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VITAL connects data for research and development across Canada

By Jerry Zeidenberg

August 28, 2026

TORONTO – The VITAL project, devised and led by two physicians at St. Michael’s Hospital, is now backed by $210 million in government and institutional funding. Moreover, VITAL is already building new and impressive applications to fulfil its mission of improving the health of patients across Canada through deeper use of data, including artificial intelligence. Read More

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AI in Hospitals: Why Canada Needs to Move Beyond the Pilot Stage
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July 1, 2026

Kosta PetrovKosta Petrov, Managing Director at P World, talks about why the company is bringing its AI in Hospitals conference to Toronto this September — and why the timing has never been more urgent. “Every hospital leader we speak to says the same thing: we are running pilots, but we cannot seem to scale them. We heard that enough times that we knew there was a conference that needed to exist.” Read More

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The right AI tools: One home care organization is paving the way
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By Alistair Forsyth and Sandra McKay, PhD

August 28, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a foundational capability across healthcare. As workforce shortages, increasing service demands, and financial pressures continue to challenge providers, organizations must move beyond experimentation and identify practical opportunities to deploy AI in ways that improve care delivery, enhance workforce experience, and strengthen operational performance. Read More