Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

Alberta NDP demands probe into allegations of sweeping corruption in health contracts
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi is calling for four investigations and for Premier Danielle Smith to answer questions on what he calls unprecedented allegations of high-level corruption into medical purchases and surgery contracts.
B.C. investigates ‘significant’ opioid diversion, including international trafficking
A Ministry of Health investigative unit says a ‘significant portion of opioids prescribed by doctors and pharmacists in British Columbia are being diverted—and prescribed alternatives are being trafficked provincially, nationally and internationally.

New York shields abortion pill prescribers after a doctor was indicted in Louisiana

The case appears to be the first instance of criminal charges against a doctor accused of sending abortion pills to another state, at least since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Provinces worry over healthcare recruitment as federal government slashes skilled immigration numbers

The federal government is cutting spaces for the provincial nominee program in half for all provinces and territories that offer the program.
How Trump’s tariffs could affect Canada’s drug manufacturing landscape

Expanded tariffs spell drug shortages and higher prices for Canadians.
Manitoba law that restricts protests near abortion clinics comes into effect

The NDP government introduced a bill last year that creates buffer zones of between 50 and 150 metres around such health facilities, as well as the homes of abortion providers.
Raw milk is having a moment. Here are the risks patients should understand

No matter what the celebrities, politicians and influencers say, unpasteurized milk still doesn’t do a body good, experts warn, with E. coli a primary present danger, and bird flu a possible future one.
Ottawa defers effective date of capital gains changes to 2026

The deferral moves back the implementation of the change from June 25, 2024 to January 1, 2026.
Health minister calls on NDP to give Liberals more time to sign pharmacare deals

Pharmacare and the national dental-care program were key parts of the supply-and-confidence deal that saw the NDP keep the minority Liberals in power for more than two years.
NDP urges action on pharmacare, dental care as health ministers meet in Halifax

Health Minister Mark Holland is meeting with provincial and territorial health ministers in Halifax this week.

Alberta NDP demands probe into allegations of sweeping corruption in health contracts

B.C. investigates ‘significant’ opioid diversion, including international trafficking

New York shields abortion pill prescribers after a doctor was indicted in Louisiana

Provinces worry over healthcare recruitment as federal government slashes skilled immigration numbers

How Trump’s tariffs could affect Canada’s drug manufacturing landscape

Manitoba law that restricts protests near abortion clinics comes into effect

Raw milk is having a moment. Here are the risks patients should understand

Ottawa defers effective date of capital gains changes to 2026

Health minister calls on NDP to give Liberals more time to sign pharmacare deals

NDP urges action on pharmacare, dental care as health ministers meet in Halifax