City-funded primary care centre opens in Langford on Vancouver Island | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Another B.C. community is taking health care into its own hands by funding family doctors for its residents. The City of Langford on Vancouver Island has officially opened a new primary care centre, with help from municipal funding. The city says that when the local primary care society proposed expanding health care, and with […]
Health advocates urge feds to take a stance on Alberta’s health privatization | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] By Sarah Ritchie The Canadian Press Posted February 9, 2026 2:53 pm Updated February 9, 2026 2:54 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A group of health-care advocates is on Parliament Hill lobbying lawmakers and calling on the federal government to take a stance on Alberta’s latest moves […]
Ville-Marie borough under boil water advisory, City of Montreal says – Montreal | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Residents of Ville-Marie are being asked to boil water until advised otherwise, according to an advisory put in place Sunday afternoon. According to the City of Montreal, the preventative boil water advisory affects the areas of Ile Sainte-Hélène, Ile Notre-Dame and the Habitat 67 site. Get weekly health news Receive the latest medical news […]
Manitoba Health asks some Ag Days attendees to monitor for measles – Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Officials are urging anyone who attended Ag Days or visited hotels and shops in Brandon, Man., last month to monitor for measles symptoms. The agency says there was a suspected exposure during the event. According to Manitoba Health, those who visited the event at Keystone Centre between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Jan. […]
High blood pressure drug recalled over low blood pressure pill mix-up – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Health Canada is warning Canadians to check their medication after two lots of MAR-Amlodipine 5 mg tablets were recalled, as some bottles may contain the wrong drug. Marcan Pharmaceuticals Inc. says certain bottles labelled as MAR-Amlodipine may contain midodrine 2.5 mg tablets, a medication used to treat low blood pressure. Meanwhile, MAR-Amlodipine, the actual […]
Alberta hospital support staff ratify collective agreement with province: union | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] By Aaron Sousa The Canadian Press Posted February 7, 2026 2:05 pm Updated February 7, 2026 2:07 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing thousands of front-line hospital workers in Alberta says its new collective agreement with the province has been ratified. In a statement late […]
Former Nova Scotia health care CEO sentenced for defrauding children’s hospital | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The former CEO of the IWK Health Centre has been sentenced to nine months in jail for defrauding the children’s hospital during her time in charge. Tracy Kitch was convicted last year after the court found she spent more than $30,000 on her corporate credit card to pay for personal expenses, including flights and […]
Saskatoon Paramedic Association votes 100% in favour of strike mandate – Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Saskatoon Paramedic Association says job action is now on the table, with its members voting unanimously to give the union a strike mandate. Association president, Russell Grant, says years of recruitment and retainment challenges among both paramedics and dispatchers have left EMS staff overwhelmed. “We […]