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Saskatoon nurses to rally against worsening health-care conditions

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nurses in Saskatoon are set to rally on Monday in response to what they say is a crumbling health-care system across the province. “The planned rally is in response to inadequate action on dangerous overcrowding, unsafe conditions for patients in emergency departments, …

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80,000 nurses and health-care workers launch 2-day strike in Quebec – Montreal

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Tens of thousands of health-care workers across Quebec hit the picket line early Wednesday as part of a two-day strike action to demand better working conditions. About 80,000 nurses, licensed practical nurses and respiratory therapists are among the latest public sectors workers …

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Manitoba advises preventive measures as flu season begins amid health-care recovery – Winnipeg

Flu and cold season is well underway in Manitoba and as the province still grapples with a struggling health-care system, experts are urging people to try and reduce transmission. “Washing our hands, physically distancing as we’re able, staying home when we’re sick — those are all things that we can …

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Manitoban JC Haney’s path from mental health struggle to nonprofit leadership – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoban JC Haney struggled with mental health for years and he noticed a lot of gaps in the province’s mental health-care system which ultimately led him to pursue leadership of his own non-profit to help bridge those gaps. For more than a …

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Ontario’s BORN birth registry breach sees data ‘taken’ from 3.4 million

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Around 3.4 million people who sought pregnancy care and advice in Ontario between January 2010 and May 2023 were affected by a cybersecurity breach. Better Outcomes Registry and Network or “BORN” announced the breach in a statement on Monday. BORN was made …

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CUPE health-care workers in Hastings Prince Edward join nurses on the pick line

CUPE public health workers at Hastings Prince Edward Public Health are joining Ontario Nurses’ Association members in walking off the job on Friday. CUPE Local 3314, representing 70 public health workers, says it is officially going on strike after not reaching a deal at the bargaining table with the health …

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Manitoba NDP emergency room plan just one piece of health-care puzzle, experts say – Winnipeg

A promise by Manitoba’s Opposition New Democrats to re-open three Winnipeg emergency rooms that were converted into urgent care centres in 2017 is a step toward re-establishing faith in the province’s health-care system, experts say, but is only one piece of the puzzle. In an announcement Monday, NDP Leader Wab …

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Quebec health minister to table 150 amendments to health-care reform bill – Montreal

The clause-by-clause review of Health Minister Christian Dubé’s major health-care reform, Bill 15, resumed at the National Assembly Monday afternoon. After hearing from several concerned parties in hearings last spring, the committee on health and social services will now continue to review the bill’s nearly 1,200 articles. If it’s adopted, …

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Long COVID presents ‘unfathomable’ burden as health-care system reaches ‘boiling point’  – National

Dr. Jennifer Hulme thought her COVID-19 infection was just “average.” She recovered in a matter of days and went back to work. Several weeks later she was incapacitated. “I woke up completely disabled, profoundly ill (and) completely changed from my previous self,” the Toronto emergency room doctor said. The avid …

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Union leaders amass as Canadian premiers gather in Winnipeg for second day

Canadian premiers and territorial leaders were at the Fort Garry hotel Tuesday, kicking off the second day of an all-premiers meeting in Winnipeg. Part of the agenda throughout the three-day conference includes discussions on health care and strategies to utilize a $46-billion funding investment from the federal government. As leaders …

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