While no significant wildfires have started so far this season in southern Alberta, the same can’t be said for poor air quality. Over the weekend, wildfire smoke rolled into Calgary — …
Canada’s recruitment of international students has tilted strongly toward filling spots in business programs, while doing little to meet the demand for workers in health care and the skilled trades, …
Difficulties hiring and retaining enough nurses and personal support workers for long-term care homes could mean the Ontario government may not meet its target for the amount of hands-on care …
It’s back to the negotiating table for the Quebec government and the provinces’ largest nurses’ union, Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ), after union members voted against the tentative …
Family doctors in the province are urging the Quebec government to reverse course on proposed regulations which they say would further limit access to health care in the province. General practitioners fear that …
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals said Thursday it will withdraw its amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug from the market in Canada and the U.S. following its failure in a late-stage clinical trial. The ALS drug, …
The Ontario College of Pharmacists says it’s working with a legal team to explore its options after thousands of pharmacy employees came forward to share “deeply troubling” stories about corporate …
As British Columbia attempts to entice nurses to work in rural and remote communities, some say financial incentives don’t go far enough to adequately address the ongoing nursing shortage. Christina …
Alanna McDonald, a St. John’s chiropractor and mother of three, is facing major brain surgery after waiting almost two years for a diagnosis. (Darrell Roberts/CBC) Alanna McDonald still remembers the …
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