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Feds, Ontario announce $3.1 billion health care agreement

WEBThe federal government announced a $3.1 billion agreement with Ontario on Friday to improve health care in the province. The announcement comes after the feds …

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Government’s bid to delay expanded access to medical assistance …

WEBFederal Health Minister Mark Holland listens to a question from a reporter during a news conference, Tuesday, December 12, 2023 in Ottawa. Some lawyers are …

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Canada needs to invest now to address antimicrobial resistance

WEBCanada needs to invest now to address antimicrobial resistance. Canadian health care professionals, scientists and researchers have warned that a failure to …

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Where every province and territory stands on the federal …

WEBWhere every province and territory stands on the federal pharmacare bill. The federal government’s bill outlining a single-payer pharmacare program covering …

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Ontario warns Toronto Public Health to drop drug …

WEBThe Ford government wants Toronto to drop its bid to decriminalize possession of illegal drugs for personal use. Health Minister Sylvia Jones and Solicitor …

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Proposed standards for MAID providers raise alarm among some …

WEBProposed guidelines published by Health Canada that suggest doctors and nurse practitioners are required to bring up — unsolicited — the potential for assisted …

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‘Transformative’ new federal dental plan unveiled in rare federal

WEBThe creation and implementation of the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) was hailed Monday as a “momentous” and “transformative” milestone for Canada, as it …

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Feds punt on extending assisted dying to mental illness until 2027

WEBFederal Health Minister Mark Holland listens to a question from a reporter during a news conference, Tuesday, December 12, 2023 in Ottawa. Some lawyers are …

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Poilievre to sound the alarm over ‘reckless expansion’ of medical

WEBWith the House of Commons set to reopen for business this morning, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre kicks off the return to regular parliamentary …

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Dental care plan still lacks details as feds expand eligibility

WEBA key NDP priority in the party’s supply and confidence agreement with the Liberals, the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) was officially launched last month with …

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Holland calls pharmacare bill a ‘pilot’ for national drug coverage

WEBThe federal government has tabled its long-awaited pharmacare legislation — a bill hailed as a ‘historic’ first step toward national drug coverage, but one the federal …

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Physicians ‘sacrificing themselves’ as health-care

WEBDr. Alika Lafontaine is breaking new ground as the first Indigenous president of the Canadian Medical Association. At a time when emergency department wait times …

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Holland says upcoming bill to ‘lay foundation’ for pharmacare …

WEBHealth Minister Mark Holland says negotiations on a promised pharmacare bill are continuing but clarified that it was “framework legislation” that would lay the …

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Prime minister and Manitoba premier announce $633M in health …

WEBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew have announced more than $633 million in health-care funding. Almost $434 million is to …

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Holland heads to Halifax for ‘important’ health care reveal

WEBAs the first full work week of the new year hits the halfway mark, Health Minister Mark Holland is set to hit the post-holiday ministerial circuit in Nova Scotia, …

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Budget 2024: Feds commit $500 million for new youth mental …

WEBBudget 2024: Feds commit $500 million for new youth mental health fund. Freeland says the money will flow over four years to frontline organizations and will help …

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Emergency department wait times on the rise in Canada: CIHI data

WEBCIHI’s National Ambulatory Care Reporting System numbers for 2018–19, released Thursday, show that patients in Canada spent a median of 3.2 hours in …

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Private health firm suing feds to cover costs of picking up COVID …

WEBThe private health company that collected samples from Canadian travellers for COVID-19 testing is taking the federal government to court, alleging it was never paid …

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Indigenous communities burdened with high rates of chronic …

WEBCanada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released a report in 2015 that identified 11 health and wellness disparities between Indigenous and non …

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