TORONTO – What began from a single moment of inspiration in the pre-lung transplant ward at University Health Network (UHN) has blossomed into a nation-wide healthcare innovation. H.A.L.O Tele-Monitoring Inc. […]

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A growing number of rural and remote hospitals across Canada are using virtual ER physician services to cope with physician shortages and avoid ER closures, but not everyone is sold […]

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TORONTO – Scarborough Health Network (SHN) and Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities (SCHC), along with their partners in Scarborough Palliative Care (SPC), have developed a unique solution to delivering more […]

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Clearing the airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) and bronchiectasis patients struggling to breathe can be a real challenge for clinicians using conventional therapies. However, the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary […]

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Canadian Addiction Treatment Centres (CATC) has successfully implemented HiBoop’s digital assessment platform at three inpatient facilities. Full staff adoption was achieved within weeks rather than the months typically expected for […]

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The spotlight in healthcare AI is shifting dramatically. While AI scribes have dominated the narrative for the past few years, touted as the “silver bullet” for the clinical documentation burden […]

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TORONTO – Canada Health Infoway has announced the selection of 18 clinical leaders as recipients of the 2025 Connected Care Innovation Grant. Each project will receive up to $40,000 in […]

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TORONTO – HEALWELL AI, a healthcare artificial intelligence company focused on preventative care, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Intrahealth Systems, has been selected by Public Health Sudbury & […]

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TORONTO — As Canadian healthcare organizations face an unprecedented staffing crisis marked by clinician burnout and escalating operational costs, Toronto-based OliveCorp Software Inc. announced the official launch of its flagship […]

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OTTAWA – Researchers at the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) are developing a promising AI tool aimed at supporting personalized dietary strategies for people living with IBD, thanks to a $10 […]

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EDMONTON – Breast cancer screening is now being performed in two brand-new mobile units for women in rural and Indigenous communities across Alberta. These units replace aging trailers that had […]

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TORONTO – The MaRS innovation hub has partnered with Innovate UK, an economic development agency, to support eight U.K.-based AI health companies as they expand into North America. “Leveraging cutting-edge […]

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WATERLOO, Ont. – A major change on the horizon at the University of Waterloo (UW), as president Vivek Goel (pictured), is set to wrap up his time in the role […]

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WINNIPEG – The annual median wait for an MRI in Manitoba is at its highest level since at least 2019, nearly two years after the provincial NDP were elected on […]

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TORONTO – For the past decade, the Canadian Institute’s Forum on Healthcare Infrastructure has brought together hundreds of leaders in healthcare facility planning, design, and construction to explore innovative solutions […]

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WATERLOO and HAMILTON, Ont. – The National Institutes of Health Informatics and McMaster University Continuing Education are offering new micro-courses for healthcare professionals, beginning fall 2025 including “Data Strategy for […]

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TORONTO – The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto has topped a new list ranking the world’s top pediatric hospitals. The list was released by Newsweek and Statista as part […]

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WHITEHORSE, Yukon – The Heidi AI scribe is being rolled out across medical clinics in Yukon. Heidi is an artificial intelligence medical scribe produced by Australian developer Heidi Health. According […]

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COMOX, BC – Comox Valley Hospital has acquired two groundbreaking technologies: an AI-assisted MRI imaging system and an Enhanced Glidescope airway visualization machine. These advancements are transforming patient care and […]

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SAINT JOHN, NB – A cardiac-enabled hybrid operating room – the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada, and a spinal surgery robot, one of just a handful across the […]

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