HEALTH CARE
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Premiers accept federal health-care funding proposal
Canada’s premiers have accepted Ottawa’s proposal to inject billions of dollars into provincial health-care systems. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
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Ottawa proposes $7B top-up to transfers for health care, infrastructure
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said today the federal government plans to provide a one-time payment of $7 billion to…
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Nurses, truckers in Ontario denied health-care services over COVID-19 risk
Some essential workers in Ontario say they’ve been denied health-care services because their jobs put them at risk of contracting…
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How one hospital tackles hallway medicine, starting in the emergency room
One Ontario hospital is trying to lessen its “hallway medicine” problem by forming a new team of health-care workers in…
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Why Doug Ford is playing nice with Justin Trudeau
The smiles from Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his friendly bantering with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the pair met on Parliament…
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Pharmacists want to prescribe more medication for minor ailments
At a drugstore in downtown Toronto recently, pharmacist Michael Demian was doing what he typically does on any given day — dispensing…
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Ford creates council on provincial-federal relations amid tensions with Ottawa
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is creating a new council that will work with the federal government to “deliver on key priorities…
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New clinic at CHEO to address specific needs of Inuit patients
Young patients from the Nunavut coming to CHEO to be treated for complicated health issues will now have a clinic just for…
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Healthcare is Painful
Most Canadians and Americans believe that the Canadian healthcare system is one of the best in the world. Politicians are…
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How Alberta went from being one of the lowest-spending provinces on health care to one of the highest
The report puts it bluntly. “Alberta: We have a problem.” That problem, according to the report’s authors — a six-person panel,…
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Unnecessary vitamin B12 shots costing Ontario millions, study finds
Almost two-thirds of Ontario seniors who received vitamin B12 shots had no evidence of a B12 deficiency, according to a…
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Ontario health-care workers’ pension has up to $430M at stake in Danish tax dispute
One of Canada’s largest pension funds has been hauled into court in Denmark in a dispute about whether it improperly…
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Scheer, Singh and May debate China, Indigenous issues and an absent Trudeau
The three opposition politicians in the Maclean’s/Citytv federal leaders’ debate tonight had plenty to divide them, but they were united in condemning Liberal Leader…
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Wait times at Ontario hospitals climbed to record high this summer, data shows
Average wait times at Ontario hospitals reached a record high this summer, according to new data from Health Quality Ontario.…
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Advisory council calls for $15B universal, single-payer pharmacare plan
An advisory council appointed by the Liberal government is recommending the establishment of a universal, single-payer public pharmacare system. The…
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Ontario Liberal MPs eye ‘soda tax’ idea for October election campaign
Ontario Liberal MPs want to pitch voters on a “sugar sweetened beverages levy” — more commonly known as a soda tax —…
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Considering delaying retirement due to rising health costs? You’re not alone
An aging population has Canadians worried about the future of health care, according to a poll sponsored by the Canadian…
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Cancer survivor who dared premier for meeting in viral video gets her wish
The cancer survivor who dared the premier of Nova Scotia to meet with her about the problems she sees in the…
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Thousands gather at Queen’s Park to protest against Ford government health cuts
Thousands of demonstrators gathered on the south lawn of Queen’s Park Tuesday to protest against the Ford government’s cuts to public health…
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Transforming health care: How artificial intelligence is reshaping the medical landscape
You can already find it in some emergency rooms — and soon we’ll see it in every aspect of health care. Artificial…
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‘This is the face of the health-care crisis’: Woman issues plea to N.S. premier
A mother in Nova Scotia living with cancer is challenging Premier Stephen McNeil to meet with her after a years-long battle…
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