As heat warnings spread across North America this week, new Canadian research is shedding light on the health risks from exposure to unusually warm temperatures — particularly in cities with …
In a new report, a think-tank within Employment and Social Development Canada cites 35 “plausible” global disruptions that could reshape Canada and the world in the near future. The Policy Horizons Canada (PHC) panel drafted the …
In the U.S., the growing role of private equity firms in health care is coming under heightened scrutiny, with Senate committee hearings and a cross-government public inquiry launched earlier this …
Quebec’s social services minister touted three new measures aimed at decreasing the use of hospitalization for mental health patients in downtown Montreal. Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant said Monday the measures, …
Seton Medical Center’s Coastside emergency room in Moss Beach is set to temporarily close for nine months beginning Monday, April 1. The announcement came as workers at the health care provider’s …
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 …
More than six million Canadians say they do not have regular access to primary care physicians. It’s a crisis the experts say has caused untold harm and cases of preventable death and disease …
In a bid to increase the number of doctors and nurses practising in rural and remote areas, the federal government said Tuesday it would increase forgivable loans for some students. Canada …
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford will sign an agreement on Friday that details how the province must spend billions of extra federal dollars earmarked for health …