Medically-assisted dying in Canada reached record high in 2023, about 1 in 20 deaths
According to data released Wednesday by Health Canada​, about 4.7% of Canadians who died in 2023 received MAID, or Medical Assistance in Dying.
Health Canada exemption has been beneficial in N.S., says College of Pharmacists CEO
A Health Canada exemption that allows pharmacists wider authority to extend and renew prescriptions has made a marked ...
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Is paying out-of-pocket for medically necessary care allowed? Doctors and nurses say patients need to know now
Health workers across Canada, including doctors and nurses, say patients can wait no longer to know whether paying out-of-pocket for medically necessary care is allowed when delivered virtually or ...
B.C. can sue opioid providers for health-care costs on behalf of other governments, Canada's top court rules
Canada's top court has ruled that British Columbia can bring forward a class-action lawsuit against pharmaceutical ...
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Canada's Heart Care Gaps Exposed: Study Reveals Inequities
A new study assessing provincial and territorial variations in reimbursement criteria of drug coverage for patients covered by Canada's public ...
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Subcontractor faces health and safety act charges in wind farm death
The sister of a man who died on a construction site near Sussex said her brother would “do anything for anybody.” Windturbine Construction Team Inc. made a court appearance through a lawyer in ...
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Niagara police shot man with anti-riot weapons before arresting him under Mental Health Act, SIU says
The province's police watchdog is investigating after two Niagara police officers shot someone with an anti-riot weapon before arresting them under the Mental Health Act. In a release issued ...