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• 1/16/2023

  POLL: What do you think of Ontario's plan to leverage private providers?

  With major ongoing pressure on the province's hospital system, the Ontario government announced Monday it plans to publicly fund certain private providers to speed up access to MRIs, CT scans, colonoscopies and more.
• 1/16/2023

  New report on imposed sterilization raises issues of systemic racism in Quebec

  Among the 35 testimonies from First Nations and Inuit women included in the study, there were 22 cases of forced sterilization occurring between 1980 and 2019.
• 1/16/2023

  Tentative contract reached for thousands of health support workers in B.C.

  The BC General Employees' Union and Health Employers Association announced the agreement Monday, saying it was reached early Sunday morning.
• 1/16/2023

  Smith says no COVID-19 pardons because Canadian system doesn't work like the U.S.

  Last week, in a scrum with reporters, Smith repeated that she was talking to prosecutors but didn't mention she had asked them to consider factors unique to the COVID-19 cases.
• 1/16/2023

  Sexual assault trial of Manitoba doctor delayed due to missing evidence

  Dr. Arcel Bissonnette is facing 22 sexual assault charges for alleged offences against several female patients when he worked in Ste. Anne, a town southeast of Winnipeg.
• 1/16/2023

  Heritage hearing set for home of Nova Scotia's first Black doctor

  Dr. Ligoure's story was brought to light in the 1980s by artist and historian David Woods, who was doing research for Black History Month at the Nova Scotia Public Archives.
• 1/15/2023

  Ontario's College of Physicians and Surgeons limits building access after threats

  The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario says it has been receiving up to 200 emails a month consisting of serious threats against staff and council members.
• 1/15/2023

  Jill Biden's skin cancer could fuel advocacy in cancer fight

  The first lady often says the worst three words anyone will ever hear are, “You have cancer.'' She heard a version of that phrase for herself this past week.
• 1/15/2023

  Alberta NDP: 'A lot of lying going on' about premier's role in COVID-19 prosecutions

  The United Conservative Party premier has been a staunch advocate of protesters against COVID-19 health restrictions.
• 1/15/2023

  Union calls Halifax hospital emergency department "revolving door" of staff

  Among some of the union suggestions aimed at reversing that trend are the offering of incentives and signing bonuses to recruit new staff and retention bonuses for senior staff.