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Saskatchewan's government is ending the last fiscal year deep in the red, with a $947-million deficit for the 2025-26 year.

After being forced to backtrack on two controversial health care decisions, questions are being raised about the effectiveness of the Alberta government's planning process.

While the Alberta government claims its new "dual practice" health care model will reduce wait times for some surgeries, critics say missing details mean that might not be true.

A new virtual care platform is aimed at helping patients get quick non-emergency care while easing pressure on the health-care system.

One in 10 admitted patients, equalling around 180,000 people, spent more than 48 hours in the emergency department waiting for an inpatient bed.

Nova Scotia's auditor general says the Office of Addictions and Mental Health is failing to provide effective oversight of mental health and addiction services.

In a release, the BC Conservatives pointed to research from SecondStreet.org, which obtained the information through a freedom of information request.

Eric Lombardi, who launched his leadership bid last week, has been receiving support from a range of political voices, including many who say they've never voted Liberal

Alberta's auditor general expects to complete an investigation into allegations of political interference and conflicts of interest in health care contracts by the end of the year.

In a release, the union said that starting this weekend, picket lines will be up at major health-care facilities across the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

New Brunswick will have a new system to receive virtual health care in a few short weeks, but some have been raising questions about the transition. 

New Brunswick's Opposition leader is calling on the Liberal government to put off the province's planned shift to a new virtual-health-care provider.

AUPE members rallied outside three Carewest healthcare centers in Calgary, hoping to sign a new contract with the province to secure better pay and working conditions.

Leaders in Saskatchewan's healthcare technology sector say they have answers to the province's most pressing health care concerns, but need the province to sign on to deliver them.

A study released by the Ontario Medical Association on Monday morning polled ER doctors across the province to build a snapshot of the struggling health-care system.

Health Canada is advising consumers to consult health-care providers before discontinuing personal use of the affected product, or for any health concerns.

Officials say three physicians came together in recent months to form the health-care team in Beaurivage, N.B.

Tamara Polo lived a full and busy life, but that all came to halt when she was hit as a pedestrian in a parking lot in September of 2023.

The Alberta Medical Association says another patient has died while waiting for treatment at a major hospital in Edmonton, renewing concerns about health-care pressures.

Manitoba's nursing regulator publicly apologized on Wednesday for its role in discriminating against First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in the health-care system.