October 14, 2026
WATERLOO, Ont. – The National Institutes of Health Informatics is offering new micro-courses for healthcare professionals, beginning fall 2026. They include: “ROI Thinking in Healthcare,” “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare,” and more!
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October 7, 2026
TORONTO — Loblaw Companies Limited’s PC Health launched an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot last month, and the company said it processed more than 100,000 questions in its first week.
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October 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Ont. - Lumeo and its partner organizations across Southeastern Ontario welcomed Robert Slepin (pictured) as executive leader of Lumeo. Robert brings decades of experience leading digital transformation, governance, and healthcare innovation in some of North America’s most complex health systems.
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October 7, 2026
TORONTO and SOLNA, Sweden - AGE-WELL, Canada’s technology and aging network, has formed a strategic partnership with Ambea, a leading Nordic care provider, to accelerate the development and adoption of innovative care solutions.
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October 7, 2026
CALGARY — Calgary is getting its first cyclotron to expedite medical testing and cancer treatments. A cyclotron speeds up tiny, charged particles and shoots them at a target to make radioactive materials for medical scans and treatments.
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October 7, 2026
TORONTO – Canada’s emergency departments are under significant pressure. In 2024–25, there were 16.1 million ED visits, with 1.2 million patients leaving before being seen. One in ten admitted patients waited more than 48 hours for an inpatient bed.
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October 7, 2026
VICTORIA - David Eby (pictured), premier and leader of British Columbia’s NDP, is promising to tax people earning more than $1 million at a rate of 24.5 percent if re-elected, with the revenue being used to help fund healthcare.
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October 7, 2026
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - Nearly 10 months after the Ford government promised new licences for private clinics to perform publicly funded hip and knee replacements, a second facility has begun performing the surgeries.
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October 7, 2026
OTTAWA - During a recent update of The Ottawa Hospital’s electronic health record system, an error occurred that led to incorrect information being added to some patient charts. The error incorrectly identified some patients as the same person and combined their health records.
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September 23, 2026
TORONTO - The former chief executive of Canada Health Infoway is suing the federally funded non-profit for wrongful dismissal, alleging that he was made a scapegoat for the failure of a $300-million project to get doctors to send their prescriptions electronically.
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