Longer distance to family physician has negative effect on access to health care, study confirms

Living farther than 30 km from a family physician can negatively affect access to health care, found a new Ontario study ...

Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate

Republican leaders in Congress said it's all or nothing on Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push to carve out funding ...

Assaults on nurse, aide at HSC show need for better security at Manitoba hospitals: nurses' union

Assaults against a health-care aide and a nurse by a patient experiencing a mental health issue at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre last weekend underscore problems with safety at the province's ...

Children’s Aid Society alerted multiple times before boy died in Ontario women's care, murder trial told

A 12-year-old boy and his younger brother had remained in the care of Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber for over five years when ...

Federal food benefits and preschool aid to run dry starting Saturday if shutdown continues

Federal funds could begin running dry Saturday that help tens of millions of Americans to buy food for their families and ...

Calls grow for more security measures at HSC after health-care workers assaulted

Assaults against a health-care aide and a nurse by a patient experiencing a mental health issue at Winnipeg's Health Sciences ...

Nearly half of new nurses leaving P.E.I.’s health-care system, report suggests

A Montreal-based research group is warning of a growing exodus of new nurses leaving P.E.I.'s health-care system. The ...

What to know as the annual sign-up window for health insurance arrives

Higher prices, less help and a government shutdown all hang over health insurance markets as shoppers start looking for ...

Long Term Care Workers in Dartmouth and Hammonds Plains Vote to Strike

Following their rally in Westville on Wednesday, workers at Admiral and Whitehills Long Term Care Centres, represented by ...

Studying abroad? Here’s what you need to know about health insurance in top destinations

International students planning to study abroad face diverse and mandatory health insurance requirements across popular destinations like Canada, Australia, UK, US, and Germany. Coverage mandates vary ...
The Haitian Times

In move to reach survivors in Haiti, millions for hurricane relief bypass government

A range of international organizations have mobilized millions in funding, emergency supplies, medical care and food after Hurricane Melissa struck, with plans to manage the resources independently ...

The Latest: Trump in Tokyo to meet with Japan’s newly elected, first female leader, Sanae Takaichi

U.S. President Donald Trump is in Japan and preparing to meet with the country’s newly elected, ultraconservative leader.