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Family, police dispute imitation firearm in altercation death in Saskatoon hospital
Police say the security officers entered the room last week at Royal University Hospital on reports a firearm was seen inside.
‘What used to be a mass casualty event is now the new norm’: Alberta doctors say leadership lacking amid crisis of overcrowding in hospitals
Dr. Warren Thirsk, an emergency room doctor in Edmonton, said he sometimes sees more than 100 people in the waiting room with 30 chairs, while others spill out into hallways or the ambulance bay.

B.C. court to hear Charter challenge over religious exemptions to assisted dying law

A trial set to begin Monday in British Columbia’s Supreme Court questions whether publicly funded faith-based hospitals should be allowed to prevent patients from receiving medical assistance in dying in their facilities.
Ontario doctor loses licence after billing government ‘hundreds of thousands’ in services not rendered

Dr. Foluso Ayomitunde Olusegun Ola has also been ordered to pay the maximum fine of $35,000—despite it being ‘far less’ than the amount that was overbilled.
OPINION: What’s behind OHIP's persecution of Dr. Elaine Ma?

Why are they really trying to push this thing so far?
Advocates push for advance MAID requests two years after Parliament recommendation

Canada’s medical assistance in dying laws do not allow for advance requests, which are written requests to die with medical assistance under specific conditions, made before the patient loses the capacity to provide consent.
New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results

The Alberta government in 2025 completed the final legal foundations of its new healthcare system—and Premier Danielle Smith says she's working in 2026 to prove it was worth it.
Christian Dubé resigns as Quebec health minister after doctor-payment law weakened

In a statement on social media, Dubé says he is not the right person to continue negotiations with family doctors over changes to a controversial doctor-payment law that he helped push through the legislature.
Canadian Paediatric Society supports making melatonin a prescription drug for children and teens

CPS provided their submission to Health Canada's consultation on melatonin for pediatric sleep issues.
Canadian Blood Services reducing reliance on U.S. for life-changing plasma drugs

According to Canadian Blood Services, the demand for immunoglobulin is rising every year, but 70% of Canada’s supply comes from international sources—mostly the U.S.

Family, police dispute imitation firearm in altercation death in Saskatoon hospital

‘What used to be a mass casualty event is now the new norm’: Alberta doctors say leadership lacking amid crisis of overcrowding in hospitals

B.C. court to hear Charter challenge over religious exemptions to assisted dying law

Ontario doctor loses licence after billing government ‘hundreds of thousands’ in services not rendered

OPINION: What’s behind OHIP's persecution of Dr. Elaine Ma?

Advocates push for advance MAID requests two years after Parliament recommendation

New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results

Christian Dubé resigns as Quebec health minister after doctor-payment law weakened

Canadian Paediatric Society supports making melatonin a prescription drug for children and teens

Canadian Blood Services reducing reliance on U.S. for life-changing plasma drugs