Ontario's labour minister gave a long-awaited apology Wednesday afternoon to mine workers who were exposed to McIntyre Powder for over three decades and their families.
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Ontario apologizes to miners, families for harm caused by McIntyre Powder
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Her son's heart surgery has been cancelled twice. It's happening all over Canada
Children’s hospitals across Canada are facing a tripledemic surge of flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases — leading to long wait times, shortages in beds and staff, and in some cases the cancellation of pediatric surgeries.
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Parents of kids with disabilities demand similar support as B.C. restores autism funding
Parents and advocates for children with disabilities other than autism are demanding support for their families after the B.C. government scrapped plans to overhaul its autism funding model.
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Aging population, pandemic swelled ranks of health-care workers by 204,000, census says
And aging population and the strees of managing the pandemic saw the ranks of Canada's health care workers swell by 204,000 between 2016 and 2021 according to newly released census numbers.
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Ontario auditor general's annual report to explore COVID contracts, province's vaccination program
Ontario's auditor general is set to release her annual report Wednesday, including audits on COVID-19-related contracts and procurement, as well as the province's vaccination program.
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Staff redeployment possible as Alberta Children's Hospital struggles with wave of sick kids
Health officials are working on plans to redeploy staff, if needed, as Alberta Children's Hospital struggles to keep up with ballooning demand.
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Ontario court strikes down Bill 124, saying law limiting public sector wages violates charter
An Ontario court has struck down a law that limited wages for public sector workers.
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Revoking driver's licences due to dementia a delicate process, says P.E.I. Highway Safety
P.E.I. has a number of systems in place to detect people unsafe to drive because of dementia, and is not planning on introducing some of the heavier measures in place in other provinces.
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Just how strict are China's COVID-19 rules?
At the outbreak of the pandemic, China set out "zero-COVID" measures that were harsh, but not out of line with other countries. While most other countries saw the regulations as temporary until vaccines were available, China has stuck steadfastly to its strategy. Here are some of their regulations.
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More than 60 units of new supportive housing nearly ready to welcome tenants in Dartmouth
The first tenants of a new supportive housing project could begin to move in before Christmas now that renovations on the old Travelodge Suites in Dartmouth, N.S., are almost complete.
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Dean hired to lead new medical school at Simon Fraser University
The province has announced the dean that will lead a new medical school at Simon Fraser University.
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Dementia and driving website designed to help with 'emotional and challenging' decision
Anyone diagnosed with dementia will eventually have to make the decision whether it is safe for them to continue driving, but that inevitability doesn’t make the decision any easier.
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'Safe, inclusive and judgment free': How a Thunder Bay group is making space for adults with autism
The Rowan Tree Collective is a privately funded non-profit that offers a space for young adults with autism and other exceptionalities to grow, socialize and learn outside of the standard post-secondary education and job settings.
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If you don't have a family doctor, Quebec wants you to use this system before going to ER
About 1.2 million Quebecers are without a family doctor. The province wants them to know about a new phone and online service that will provide them with medical advice and, if necessary, book an appointment with a general practitioner.
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Ontario food banks fear rising demand will outpace supply, decades after they were deemed temporary
Food banks started in Canada in the early 1980s as a temporary response to the recession. Over 40 years later, they're more important than ever, with a new report by Feed Ontario saying the number of people seeking help and the number of visits are only rising.
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Why there's excitement and skepticism about new Alzheimer's drug lecanemab
Despite decades of research and billions of dollars, no treatment has ever definitively proven to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Two pharmaceutical companies have developed a drug that they say does just that.
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Virtual clinic providing critical care to trans patients at risk due to Ontario funding changes
Connect-Clinic offers hormone therapy and surgery referrals for transgender and gender-diverse people across Ontario through virtual appointments. As of next month, it will no longer accept new patients due to changes in Ontario's funding agreement with doctors.
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Ukrainian doctors were performing heart surgery on a child. Then the power went out
Doctors in Kyiv were performing open-heart surgery on a 14-year-old boy Wednesday when the lights suddenly flickered off.
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Front-line workers seeing more amputations in Edmonton homeless community
An emergency room physician is among front-line workers calling for more shelter space and the collection of data after seeing more amputations in Edmonton's homeless community.
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Federal government to extend EI sickness benefits from 15 to 26 weeks
The federal government is extending employment insurance sickness benefits to 26 weeks, up from 15 weeks, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough announced on Friday.
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Ontario parents will have to pay to use a virtual pediatric clinic starting next month
Parents and health-care experts are speaking out after learning a round-the clock online pediatric service that's helped keep sick children out of overflowing Ontario hospitals will no longer be free starting Dec. 1.
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Screen time limits for toddlers dropped in new Canadian guidelines
The Canadian Paediatric Society has ditched setting firm time limits for screen use among toddlers and preschoolers, encouraging instead that parents prioritize educational, interactive and age-appropriate material.
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Canada is leading the way on health care for astronauts — to be used here on Earth, too
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is working to develop technology to be used in space to help astronauts stay as safe as they possibly can. But the bonus? That technology is first being developed for those of us living on Earth.
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Her child was sent home with a cold — then spent a month in the hospital
Anne Griffith says hours before her daughter Amelia had to be put into a medically assisted coma because of several respiratory problems, she was well enough to go to daycare.
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'Our children are suffering': Federal health minister calls for COVID, flu shots for kids
With respiratory infections hitting the health system hard, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Wednesday that more children need to get their COVID-19 and influenza shots to help tamp down on surging hospital admissions.
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Parents fear 'crisis' in children's care after several Ontario hospitals cancel surgeries
In the wake of news that three Ontario children's hospitals have cancelled surgeries, dozens of parents are sharing their stories about how the onslaught of viruses this fall has affected their families, and question whether enough is being done to address the "crisis" in care.
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Quebec nurses relieved government seems ready to back down on doubling their workload
Earlier this year the CAQ government forced some part-time nurses to start working full-time, prompting some to quit. Now health minister Christian Dubé says the measure didn't work out as well as he'd hoped, and he's open to change.
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Hospital will only fine patients who refuse long-term care spots as a last resort, CEO says
The head of Windsor Regional Hospital says that fining patients for remaining in their hospital beds rather than going to a designated long-term care facility will only come after several steps are taken.
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'We're just bombarded with illness': Prairies see highest rates of positive flu tests in Canada
Prairie provinces have the worst rates of positive flu tests, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.
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How 2 university students are fitting in at Quebec City seniors' residence
Two Université Laval students are living in a Quebec City seniors’ residence as part of an intergenerational cohabitation program.
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Montreal Public Health looks to fight back against rise in shigella infections
Montreal Public Health says shigella is transmitting locally through sexual contact and the bacteria is evolving to be more drug resistant. Now the health authority is updating its protocols for combating the potentially dangerous bacterial infection.
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Alberta government to remove cap on doctor daily visits
When Dr. Omid Pour-Ahmadi arrives each day at the SantiMed Family and Walk-In Clinic in northeast Calgary, he’s greeted by a line-up of patients – and some of them have been waiting for hours.
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RSV infections jump 800% in New Brunswick over last year
Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, infections are up at least 800 per cent in New Brunswick over the same time last year, and the province is considering making it a reportable disease as cases continue to surge above expected levels among children across the country.
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Mother of man who died in police custody supports proposed Halifax sobering centre
Jeannette Rogers believes if there was a sobering centre in Halifax, her son may be alive today.
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Nunavut and Ontario join federal effort to boost number of organ and tissue donors
Nunavut and Canada’s most populous province have agreed to take part in a federal initiative to ensure the viability of Canada’s organ and tissue donation system.
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Ontario could face Charter challenge over law forcing some elderly hospital patients into nursing homes
Health-care advocates say they are preparing a possible constitutional challenge to an Ontario law that allows some discharged elderly hospital patients to be forced into a nursing home they did not choose.
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B.C. Premier David Eby tackles public safety in sweeping set of new measures
Premier David Eby has announced a range of new measures related to public safety in B.C. communities, in one of his first major policy announcements since taking office.
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Western University is building Canada's secret weapon against the next pandemic
Western University in London, Ont., is building a state-of-the-art laboratory where researchers will pre-emptively create new vaccines, tactics and materials in order to fight a wide range of existing and emergent viral threats.
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B.C. doesn't provide counts of COVID-19 reinfections. Some experts say that's a problem
Infectious disease experts say B.C.'s decision to not count COVID-19 reinfections in weekly case updates may be painting an incomplete picture of the impact of the disease on British Columbians.
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Why 'stay home when sick' matters so much right now
The "stay home when sick" message came before "mask up" to prevent spread early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that flu and other viruses have joined the mix, the original advice holds true more than ever, some Canadian doctors say.
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Canada's push to 'poach' nurses from abroad fuels fears of shortages in developing countries
As Canada and other wealthy countries scramble to hire nurses from overseas, there are growing concerns that the exodus of health-care workers from developing countries will push their stretched medical systems closer to a crisis point.
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Don't be afraid of your colonoscopy, doctors say. It could save your life
With colon cancer being the second most common cause of cancer death in Canada, doctors say colonoscopies are an important procedure to have when necessary to catch cancer early.
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Trauma was my gateway drug. Love was my pathway back
Maria Volk shares a raw account of how she fell into addiction over the grief of losing her brother and what it took to find the strength to recover.
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1 million bottles of children's pain, fever medication coming to Canadian shelves
Canada is importing a million bottles of foreign-produced children's pain and fever medication to help ease a months-long shortage, with products expected to begin arriving on store shelves next week, federal officials announced on Friday.
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Family physician sentenced to 4-year prison term for largest doctor billing fraud in Alberta history
Dr. Yifei Shi, 35, admits that in 2016 she defrauded the Alberta government of $827,077 through false billings. The family physician has been ordered to repay Alberta Health and serve a four-year prison term.
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B.C. pastor found 'liable' for hosting worship service as court battles over COVID mandates rage
A B.C. judge has found a Chilliwack pastor "liable" for holding a worship service in breach of the province's old COVID-19 orders — but a conviction for a $2,300 ticket won't be entered until the court has considered a constitutional challenge.
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Why a winter free of COVID restrictions may not be a relief for all
There may be fewer COVID-related restrictions in place this winter that limit social interactions, but that doesn't mean there are fewer concerns among some seniors who worry that returning to normal indoor gatherings may put their health at risk.
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Sask. paramedic on psychological injury leave warns of mental health impact of strained system
Saskatchewan is facing a provincewide shortage of ambulances, as well as long wait times for EMS responses, according to the province's largest health-care union. It's having a major affect on the mental health of paramedics.
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Prosecutors seek 15-year jail term as Theranos's Elizabeth Holmes faces sentencing
A U.S. federal judge on Friday will decide whether disgraced Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes should serve a lengthy prison sentence for duping investors and endangering patients while peddling a bogus blood-testing technology.
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B.C. doctor's licence permanently cancelled after decades of misconduct and fraudulent billing
A Metro Vancouver family doctor with a long history of discipline for fraudulent billing and misconduct will soon have his medical licence permanently cancelled by his professional college.
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Ontario health minister insists province was ready for respiratory illness surge as hospitals struggle
Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones repeated Thursday that the government was prepared for a surge in respiratory illnesses in children this fall, as hospitals struggle with unprecedented demand for care made more challenging by continued staffing shortages.
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