Canada Recruits Foreign-Trained Health Workers, Faces Barriers
Canada is recruiting internationally educated health professionals to help address health-care workforce shortages , while governments are also trying to…
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Canada to indefinitely bar mental illness as sole reason for access to euthanasia
Canada’s federal government said on Wednesday it would advance legislation to prevent people whose sole health condition is mental illness…
Canada suspends plans to expand assisted dying to people with mental illness
Canada says it will indefinitely suspend plans to expand its medically assisted dying law to people whose sole condition is…
Beyond “just talk”: Rethinking men’s mental health and suicide prevention in Canada
For years, one of the dominant messages about men’s mental health has been simple: men need to talk more. Ask…
Ontario’s health-care, education sectors need to spend more or service levels will drop: FAO reports
The province’s health-care, university and college sectors will need to spend more to sustain their current service levels, according to…
The Canada Health Act is not an obstacle to mixed medical practice
Can doctors provide care to patients in the private sector without first having to opt out of the public plan?…
Failures of Canada’s Single-Payer Health Care Highlight the Flaws of ‘Medicare for All’
For evidence that “universal” government-run health care has become an almost theological article of faith among certain segments of our…
Hamilton Health Sciences plan to cut 413 jobs a blow to a workforce with ‘very low’ morale, says union
The union that represents many workers at Hamilton Health Sciences says the organization’s forecasted 413 job cuts – including the…
Health Canada says this counterfeit device may pose health risks
Health Canada is warning Canadians about counterfeit laser hair removal devices used in some clinics that may “pose serious health…
Health Canada Releases New Analytical Cannabis Testing Guide
Health Canada has published a new Validating Analytical Methods in Cannabis Testing Guide, providing more detailed guidelines to help producers and…