August 12, 2026
EDMONTON - The competition for federal funding can be fierce, and even the most promising projects can score well but remain unfunded. The LevMax-Health Program is Alberta Innovates’ solution to ensuring these projects get the support they need.
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August 12, 2026
MONTREAL - Quebec psychiatrists are calling on the province’s next government to appoint a dedicated minister of mental health. The call is part of six actions unveiled in the Quebec Association of Psychiatrists’ (AMPQ) Mental Health 2026 platform.
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August 12, 2026
SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont. - Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) and the SLMHC Foundation are celebrating a major milestone in bringing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services to the region with the successful commissioning of Sioux Lookout’s first MRI machine.
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August 12, 2026
MONCTON, N.B. - Theia, a Toronto-based leader in markerless motion capture, announced that kinesiology researchers in New Brunswick are using Theia3D, its AI-powered markerless motion capture platform, to evaluate a patient-handling system that helps caregivers safely reposition patients in bed while reducing the physical demands of one of healthcare’s most demanding tasks.
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August 5, 2026
TORONTO – A large-scale trial of an AI-driven solution to predict and prevent delirium is rolling out across 13 Ontario hospitals. The randomized-controlled trial, which reduces bias and is considered the gold standard in clinical testing, will involve approximately 15,000 patients.
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August 5, 2026
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has developed Physician Engagement Guidelines to support industry, government and other organizations in designing tools and solutions for - and with - physicians. We are looking for five (5) organizations to share feedback on the draft guidelines.
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August 5, 2026
EDMONTON - Alberta’s new testing regime that allows individuals to pay out of pocket for diagnostic scans came into effect last Friday, with the province saying it will alleviate wait times and expedite diagnoses. However, medical staff are bracing for an influx of tests that they say could leave them overwhelmed and patients waiting even longer.
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August 5, 2026
AJAX, Ont. - Durham Region is now home to Canada’s most advanced orthopedic robotic technology. Lakeridge Health launched its new Stryker 4.0 Orthopedic Robotics Platform at Ajax Pickering Hospital, where orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Kaj Ravichandiran (pictured), became the first surgeon in Canada to perform a joint replacement using the groundbreaking system, establishing a new national benchmark for orthopedic innovation.
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August 5, 2026
HALIFAX - Wait times for hip and knee replacements in Nova Scotia are now the shortest on record, countering a trend seen throughout the rest of Canada where provincial waits are largely longer than they were a decade ago.
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August 5, 2026
TORONTO and MONTREAL - A collaborative breakthrough between Sunnybrook Health Sciences, University Health Network, University of Toronto and McGill University is unlocking the brain’s elusive higher-cognition hub and opens a new frontier for clinical neuroscience.
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