Tag Archives: health

VANCOUVER - The family of a 52-year-old man who received medical assistance in dying while on a day pass from a Vancouver psychiatric hospital has launched a constitutional challenge to the procedure'...

CALGARY - The Alberta government unveiled a new pay model Thursday that it says will reward family doctors for bringing on patients and pay them for work done behind the scenes. It says the model will...

Health Minister Mark Holland says he's optimistic about the role artificial intelligence can play in Canada's health system, but says much of its promise will take time to realize. Holland says he exp...

VANCOUVER - When Vancouver police deputy chief Fiona Wilson addressed reporters Tuesday about two Central Saanich police officers facing sexual assault charges, she called the allegations "deeply corr...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's auditor general is calling for better cybersecurity at the province's main health-care planning body, and better financial reporting from the provincial government. In the first ...

COLWOOD, B.C. - A suburban British Columbia city is looking to ease its shortage of family doctors by hiring physicians and putting them on the community payroll. The Victoria-area city of Colwood lau...

More than 40 years after being told she was a threat to Canada because of her sexuality, Diane Pitre is being given one of the country's top honours. The advocate for LGBTQ+ members of the Canadian Ar...

TORONTO - Ontario is investing $93 million to build a new base and buy new planes for Ornge, the province's air ambulance organization. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the new hangar will be built a...

OTTAWA - Terry Fox has been selected to appear on the next $5 bank note. The federal government made the revelation in its fall economic statement on Monday. Fox is a Canadian icon who campaigned for ...

EDMONTON - A lawyer fighting a new Alberta law affecting transgender youth says he's disappointed Premier Danielle Smith will use the Charter's notwithstanding clause if need be to shield the changes ...