Organ donations in Canada increased by 33% in 2018: CIHI
Canada still has a shortage of organ donations despite seeing a 33 per cent increase in transplant procedures in 2018, according to the latest numbers from the Canadian Institute for Health Information...
View ArticleDemand for public services in Ontario could exceed government spending by...
TORONTO—Demand for public services in Ontario could exceed the government’s planned spending by just shy of $5 billion by 2021-22, a new analysis by the province’s financial accountability officer...
View ArticlePharma lobby criticizes removal of data protection rules in new NAFTA
Canada’s major pharma lobby is objecting to the removal of a requirement in the new North American trade deal that would have extended the data protection period for biological drugs in Canada from...
View ArticleFederal government hasn’t ‘ruled out’ extension request for new...
WINNIPEG — The federal government may request more time from a Quebec court to update the country’s medically-assisted death law, Justice Minister David Lametti says. “We haven’t ruled out the...
View Article‘Hard to say’ whether Liberals can implement universal pharmacare within...
WINNIPEG — Health Minister Patty Hajdu says it’s “hard to say” at this point whether the Trudeau Liberals will be able to implement the national, universal pharmacare plan they promised on the campaign...
View ArticleOfficials taking cues from WHO on travel restrictions due to coronavirus:...
TORONTO — Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health says that Canadian officials are looking to assessments from the World Health Organization when it comes to any potential talks about increasing...
View ArticleMorning Brief: More CanCon, on Netflix’s dime, telecomm review panel recommends
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View ArticleTwo planes carrying Canadian evacuees from Wuhan expected to arrive early...
Two planes carrying Canadians evacuated from Wuhan, China, are expected to land on domestic soil in the early hours of Friday morning, and will be subsequently moved to a government-ordered quarantine....
View ArticleInfectious disease control is ‘separate consideration’ from hospital...
The minister responsible for Ontario’s notoriously overcrowded hospitals claimed Tuesday that questions around hallway medicine were a “separate consideration” from the province’s capacity to control...
View ArticleGreens press for demographic consideration in determining N.B. health transfer
The federal Greens are calling on Ottawa to take into account New Brunswick’s “aging and rural population” when considering the province’s share of federal healthcare funding. As preparations continue...
View ArticleMorning Brief: New MAiD legislation expands access, but avoids changes for...
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View ArticleOntario PC members rubber stamp call for conscience rights legislation, as...
At a policy convention in Niagara Falls last weekend, members of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party cast ballots behind closed doors concerning five specific policy proposals. Just one was,...
View ArticleOntario health minister hints at hundreds of millions for mental health in...
Facing calls for at least $380 million in new, annual mental health and addictions funding, Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott says a “substantial investment” in the sector will be featured in...
View ArticlePublic health association urges Ford gov’t to pause review, restore funding...
Ontario’s Association of Local Public Health Agencies is imploring the Ford government to put their modernization review of public health and emergency health services on the back-burner — and reverse...
View ArticleInvesting in primary care as our first – and last – line of defence is more...
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is timely to discuss the fundamentals of an effective health care system. Against a backdrop of health professionals mobilizing to meet the needs of Canadians,...
View ArticleOntario NDP says delayed budget better than one without coronavirus measures
Ontario New Democrat leader Andrea Horwath is calling on the Ford government to delay the release of their 2020 budget if the document doesn’t include specific measures to respond to the COVID-19...
View ArticleEvening Brief: Both Trudeaus in self-quarantine, meeting with premiers postponed
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View ArticleOntario declares state of emergency, as Ford stresses: ‘This is not a...
Ontario has declared a state of emergency in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic — and the province’s first order under the new circumstances will be a prohibition on public events with more than...
View ArticleMorning Brief: Ontario lawmakers converge at Queen’s Park for emergency session
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View Article56% of voters approve feds’ handling of COVID-19 outbreak: Mainstreet poll
A clear majority of respondents in a new Mainstreet Research poll said they approve of the federal Liberal government’s handling of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. READ MORE: Ottawa unveils...
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