Health Policy News

Ontario invests $5.3M to tackle London-area doctor shortage
Mary Hay, executive director at Southwest Middlesex Health Centre, welcomed the provincial money and explained how some of it will help the Mt. Brydges centre.
In Indigenous communities, MAiD is a fraught conversation
According to the document obtained by Canada’s National Observer through an access-to-information request, since late 2023, the federal government has invested more than $3.3 million to support Indigenous-led consultations across the country.

More than $100? Albertans can start pre-ordering paid COVID-19 shots after June policy shift

Those looking to get the shot will still need to book an appointment after pre-ordering, and it's expected that most will have to pay more than $100 to get it.
Manitoba college launches new triage process to process serious complaints faster

Under the new system, which officially launched July 7, each complaint will be first looked at by an analytics unit for an ‘up-front and rapid’ initial analysis as soon as it comes in.
Pharmacists ‘increasingly disgruntled’ by work burden from federal restrictions on nicotine pouch sales, Imperial Tobacco says

The company behind the only brand of nicotine pouches legally available for sale in Canada has launched a PR blitz against the federal ministerial order introduced last year that keeps the product behind the pharmacy counter.
Alberta government appeals injunction of transgender healthcare law

A judge granted the injunction in June, ruling the provincial law raises serious Charter issues that need to be hashed out in an ongoing court challenge of the legislation.
Former Alberta health agency CEO says false claims may compromise investigation

Athana Mentzelopoulos, once the CEO of Alberta Health Services, filed a lawsuit against the provincial government in February alleging wrongful dismissal.
The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, an imperfect vaccine and missteps aided its comeback

For the past decade, Sughra Ayaz has traveled door to door in southeastern Pakistan, pleading with parents to allow children to be vaccinated against polio.
Community pharmacies hurt by Health PEI hiring

The number of pharmacists employed by Health PEI jumped by 60% in the last two years, without any government offset to the negative effect its hiring blitz is having on community pharmacies across the province.
B.C. expanding access to free HPV vaccines

The province is also shifting the dose schedule as of the end of July from two doses to one dose for people ages nine to 20.

Ontario invests $5.3M to tackle London-area doctor shortage

In Indigenous communities, MAiD is a fraught conversation

More than $100? Albertans can start pre-ordering paid COVID-19 shots after June policy shift

Manitoba college launches new triage process to process serious complaints faster

Pharmacists ‘increasingly disgruntled’ by work burden from federal restrictions on nicotine pouch sales, Imperial Tobacco says

Alberta government appeals injunction of transgender healthcare law

Former Alberta health agency CEO says false claims may compromise investigation

The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, an imperfect vaccine and missteps aided its comeback

Community pharmacies hurt by Health PEI hiring

B.C. expanding access to free HPV vaccines