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June 10, 2026
TORONTO - At an event hosted last week at UHN’s Toronto General Hospital, prime minister Mark Carney (pictured) announced his government’s federal AI strategy, AI For All. The plan focuses on expanding AI adoption across Canadian organizations and increasing confidence in the technology by investing in AI literacy training, job opportunities for young people and the development of sovereign infrastructure.
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June 10, 2026
OTTAWA - Health minister Marjorie Michel (pictured) says the government is withholding $50 million in federal funds from Canada Health Infoway, the organization responsible for the $300-million failed PrescribeIT program, until it addresses concerns about governance.
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May 27, 2026
EDMONTON - Alberta’s government is investing $10 million over the next three years to advance artificial intelligence and data-driven health solutions.
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May 27, 2026
WINNIPEG - Research Manitoba, along with the Manitoba government, is pleased to announce the official investment of more than $1.3 million to advance made-in-Manitoba artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that address real-world challenges in healthcare, Indigenous innovation, social services, natural resources, and cultural preservation.
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May 27, 2026
EDMONTON - A judge has ruled that it was appropriate to authorize the search of the computers and phones of two podcasters who, he said, waged a “no-holds-barred” campaign to harass and intimidate a potential witness in a lawsuit against the Alberta government.
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May 6, 2026
TORONTO – Michael Green (pictured), CEO of Canada Health Infoway, has been dismissed by the board after the collapse of the $300 million e-Prescribe program. The program is also being investigated by a parliamentary committee that’s seeking to find out why it failed and what the money was spent on.
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May 1, 2026
Bill S-5 the Connected Care for Canadians Act (CCA), is a long overdue and necessary development. This bill along with Canada Health Infoway’s 2023 Shared Pan-Canadian Interoperability Roadmap (Roadmap) need to be further refined, detailed and brought up to date. Digital health connectivity is certainly the main goal, but we need to innovate how we do it. There are strategies available to us today that were not available or mature just a few years ago. Read More
April 15, 2026
EDMONTON - Alberta’s government is laying the legislative groundwork to allow more people to pay to bypass their doctor and get faster access to everything from CT scans to blood tests.
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April 1, 2026
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Health needs to follow procurement rules to ensure a competitive, fair, and transparent process results in best value for taxpayers’ money, said auditor general Kim Adair (pictured).
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March 25, 2026
TORONTO - Ontario announced it will produce a new province-wide Primary Care Medical Record system that will integrate patient records, reduce paperwork for doctors and improve the quality of care received by patients. It’s part of Ontario’s Primary Care Action Plan, for which the province will raise overall funding to a total of $3.4 billion between 2025 and 2029.
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