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More than 550 people who attended the P.E.I. International Shellfish Festival last weekend reported getting sick, according to the province’s chief public health officer. “This is the biggest gastrointestinal illness outbreak we have on record,” Dr. Heather Morrison told CBC News on Friday. Stool samples taken from people who ate …
Read More »‘The system has fallen apart’: A child dies every 3 days under Ontario’s care network
Every three days, a child who has been involved with Ontario’s care system dies. That’s according to provincial data obtained by Global News using freedom of information laws that tracked the deaths of 354 children between 2020 and 2022 who were under the care of the government in some form. …
Read More »Canada must offer ‘gold-standard’ endometriosis care so women don’t seek help abroad: patient
1:05 Canada must offer ‘gold-standard’ endometriosis care so women don’t seek help abroad: patient Global News had heard from dozens of women across Canada about the struggle to access care for endometriosis, several of whom are now seeking or have sought help outside of Canada. This is Part 3 of …
Read More »Roommate of slain Ontario care home resident charged with murder: police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 40-year-old Hamilton man has been charged with second-degree murder after his 46-year-old roommate was killed over the weekend. Hamilton police said David Fulger was found unconscious in his room at Queen’s Lodge – a residential care facility in the downtown – …
Read More »How an Ontario town is using a ‘bag of money’ to try and solve its health care crisis
As small communities across Ontario struggle to recruit doctors and nurses, one town has landed on a strategy that appears poised for success: giving them “a bag of money up front.” That’s the incentive on offer in Huntsville, Ont., where local authorities say they will give an $80,000 signing bonus …
Read More »Inquest explores challenges of remote health care after death of First Nations woman
A coroner’s inquest into the death of a First Nations woman that opened Monday is expected to shed light on the challenges of delivering health care in remote communities. The inquest being held in Thunder Bay, Ont., is looking into the circumstances surrounding the death of 31-year-old Ruthann Quequish on …
Read More »Ontario cabinet minister apologizes after crashing vehicle into child care centre
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Ontario cabinet minister has issued an apology and says she suffered a medical emergency while driving that caused her to crash into a local child-care centre. In a statement on Wednesday evening, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Andrea Khanjin …
Read More »CrowdStrike outage: Canadian flights, health care disrupted after faulty update
Some Canadian flights, hospitals and media services were disrupted on Friday amid a global technology outage that has grounded planes and impacted banks as well as other businesses across the world. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said on Friday that the problem occurred after a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows and …
Read More »Primary care becoming more difficult to access in New Brunswick, report says – New Brunswick
Primary care is becoming increasingly difficult for New Brunswickers to access, according to a newly released report from the New Brunswick Health Council. Data from the report shows that there was a 14 per cent decline in citizens who reported having a permanent primary care provider between 2017 and 2023. …
Read More »Winnipeg couple voices concerns over personal care home rates in Manitoba – Winnipeg
Two Winnipeggers are speaking out over what they’re calling unaffordable personal care home charges. Gerald Trapp and Susan Howse are the caregivers of their friend, Alan Howard or “Howie” Metzler, who was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia and is currently living in a personal care home. “He needs care every …
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