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Concerned organizations in Rainy River, Ont. say the town’s medical system is on life support as they struggle to recruit and retain staff. The northwestern Ontario town is facing dire shortages of both doctors and paramedics, said Mayor Deborah Ewald at an Ontario Health Coalition press conference Friday. “There needs to be some significant changes because…
Manitoba’s health-care system has a new information management system that, for the first time, will track every surgery in the province and more accurately reflect wait times. The Surgical Waitlist Information Management system — better known as SWIM — will help Shared Health target where patients are in their wait for a procedure, and prioritize…
Victoria’s police chief is calling for change after officers recently had to wait seven hours at Royal Jubilee Hospital for a patient apprehended under the Mental Health Act to be transferred to health-care workers. At a news conference Friday, Chief Del Manak said wait times have been an ongoing issue that’s “trending in the wrong…
Longtime Ottawa Progressive Conservative MPP Lisa MacLeod won’t be seeking re-election. MacLeod announced her decision in a video posted to social media Friday. “I started as the youngest person in two Parliaments and I’m leaving as the longest-serving woman in this term,” she said in the video. “It’s been an honour to serve you at Queen’s…
North·New After two months, residents in Nahanni Butte, N.W.T., no longer need to worry about high manganese levels in their drinking water. Residents were told in July to be cautious about drinking water due to high levels of manganese CBC News · Posted: Sep 13, 2024 7:22 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago…
New Brunswick RCMP are disputing that a call resulting in the shooting death of a 34-year-old Elsipogtog First Nation man was a “wellness check.” Steve (Iggy) Dedam was shot by an RCMP officer Sept. 8 in the community north of Moncton. Dedam’s family have told media that police were called for a wellness check, a…
The Rainbow District School Board in the Sudbury region is encouraging more people who have left school to return and finish high school at Barrydowne College. The school helps young people aged 18 to 21 earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma through smaller class sizes, individualized instruction, and flexible timetables. It offers high school courses,…
British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to sign a pharmacare agreement with the federal government that would help the province fund hormone replacement therapy and diabetes expenses. Federal Health Minister Mark Holland said B.C.’s portion of the $1.5-billion national plan is estimated to be $195 million, and under the memorandum of understanding, funding could begin by April once the legislation makes…
A Mi’kmaw lawyer and researcher says she is sad and angry after police shot and killed a man in Elsipogtog last weekend. “It hits you right in the gut,” said Pam Palmater, who is from Ugpi’Ganjig First Nation, also known as Eel River Bar, and a professor and chair in Indigenous governance at Toronto Metropolitan University….
The emergency room in the northern Ontario community of Thessalon, east of Sault Ste. Marie, will be closed for the second time this year on Friday, Sept. 13. it’s due to a shortage of doctors to staff the facility. “This is caused because of a lack of physician coverage for the site,” said Tim Vine, the…
