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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.
OHIP plans to appeal ruling on Dr. Elaine Ma's mass vaccination billings
Ontario’s health insurance authority is seeking permission to appeal a recent Divisional Court decision that partially favoured Kingston physician Dr. Elaine Ma in a dispute over more than $600,000 in COVID-19 vaccination clinic billings.

Most Ontarians wait more than three months for specialist or diagnostic test: poll

A new poll suggests Ontarians are waiting too long for diagnostic tests and specialist appointments, causing unnecessary stress and putting patients’ health at risk.
'Deeply saddened that OHIP chose to argue': Dr. Elaine Ma speaks after court partially overturns $600K OHIP clawback

The court found that while Dr. Ma technically failed to comply with specific OHIP billing rules, it was unreasonable to ignore the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 public health crisis.
Province and Medical Society of PEI announce new framework after dispute over KPIs

In May, Health PEI published draft operational guidelines showing the agency planned on instituting a key performance indicator of 24 patients per day for family doctors, based on an average appointment time of 15 minutes.
Doctor who helped sell ketamine to actor Matthew Perry before his overdose death avoids prison time

Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence that included 3 years of supervised release to 55-year-old Dr. Mark Chavez in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles.
Divisional Court partially overturns OHIP clawback of $600,000 from Dr. Elaine Ma

The ruling found that while Dr. Ma technically failed to comply with specific OHIP billing rules, it was unreasonable to ignore the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 public health crisis.
Should specialists be remunerated for managing waitlists?

In its submission to the B.C. government ahead of the 2026 provincial budget, the Consultant Specialists of BC are calling for the creation of a province-wide waitlist database and new tools for specialists to manage waitlists.
Surrey, B.C., to open two municipal health clinics in 2026 to address shortage

Brenda Locke says the shortage of family doctors has hit Surrey especially hard and it is moving to provide solutions to open the clinics by 2026.
‘Disgraceful, dishonourable’: Ob-gyn suspended in Ontario and Quebec for paying egg donors

Dr. Faez Faruqi had admitted to issuing payments of US$3,000 to four separate donors—three of whom were his own staff members while the fourth was a friend of his.

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

OHIP plans to appeal ruling on Dr. Elaine Ma's mass vaccination billings

Most Ontarians wait more than three months for specialist or diagnostic test: poll

'Deeply saddened that OHIP chose to argue': Dr. Elaine Ma speaks after court partially overturns $600K OHIP clawback

Province and Medical Society of PEI announce new framework after dispute over KPIs

Doctor who helped sell ketamine to actor Matthew Perry before his overdose death avoids prison time

Divisional Court partially overturns OHIP clawback of $600,000 from Dr. Elaine Ma

Should specialists be remunerated for managing waitlists?

Surrey, B.C., to open two municipal health clinics in 2026 to address shortage

‘Disgraceful, dishonourable’: Ob-gyn suspended in Ontario and Quebec for paying egg donors

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