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The Paramedic Services Chiefs of Saskatchewan (PSCS) said they have received more than 171,300 events this year for ground ambulances in the province, which equates to 470 events a day. Steven Skoworodko, president of PSCS, said that number has risen, noting that it had 171,000 events last year, and 143,000 …
Read More »Patients wait months for Pap test results as labs juggle high demand, staff shortage
After experiencing unusual, unexplained bleeding and two rounds of abnormal Pap tests, Wendy Yen is anxiously awaiting her latest results. But the 45-year-old Toronto resident learned it could be several months before she finds out, due to backlogs and processing delays at many Canadian laboratories. The labs screen samples for a …
Read More »Private health care in N.L. slammed by demand as patients seek help outside public system
Private health-care clinics in Newfoundland and Labrador are seeing increased demand as patients search for options outside the public system. (Paul Daly/CBC) With Newfoundland and Labrador’s public health system hammered by staff shortages, long wait times and emergency room closures, private health clinics are facing the same challenges as patients look for alternatives. …
Read More »Lebanon hit with 5 bank holdups as desperate customers demand their own money
Five Lebanese banks were held up by depositors seeking access to their own money frozen in the banking system on Friday in a spiralling spate of holdups this week spurred by frustration over a financial implosion with no end in sight. A total of seven banks have been held up …
Read More »Unions representing 70,000 Ontario hospital workers demand action amid staff shortages
CMA President Dr. Katharine Smart on the state of the health-care system and political will to seek solutions to address what she calls a “crisis”. News Source link
Read More »Jewish groups in Montreal demand better education after trial of alleged neo-Nazi
Following the trial of an alleged Montreal neo-Nazi where the judge and defence lawyer argued over the definition of Nazism, Jewish groups are demanding better education about the Holocaust and genocide. Gabriel Sohier Chaput’s defence lawyer, Hélène Poussard, said the Crown was confusing Nazism and the Holocaust last Friday. “According …
Read More »Canadian charities hit by double whammy of rising costs, more demand
The school year may be over, but a team of staff and volunteers at Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids is sorting granola bars and other snacks for children attending summer camps in the city. Like many charities across the country, demands on the organization have never been higher as inflation …
Read More »Premiers gather in Victoria to present united demand for more health-care cash
Canada’s premiers gather today for two days of meetings in Victoria, British Columbia, where they’re expected to focus on their demand for more health-care funding from the federal government. “The problems Canadians experienced in accessing health-care services during the pandemic have intensified strains in our health systems that will continue …
Read More »Critics demand less talk, more action on zoning plan to tackle Toronto’s housing ’emergency’
Critics are frustrated that city staff want to hold more consultations on a popular proposal to open up more neighbourhoods to multi-family residential units, instead of acting more quickly to tackle Toronto’s worsening housing crisis. A report going to city council’s Planning and Housing Committee next week lays out a blueprint to expand the development of multiplexes with …
Read More »Suburban real estate vulnerable if demand shifts post-pandemic, Bank of Canada warns
The gap between downtown real estate and houses in the suburbs narrowed significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, a development that may make markets outside big cities even more vulnerable to a slowdown. That’s one of the main takeaways from a recently released analysis by the Bank of Canada that looked at …
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