Health P.E.I. says some wait times are improving, in part because of private clinics offering services for the public health-care system. That isn't sitting well with some MLAs. Wayne Thibodeau reports.
The town's community campus spans 170 acres of land and will include six soccer fields, three baseball diamonds and a cricket pitch. But the big-ticket item on the campus will be an $85-million wellness centre. CBC's Wayne Thibodeau explains how it's all shaping up.
The City of Windsor is sounding the alarm over changes coming to a federal program that houses asylum claimants. Staff say, the city will soon be asked to help fund the cost — something it says it cannot afford. The CBC's Chris Ensing reports.
Health P.E.I. is working to address long wait times for surgeries and diagnostic imaging, and there are early signs of progress.That's what MLAs heard Wednesday from officials with the provincial health authority during a legislative standing committee meeting.At the meeting, Health P.E.I. CEO Melanie Fraser presented data showing wait times for key services have consistently exceeded national benchmarks set by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)."Long wait times can affect pati
A two-year-old boy is still dealing with a painful reminder of his visit to the hospital. Last week his mom took him to the emergency room for a problem with his collarbone, but an IV with medication left him fighting an infection.
The Queen visited Swindon's Great Western Hospital on Tuesday, with royal watchers noticing she made a mistake during her trip
Mikey has exceeded expectations to become a little boy who loves the outdoors, eating pizza and spending time with his family
The majority of Americans think prescription drug costs are unreasonable and believe a major contributor to the high cost is profits made by pharmaceutical companies, a survey by KFF found. Although...
Prince William's wife Princess Kate reportedly moved out of her family home, Adelaide Cottage, during her cancer recovery – why her mother Carole's property was the perfect place to rest
The Public Health Agency of Canada estimates nearly 1,600 people may have been infected with salmonella in connection with mini pastries recall.
For the past five weeks, Toronto night nurse Keren Elumir has been handing out clean underwear and electrolyte packets at a safe consumption and overdose prevention site in Moss Park.She's been seeing more and more people with the telltale signs of a Shigella infection, also known as shigellosis: diarrhea, stomach cramps and fever.Toronto has an outbreak of 11 confirmed cases, all among homeless people, who don't always have reliable access to facilities like washrooms."You'll hear people yellin
Nutrition experts share the top foods you should not eat because they contain unhealthy fats, sweeteners, harmful pesticides, lots of sodium, and more.
"The one that immediately makes me livid is 'Don't pick your baby up every time she cries. You're just teaching her how to manipulate you.' Said about my 3-week-old. As if a newborn would be learning how to game the system."
People are encouraged to either throw away affected eggs or return them to the store
A few lifestyle habits can make or break your feet.
Dog-lover Camilla met poodle Fenton during a tour of Great Western Hospital in Swindon, which has recently undergone a near-£35m transformation.
My sister is nonverbal and has intellectual disabilities. My kids didn't seem to care and wanted to know more about her during a family trip.
Cheryl Coulombe explained she used to consume 1,500 calories per day. Now, she bumped that up to 2,200 calories and feels "a lot better."
“When you go to nursing school, you don’t think you’ll plan a wedding, but that was really important for the patient and family that day,” one of the nurses said
A health minister has promised adverts for the breakfast option will not disappear from daytime TV screens.
Built in the 1840s, the facility was designed to care for Welsh-speakers with mental illnesses.
