WINNIPEG – After healthcare audits found “unsustainable deficits”, the leaders of the two largest health authorities in Manitoba were replaced with temporary chiefs. Chris Christadoulou has been named interim CEO […]

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LONDON, Ont. – London Health Sciences plans to deploy a weapons detection system that makes use of AI in its emergency rooms, in response to a December shooting outside an […]

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EDMONTON — A Primary Care Alberta (PCA) service that connects Health Link 811 callers with a physician for phone or secure Zoom assessments has now assisted over 100,000 callers. Virtual […]

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THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The Ontario government is investing over $93 million to build the new Cardiovascular Surgery Program at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. This new funding builds […]

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PARIS, France – Earlier this week, at the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen launched InvestAI, an initiative to mobilise €200 billion for […]

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OSHAWA, Ont. – Ontario Tech University students are using artificial intelligence (AI) and technology to propose innovative solutions for key healthcare challenges, in collaboration with Lakeridge Health and the Brilliant […]

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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Medtech Canada, the national association representing the medical device industry in Canada, released the following statement from president and CEO, Nicole DeKort (pictured), on the tariff and sanction threat […]

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VANCOUVER – Treatment.com AI Inc. announced an agreement to acquire Rocket Doctor Inc., a Canadian company empowers doctors to start their own virtual practices, thereby providing citizens with quick access […]

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WHITBY, Ont. – After a remarkable 35-year career, the president and CEO of Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) Karim Mamdani (pictured) is preparing for retirement on […]

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HAMILTON, Ont. – CREATE (Centre for Data Science and Digital Health), part of Hamilton Health Sciences, is playing a key role in developing a universal translator of sorts for Canada’s […]

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TORONTO – The MaRS board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Grace Lee Reynolds (pictured) as CEO and to welcome Helen Angus and Andrew Joyner as new […]

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EDMONTON – Alberta’s UCP government has ousted the entire board of Alberta Health Services for the second time since Danielle Smith became premier, the latest step in the province’s massive […]

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VICTORIA – The BC College of Family Physicians is calling on the provincial government to follow through on its pledge to ban the requirement of doctors’ notes to miss work. […]

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TORONTO – Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital has joined KidSights, a pioneering data consortium created to address and close the innovation gap in pediatric health. Children and young people with […]

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HAMILTON, Ont. – St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton has become the first hospital in Canada to adopt virtual reality technology to help staff prepare for and respond to real or perceived […]

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KITCHENER, Ont. – Communitech Fast Track Health announced 10 Canadian tech companies selected to pitch their solutions at its upcoming hybrid showcase event at the Communitech Hub on Feb. 25, […]

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LONDON, Ont. – The quest to advance detection and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and to personalize cancer care has received a major boost, with $7.2 million in funding to Lawson […]

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