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After 2 children died, Hamilton hospital has postponed roughly 100 surgeries

McMaster Children's Hospital has cancelled roughly 100 tonsil and adenoid surgeries since the death of two children.The hospital paused all…

2 weeks ago

How an N.L. woman and senator are lobbying for intimate partner violence law

On a rainy day in Ottawa, Georgina McGrath's footsteps echo as she walks into the Senate to again tell her…

4 weeks ago

What is auto-brewery syndrome and how it happens

A 50-year-old woman would suddenly fall asleep multiple times while getting ready for work, slurring her speech and falling.She went to…

4 weeks ago

From fire to flood, experts urge governments to disaster-proof hospitals against climate change

A wall of flames met David Matear when he finally stepped outside of the downtown Fort McMurray hospital, after the…

1 month ago

Ontario will need ten of thousands of new nurses, PSWs by 2032

Ontario will need 33,200 more nurses and 50,853 more personal support workers by 2032, the government projects — figures it…

2 months ago

Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom

WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused…

2 months ago

Poilievre blasts budget, won’t commit to keeping new social programs like pharmacare

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered an hour-long rebuttal to the Liberal government's budget Thursday — a fiery speech that depicted…

3 months ago

More than 1 in 4 deaths among young people in Canada were opioid-related in 2021, study finds

Opioid-related deaths doubled in Canada between 2019 and the end of 2021, with Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta experiencing a dramatic…

3 months ago

Woman says she had to wait for ER to open as husband had seizure

A Prince Rupert woman says emergency room closures plaguing the British Columbia port city forced her to make an "impossible"…

3 months ago

Edmonton hospital patient had been hoping for a care home. He wound up at a hotel instead

An Edmonton family is frustrated and upset after a 62-year-old man who had been in hospital with care needs was sent…

4 months ago

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