Nurse fired for snooping 210 times
YORKTON, Sask. – A Saskatchewan registered nurse at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre was caught snooping through the personal health records of 70 people on 210 occasions, the privacy commissioner […]
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Competition announced to reduce ED wait times
KITCHENER, Ont. – Like many hospitals across Ontario, Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN pronounced wren) faces emergency department (ED) wait time challenges. In partnership with the University of Waterloo, WRHN […]
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Holland Bloorview CEO announces her retirement
TORONTO – The Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital board of directors, announced that after more than a decade of outstanding leadership, Julia Hanigsberg (pictured) will be retiring from her role […]
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Heart pump is ‘injected’ into the body
MONTREAL – Former Liberal leadership candidate Frank Baylis, one of Canada’s most successful health sciences entrepreneurs, has co-led a $43-million investment into an innovative Montreal heart pump maker through his […]
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Brain tumor program achieves best-in-class outcomes
KINGSTON, Ont. – Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is setting new benchmarks in brain tumor care with its groundbreaking Integrative Brain Tumor Program (IBTP), developed under the leadership of Dr. […]
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Libraries prepare patients for virtual care
LONDON, Ont. – In partnership with libraries in London and Middlesex County, the Virtual Care Program of London’s hospitals is opening doors to virtual care through a free educational workshop […]
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Alberta shifts grants to ‘activity-based’ funding
EDMONTON — Alberta’s premier, Danielle Smith (pictured), announced that a new “activity-based” model is on the way, to be implemented for some surgeries in 2026. The model ties public funding […]
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Patients died following bed rail entrapment
WINNIPEG — Among the issues that led to patient deaths, according to critical incident reports from the first nine months of 2024, were bed rail entrapment, delays in receiving medical […]
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Enterprise AI companies announce hiring spree for Montréal AI talent
Toronto-based Alexa Translations draws on local talent to power new translation LLM.
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Online car retailer Clutch taps former Properly CEO Anshul Ruparell as CFO
Ruparell has spent the last year serving on Clutch’s board of directors.
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1,900-year-old Roman papyrus details elaborate tax evasion scheme, research suggests
Historians have deciphered a 1,900-year-old papyrus discovered in the Judean desert that details an elaborate tax evasion scheme, forgery and fraudulent sale and manumission of slaves by two men.
Tribe Property Technologies keeps “Buy” rating at Stifel
Innovobot unveils “refreshed” deep tech VC fund under Neha Khera’s leadership
After “intense” attempt to raise her own fund, Khera aims to back 25 to 30 deep tech startups with IRV.
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The Manitoba startup that helps companies by hacking them
Why GlitchSecure walked away from a million-dollar deal—then raised even more.
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PolicyMe eyes new insurance products, more big-name partners after raising $30 million over two years
Toronto insurtech startup is investing big in AI but cautious about implementation in “tricky” industry.
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Bell and Ericsson’s Ottawa team field-test AI-powered tech to reduce cell network traffic jams
Companies say the link adaptation tech is a first and could boost speed and capacity.
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Kids could be breathing in plasticizer chemicals from their mattresses, new study suggests
Babies and children up to age four could be breathing in and absorbing plasticizer chemicals from their mattresses while they sleep, a Canadian study suggests.
Applied Digital price target chopped at Roth
Federal government launches loan facility to support enterprises impacted by tariffs
Canada repurposes COVID-era emergency funding agency to provide loans for impacted large businesses.
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Sudbury robotics team makes Canadian history with double qualification for world championships
For the first time ever, a Canadian team from northern Ontario has qualified for both the FIRST Robotics Competition and the FIRST Tech Challenge in the same year.