According to the Saskatchewan Nurses Union (SUN), the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon is overflowing and operating at 350 per cent capacity. According to SUN data, there were 121 patients in a unit that includes 35 beds as of Tuesday evening in the hospital. The Union also claims that there was a shortage of 5 … Read more
The federal government does not know when it will be able to eliminate all of the 408,000 transactions awaiting processing in the Phoenix pay system. The government wants to eliminate 112,000 by the end of the financial year. This includes processing the 19,000 pending transactions deemed to be the most problematic and impactful for public … Read more
The recurrence of temporary closures of hospital emergency rooms in the Thompson-Okanagan region, in British Columbia, is worrying the population. The emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt experienced 16 days of complete or partial shutdown this year. On October 20, 2023, Shelley Thompson and her parents were very scared. That day, the resident … Read more
The Cancer Foundations, Children of Northeastern Ontario (NEO) and Health Sciences North are merging to become a single entity. According to executives, this merger will better distribute donations while improving patient care. It’s the best of both worlds. With this merger, we are reducing the administrative burden on the health system, while directing funds to … Read more
In operation for several months, the new wastewater treatment system of L’Anse-Saint-Jean was the subject of an announcement on Monday during which the government of Quebec confirmed having provided aid of 22 million dollars. The sum made it possible to carry out major work in the municipality of Bas-Saguenay. Since 2022, various projects have been … Read more
The entire board of directors of the financially troubled London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) hospital system is resigning after the province appointed an overseer to help turn around the health-care facility. The supervisor in question, David Musyj, was until his appointment the interim president and CEO of the LHSC, which is projecting a budget deficit … Read more
You will soon no longer need your hospital card to receive care at a CHU de Québec hospital center, Radio-Canada has learned. This is already the case, in particular, for emergencies and hospitalizations, reports in writing François Cattapan, external communications advisor at the CHU de Québec – Université Laval, which includes the Centre hospitalier de … Read more
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wants to amend the Alberta Bill of Rights, including allowing Albertans to own a firearm and choose whether to receive medical treatments, including vaccinations. In a video of just over 3 minutes posted on social media, the leader of the United Conservative Party said that the Alberta Bill of Rights reflects … Read more
The British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP) has shared on social media an old video in which provincial Conservative Party leader John Rustad suggests his controversial positions on COVID-19 vaccines. The video (New window)posted on X by the NDP, was originally posted by BC Public Service Employees for Freedom (BCPS), a group of public sector … Read more
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) has sent new instructions to its staff to clarify the rules that should govern communication in the field with English-speaking and allophone users without contravening the Act respecting the official and common language of Quebec, French. The new directive (New window) – which has been reduced from … Read more