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EDMONTON – Former Alberta Health Services CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos (pictured) disputes claims made by the province and its health authority that she was fired over job performance. Mentzelopoulos struck back in a court-document reply to statements of defence recently made by both. Read More

TORONTO – Humber River Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Justin Grant (pictured) as the new vice president of Research and Innovation, one of the newest members of its senior leadership team. Read More

EDMONTON – A University of Alberta professor who literally wrote the book on reinforcement learning has been awarded the world’s most prestigious prize in computing science. Richard Sutton (pictured), a University of Alberta computing science professor and one of the founders of modern computational reinforcement learning, has been honoured as co-recipient of the 2024 Association for Computing Machinery A.M. Turing Award, often referred to as the “Nobel Prize in computing.” Read More

VANCOUVER – The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) Board of Directors has announced Monica McAlduff (pictured) as the next chief executive officer of the FNHA, effective March 1, 2025. Read More

OTTAWA – The HealthCareCAN board of directors is very pleased to announce that Michelle McLean (pictured) has been appointed as the organization’s new president & CEO, effective March 3, 2025. An experienced lawyer, public affairs and communications professional in both the corporate and non-profit sectors, Ms. McLean’s extensive career achievements encompass over 20 years as a senior leader in federal government relations and communications experience in the health sector. Read More

SURREY – Fraser Health is announcing that, effective immediately, the board and Dr. Victoria Lee (pictured left) have mutually agreed that she will be moving on from Fraser Health to pursue other opportunities. Dr. Lynn Stevenson (pictured right) has been appointed as interim president and chief executive officer at Fraser Health. Read More

WHITBY, Ont. – After a remarkable 35-year career, the president and CEO of Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) Karim Mamdani (pictured) is preparing for retirement on July 31, 2025. Mamdani has worked at a number of large academic health centres, including the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University Health Network and the Hospital for Sick Children along with some time at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Read More

TORONTO – The MaRS board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Grace Lee Reynolds (pictured) as CEO and to welcome Helen Angus and Andrew Joyner as new board members. Since its founding, MaRS has been more than just a physical space -- it is a social infrastructure that helps transform research and science into economic opportunity. Read More

HAMILTON, Ont. – The board of directors of St. Joseph’s Health System (SJHS) announces that after almost 40 years of leadership in health care, Elizabeth Buller (pictured) has decided to retire as president and chief executive officer of St. Joseph’s Health System, effective April 1, 2025. Liz is recognized for her exceptional contributions to healthcare as a health system leader at both the provincial and national levels at prominent health care organizations across British Columbia and Ontario. Read More

ST. JOHN’S – Dr. Pat Parfrey (pictured) has been appointed the chief executive officer of Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services, bringing his more than 40 years of experience in healthcare, including co-chairing Health Accord NL, to the position. Read More