Ontario taking 1st steps to create integrated digital system for medical records | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government is beginning work to create a central, electronic system to manage medical records, a move it says is part of its broader plan to connect everyone with a primary care practitioner by 2029. The policy is in its early stages, with officials reaching out to businesses and providers in Ontario to […]
Toronto’s donor-funded consumption sites bracing for fallout of Ontario funding cuts | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] As the Ontario government cuts funding for seven supervised drug consumption sites in the province, workers at three remaining sites in Toronto that don’t rely on provincial funding say they’re worried the move will further strain their resources and lead to more overdoses and open drug use across the city. The province said Monday it will […]
B.C. faces long-term care shortage, and decision to delay facilities is drawing fire | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] James Wolfe, who lives in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, spent the last year and a half looking for a long-term care bed for his 68-year-old brother Brian, who has Down syndrome and non-verbal dementia. Mostly, it involved a back-and-forth with local health administrators. “They are great people,” he said. “They are very compassionate doing their job.” […]
Shoppers president met health minister as Ontario expanded prescription powers | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] At the beginning of 2023, Ontario officially moved forward with a plan to allow pharmacists to prescribe medicine for common ailments like hay fever, cold sores and acid reflux. A new system ushered in by the Ford government paid pharmacists a $19 assessment fee for each consultation and gave them powers to make decisions […]
Trump warns to ‘blow up’ South Pars gas field in Iran if strikes against Qatar energy continue
[ad_1] An Iranian security personnel monitors an area in phase 19 of the South Pars gas field in Assalooyeh on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast 1,400 km (870 miles) south of Tehran on August 23, 2016. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned that if Iran continued targeting Qatar’s […]
Federal government looking to support Canada’s AI industry | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] It was a packed house at Platform Calgary on Wednesday as Canada’s minister for AI and digital innovation, Evan Solomon, explained more on how the government is looking to support the growing AI industry. “We are on a mission for ‘team yes’ to find answers,” explained Solomon. “My job is to facilitate ‘team yes.’ […]
B.C. councillor says permanent time change will make dark school mornings dangerous – BC | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size A councillor in Langford, B.C., on Vancouver Island is expressing her concern about the recent B.C. time change. British Columbia is adopting year-round daylight saving time, meaning that clocks went forward by one hour for the last time in early March. However, Langford Coun. Kimberley Guiry said she […]
Alberta moves to drastically reduce access to medically assisted dying | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government took steps Wednesday to drastically restrict who’s eligible for medical assistance in dying. Smith’s United Conservative Party government introduced a bill that, if passed, would limit medical assistance in dying, better known as MAID, to those likely to die of natural causes within a year. Those under 18 would […]
N.S. MLA urges N.B. premier to reconsider highway toll near provincial boundary | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A Nova Scotia politician is urging the New Brunswick premier to reconsider newly announced plans to introduce a toll near the provincial boundary. Premier Susan Holt’s government announced the toll in its provincial budget Tuesday, estimating it would bring in $10.4 million annually once in place in 2028. New Brunswick Finance Minister René Legacy […]
New provincial offence for public drug use gives officers ‘more options,’ police say | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Law enforcement officials hope new provincial offences pushed through by the Ford government last year will give them more options to deal with public drug use as major cities struggle with enforcement. As part of its Safer Municipalities Act last year, Ontario began the process of creating a provincial offence for people using illegal […]