August 19, 2026
LONDON, Ont. - A pair of lifelong friends have made an “extraordinary” $2.4-million donation to advance cancer care at the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre at London Health Sciences Centre, LHSC’s fundraising arm says.
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August 19, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a Diagnostic Imaging Acceleration (“Ditch the Disk”) Workgroup late last month. It aims to make imaging data seamlessly and electronically retrievable across organizations, within clinical workflows and by patients.
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August 19, 2026
WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s health minister said the government is working with cybersecurity experts following a ransomware attack at the province’s largest hospital, while the union representing nurses is concerned about security risks for its members.
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August 19, 2026
TORONTO - The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), in partnership with LOFT Community Services, has announced a $9.7 million investment from the Ontario government to redevelop 20,000 sq ft of the Champagne Centre, a state-of-the-art medical and wellness complex in the north end of Toronto, into a permanent care environment for The Path Home program.
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August 19, 2026
TORONTO - Congratulations to Dr. Fahima Osman (pictured) on receiving the Health Innovation & Patient Empowerment Award from the Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario (BPAO). Dr. Fahima Osman is a breast surgical oncologist at Women’s College Hospital whose work spans the operating room, research lab and world of health innovation.
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August 19, 2026
VANCOUVER - Rhonda Barnet (pictured) was named as DIGITAL’s Interim CEO last month, following the retirement of the organization’s inaugural CEO, Sue Paish. DIGITAL is part of Canada’s Cluster Initiative, and brings together industry leaders, SMEs, and post-secondary institutions to collaborate on large-scale projects that drive innovation and the development of technology solutions.
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August 12, 2026
WINNIPEG - A ransomware attack on Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre has affected door access, heating, ventilation and air conditioning at Manitoba's largest hospital. Shared Health said in a statement Monday it's responding to what it called "a ransomware incident affecting certain facility maintenance systems."
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August 12, 2026
HAMILTON, Ontario and MONTREAL - St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (St. Joe’s Hamilton), St. Joseph’s Home Care (St. Joe’s Home Care), and AlayaCare announced a novel interoperability initiative connecting hospital and home care systems to support bi-directional clinical data exchange between St. Joe’s Hamilton’s Epic Health Information System (HIS) and St. Joe’s Home Care’s AlayaCare Cloud platform.
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August 12, 2026
KITCHENER, Ont. – A 26-year-old Kitchener man has pleaded guilty to a widespread computer hacking conspiracy that resulted in the compromise of many U.S. organizations, the theft of billions of sensitive customer records and the extortion of numerous victims.
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August 12, 2026
VANCOUVER – WELL Health Technologies Corp. a digital health company empowering healthcare practitioners and their patients, has announced the appointments of Loreto Grimaldi (pictured left) as chief legal officer and Kaytek Przybylski (pictured right) as chief digital & information officer. These appointments further strengthen WELL’s executive leadership team as the company continues to scale Canada’s largest outpatient healthcare platform powered by software and AI.
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