Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Nova Scotia offers retirement fund top-ups for doctors, hoping they'll stick around
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is offering to pay up to $15,000 a year into a new retirement benefits program for doctors in hopes the public money will keep more physicians in the province. Pre...
Oct 16, 2024
Regina hospitals to be without interventional radiologists until Friday
Patients at Regina General Hospital and Pasqua Hospital will not have access to interventional radiologists until Friday. According to a Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) memo shared by the Saskatch...
Oct 16, 2024 “Urgent and emergency care will always be prioritized, and in some cases, patients may need to be transferred to Saskatoon for these services," the health authority said. (980 CJME file photo)
Focus on vulnerable communities, improve data sharing before next pandemic: report
TORONTO - Canada needs to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic and take action before the next health emergency strikes, an expert panel of doctors and researchers say in a new independent report. "Most s...
Oct 16, 2024
N.B. election debate: Tory leader forced to defend record on gender policy, housing
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative leader was targeted by his two main opponents during a roundtable discussion on Wednesday, forced to defend his record on issues such as health c...
Oct 16, 2024
NDP's Carla Beck promises 800 health-care workers, improved conditions
REGINA - Saskatchewan New Democratic Leader Carla Beck says she would hire 800 new front-line health-care workers over four years if her party wins the election on Oct. 28. Beck says those positions w...
Oct 15, 2024 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck says the positions would be filled by staff in areas that are of highest need. (Canadian Press files)
Alberta to launch new primary care agency by next month in health overhaul
The Alberta government continues to divvy up its provincial health authority, with the health minister saying the new agency responsible for primary care is expected to be up and running by November. ...
Oct 15, 2024
Saskatchewan Party's Scott Moe releases platform, would spend $1.2B on promises
SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe has released his entire platform to voters before election day on Oct. 28. Moe says his promises would cost $1.2 billion over four years, with de...
Oct 12, 2024
Harris' doctor reports she's in 'excellent health.' Her campaign wants to draw a contrast with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris is in "excellent health" and "possesses the physical and mental resiliency" required to serve as president, her doctor said in a letter released Saturday...
Oct 12, 2024
'Stunned by climate silence': New Brunswick election short on climate policy
FREDERICTON - Warming temperatures, rising sea levels and coastal erosion are threatening communities up and down New Brunswick, but with just over one week to the provincial election, some voters say...
Oct 12, 2024
Vet tranquillizer increases overdose deaths in Yukon, health minister says
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says its coroner's service is investigating six suspected toxic drug deaths between Sept. 23 and Oct. 4. A statement from the health minister says four of the deaths ...
Oct 11, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Canada is getting a taste of FIFA's World Cup demands
Sarah Mills says a full motorcade with a police escort for the FIFA president is unnecessary, but it shows that the orga...
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