More than 2,800 wildfire evacuees are staying in host communities across Ontario, with First Nations among the groups most affected.
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Canada is introducing 13 new graphic warning labels on cigarette packages, including images tied to mouth cancer, heart disease, stroke, second-hand smoke and other tobacco-related harms. Health Canada said the warnings must appear on cigarette…
A family in Norman's Bay, Labrador, is seeking answers after 53-year-old Ovadius Morris died July 5 at the Charlottetown Community Clinic while waiting nearly two days for an emergency medevac to higher-level care. According to a family friend,…
- NBHC Engagement
The project was announced publicly through a Facebook Live stream and could be built at the former Labrador Christian Youth Camp site purchased by Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation in 2024. Chief Eugene Hart of Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation said…
Clients and providers in the Northwest Territories say a pause in renewals and new intakes for the Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program interrupted access to counselling for residential school survivors and their families…
The New Brunswick government will spend $1.3 million in the first year on a Moncton-based mental health initiative that pairs a primary care team with psychiatrists. The team will include three nurse practitioners and one family physician with…
New Brunswick Public Health is holding measles vaccination clinics at its office at 81 Albert St. in Moncton after one case was confirmed in the area on July 10. No new cases had been confirmed as of Friday, July 17, but the province is urging…
The strategy aims to drive productivity and innovation, improve food affordability and food system resilience and support independent grocers, while also providing $20 million to food banks and community food organisations through the Local Food…
A provincial report based on surveys from 57 New Brunswick nursing homes found that most want more staffing, along with modernized security systems and clearer protocols for residents with aggressive or complex behavioural conditions. The review…
- NBHC Engagement
New Brunswick’s Virtual Care NB service launched on June 30, offering video, telephone and chat consultations seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The province says the bilingual service is intended for people without a primary care provider…
The Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms Healthcare 2017-24 report found nearly 300,000…
Alberta says it is working to improve access to cancer care through a new 10-year strategic plan, its first such document since 2013, as rising cancer cases and system strain increase pressure on services. The province said only 54% of the top…
Alberta’s government paused its ambulance contract strategy for seven municipalities with integrated fire and ambulance services after introducing a benchmark price in March that would have reduced provincial funding for some communities. The…
Across Canada, people are waiting months for medical appointments at dermatologists, including skin checks, mole removals, eczema and psoriasis. The Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA) reports the wait times are due to multiple factors,…
- NBHC Engagement
The investment into the health data platform will securely connect de-identified near-real-time clinical data from hospitals across Canada. The platform is intended to create the country's largest hospital data network, giving researchers access…
The Government of Saskatchewan signed the nurse practitioner (NP) primary care contracts in Regina as part of its Patients First Health Care Plan. The province also removed the cap on NP contracts and changed rules in May to let nurse…