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October 3, 2018
SURREY, BC – Fraser Health is purchasing two private magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) clinics to provide medically necessary exams to patients throughout the Fraser Valley. These purchases are part of the government’s Surgical and Diagnostic Imaging Strategy.
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September 18, 2018
REGINA – eHealth Saskatchewan has confirmed that three employees fired earlier this year were found to have accepted all-expenses-paid trips to three separate sporting events in the United States, in violation of the government agency’s conflict of interest policy.
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September 5, 2018
QUEBEC CITY – In the midst of the current Quebec provincial election campaign, Premier Philippe Couillard introduced rookie Liberal Party candidate Gertrude Bourdon by saying she would be the next health minister.
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July 18, 2018
TORONTO – Premier Doug Ford has quietly appointed an ally to an advisory post with an annual salary of $348,000. The Ford cabinet named Dr. Rueben Devlin (pictured), a former president of the Ontario PC Party and the longtime CEO of Humber River Hospital, to chair a new body called the Premier’s Council on Improving Healthcare and Ending Hallway Medicine.
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June 20, 2018
OTTAWA – The Canadian government has launched a $24.9 million program to fund cross-disciplinary research in the area of artificial intelligence and healthcare. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research is leading the effort, called the Collaborative Health Research Projects.
A competition has been launched with the goal of bridging artificial intelligence, health research and, for the first time, the social sciences and humanities.
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May 23, 2018
A digital health portal giving Quebec patients access to their own data was set to launch this week. Carnet santé Québec will be available on computers, tablets and smartphones, Health Minister Gaétan Barrette (pictured) announced.
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May 1, 2018
Toronto, Montreal and Edmonton have all touted themselves as leading-edge developers of healthcare technology. Now, get ready for Brampton to join the club. The city, located just north of Toronto, is home to a rapidly growing cluster of medical and life-sciences companies, educational facilities, and leading-edge hospitals and clinics. Brampton is about to build on that, with a strategy that fast-tracks its development as a health-technology hub. Read More
April 11, 2018
TORONTO – A coalition of Canadian science, healthcare and nuclear sector organizations have launched a new council to ensure Canada remains a world leader in the production of life saving Isotopes by raising awareness and supporting long-term policies at the domestic and international level.
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March 28, 2018
QUEBEC CITY – The ethics commissioner for the National Assembly, Ariane Mignolet, announced she has begun an investigation into Health Minister Gaétan Barrette (pictured) at the request of Parti Québécois MNA Diane Lamarre.
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March 14, 2018
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI – Prince Edward Island has signed a five-year, $20 million health agreement with the federal government that will fund new programs for mental health and home care.
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