3 stories in 4 months