VANCOUVER – Bell Canada has announced it will open six artificial intelligence data centres in B.C. as part of a plan to create the largest AI compute project in Canada. […]

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VICTORIA, BC – Novari Health is working with Island Health to implement its Medical Imaging Requisition Management (MIRM) technology across Vancouver Island. The deployment of Novari MIRM will enable 16 […]

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MONTREAL – LGI Healthcare Solutions, a Canadian leader in healthcare IT, is proud to announce a new partnership with The Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto to […]

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VANCOUVER – Nurses from across British Columbia – including 26 from the northern Health region – gathered in Vancouver on May 28 to rally against a rise in workplace violence […]

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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Trillium Health Partners has announced a $25 million fundraising initiative in support of its AI for Better Health program, which aims to accelerate the development of powerful […]

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TORONTO – In a $100-million lawsuit, Humber River Health claims that recent shoddy construction has left the floors uneven or bubbling in nearly every wing of the hospital, putting the […]

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IQALUIT, Nunavut – The government of Nunavut (GN) has partnered with The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) to launch the Virtual Critical Care Program (VCCP), aimed at enhancing real-time access to critical […]

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LONDON, Ont. – In a matter of weeks, more than 250 knives have been seized at the emergency departments of London Health Sciences Centre. Weapons-detection systems installed at the hospital’s […]

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LONDON, Ont. – A review commissioned by London Health Sciences Centre supervisor, David Musyj, found the organization lags behind similar centres in its use of technology, faces a $150 million […]

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WATERLOO, Ont. – A team led by researchers at the University of Waterloo found in a simulated study that ChatGPT-4o, the well-known large language model (LLM) created by OpenAI, answered […]

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TORONTO – Medirex Systems Inc. is pleased to announce that it received advisory services and research and development funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program […]

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CALGARY – The province of Alberta will cut funding to Alberta Innovates by nearly 30 percent over the next two years — a roughly $60-million annual reduction that CEO Michael […]

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TORONTO – A new report from Maple, Canada’s leading virtual care platform, reveals that 54 percent of Canadian women say the health system does not meet their needs, highlighting how […]

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TORONTO – A team of scientists from across Canada has developed an innovative molecular-based blood test and portable device to quickly predict the risk of sepsis over the first 24 […]

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OTTAWA – Calian Group Ltd., a trusted provider of mission-critical solutions for defence, space and healthcare, announced it has acquired Advanced Medical Solutions (AMS), a leading provider of remote and […]

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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – International medical imaging IT company Sectra announced that Guelph General Hospital will be the first in Canada to add Sectra’s digital pathology module to its current cloud […]

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MONTRÉAL – Six exceptional research platforms located in Montreal have been awarded funding through Brain Canada’s Platform Support Grants program. With this support, these platforms will foster partnerships across research […]

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HAMILTON, Ont. – St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton announced a $20 million fundraising campaign for its robotic surgery program. St. Joe’s aims to add another surgical robot to its fleet, double […]

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EDMONTON – Alberta premier Danielle Smith (pictured) has announced an overhaul of several government ministries, creating two new health services portfolios and replacing her Indigenous relations minister. Former health minister […]

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BRAMPTON and ETOBICOKE, Ont. – William Osler Health System and Toronto Metropolitan University’s Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing have launched a transformational Academic Practice Partnership to help build a skilled, […]

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