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No one has been fined in Ontario so far under a new law that can require patients to pay a daily $400 penalty if they refuse to move from a hospital to a long-term care home not of their choosing, the province and its hospitals say. But families and advocates …

Cash-strapped hospices in Ontario say the province needs to boost their annual funding because cost increases that began at the start of the pandemic have not eased. A group that represents roughly 75 hospices says these end-of-life care providers receive about $53-million a year from the province, which is used …

Family members, friends and close contacts are being notified after a case of measles was confirmed in the Halifax area. In a Friday release, the Nova Scotia Health Authority said they are conducting an investigation in coordination with the IWK Health Centre to identify further cases. Three potential exposure sites …

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is looking into whether frozen organic strawberries that have been linked to a hepatitis A outbreak in the United States were also sold in Canada. Since mid-March, several brands of frozen organic strawberries have been recalled across the U.S. over concerns of hepatitis A infections. …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 10, 2023 11:41 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s main stock index rose in late-morning trading, as health care and energy stocks trended upward. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 46.15 points at 20,242.84. In New York, the Dow …

The morning Greg Ritchie died, he was on his way to the grocery store to purchase cake mix in an effort to cheer up his brother and sister-in-law. Chantel Ritchie, his sister-in-law, said it was a tradition of theirs to bake together. The three, who lived together, had been having …

John Scully has been living with a major depressive disorder diagnosis for four decades, and despite trying nearly every treatment known to medicine, from shock therapy to trans-magnetic stimulation, his condition has not improved. The 82-year-old says he wants that suffering to end. He wants to do it legally, painlessly, …

Winnipegger Della George is speaking out after her daughter struggled to access treatment at a Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine clinic (RAAM). Shared Health, Manitoba’s provincial health organization, markets them as “easy-to-access walk-in clinics” online, but George said, patients waited outside in the cold. A woman in line told them …

Nurses in Ontario and British Columbia say the western province’s plan to set minimum nurse-to-patient ratios could help burnt-out nurses elsewhere in Canada by encouraging more provinces to adopt similar measures expected to reduce workloads and increase patient safety. Angela Preocanin, who was among dozens of rain-soaked nurses who gathered …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a food recall warning for some dark chocolate products due to undeclared milk – an allergen that can cause a severe reaction. An initial recall for dark chocolate products by Salento Organics brand was announced …