Facilities

MONTREAL – The Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) Foundation announces the opening of the MHI’s Heart Valve Centre, a large-scale medical and scientific endeavour that aims to become a national hub of expertise. As a result, the new Centre will enable the MHI to double the number of patients with valve disease it can treat by 2028. Read More

BRAMPTON, Ont. – William Osler Health System has broken ground on a new Peel Memorial Hospital – a pivotal moment that marks a significant step forward for healthcare in the community. This milestone arrives as Osler celebrates the 100th anniversary of Peel Memorial in 2025. The new facility will increase vital services to meet the needs of one of Canada’s fastest-growing, most diverse communities. Read More

EDMONTON – A groundbreaking $4-million donation from a local family who wish to stay anonymous is fast-tracking the construction of a new family medicine clinic at Covenant Health’s Community Health Centre, the first phase of the innovative Covenant Wellness Community in southeast Edmonton. Read More

ST. JOHN’S – A new Mental Health and Addictions Centre in St. John’s will open to patients and clients on April 13, 2025, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services has announced. The modern 102-bed mental health facility is expected to provide quality patient care with features including individual inpatient rooms, shared spaces and upgraded counselling and therapy spaces. Read More

TORONTO – The University Health Network has purchased a 15-storey building in Toronto’s Discovery District to support the expansion of programs in cancer care, research and education at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Toronto General Hospital. Read More

TERRACE, BC – November 24th marked the opening of a new state-of-the-art Ksyen Regional Hospital, serving Terrace and the surrounding areas. Ksyen Regional Hospital replaces the former Mills Memorial Hospital, which was opened in 1961 and served the community for more than 60 years. Ksyen is the Sm’algya̱x name for the Skeena River. Read More

VANCOUVER – A woman with a long history of impersonation in other parts of Canada has been arrested and charged in Vancouver for allegedly posing as a nurse while working at B.C. Women’s Hospital for a year. Brigitte Cleroux (pictured), 49, has been charged with fraud over $5,000 and personation with intent, according to a statement from the Vancouver Police Department (VPD). Read More

MOOSONEE, Ont. – Pomerleau Healthcare Partners has been awarded a fixed price contract of $1.8 billion to finalize the design, build and finance the future healthcare campus in Moosonee, and an ambulatory care centre in Moose Factory. “Weeneebayko Area Health Authority is proud to partner with Infrastructure Ontario and Pomerleau Healthcare Partners on this historic project that will serve the communities in our region for generations to come,” said Lynne Innes (pictured), WAHA president, in a statement. Read More

TORONTO – The Hospital for Sick Children has been named the world’s second-best pediatric hospital by Newsweek magazine, in its annual rankings of the World’s Best Specialized Hospitals for 2025. Only the Boston Children’s Hospital is ranked ahead of SickKids. The BC Children’s Hospital and the Alberta Children’s Hospital came in at numbers 11 and 12. Read More

LONDON, Ont. – The provincial government has appointed a supervisor to oversee London Health Sciences Centre’s operations amid a mass resignation by its board of directors, the latest chapter in major restructuring at the region’s largest hospital. The province has appointed David Musyj (pictured), who was named interim president and chief executive in May, as the supervisor of LHSC, the hospital said in a statement posted on its website Wednesday. Read More