CanadaRelease
July 20, 2026 · Canadian Medical Association
As premiers gathered in Prince Edward Island, the Canadian Medical Association said nearly six million Canadians do not have a family physician and that emergency departments faced another summer of closures. The association asked premiers to support connected-care legislation, Bill S-5. It also asked them to reject proposals that, in the association’s view, run counter to the Canada Health Act.
CanadaRelease
June 25, 2026 · Canadian Institute for Health Information
The Canadian Institute for Health Information says longer emergency stays reflect pressure outside the department as well as inside it. In 2024–2025, half of patients waited just under two hours for a physician assessment, and one in ten waited more than six hours. For patients admitted from the emergency department, waiting for an inpatient bed accounted for nearly two-thirds of the stay. People designated alternate level of care remained in hospital a median of 44 days while waiting for community supports.
ManitobaRelease
May 7, 2026 · Government of Manitoba
Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care says new HIV cases rose to 328 in 2025 from 90 in 2019. The province’s 2024 rate was 19.5 cases per 100,000 people, against a national rate of 5.5. Officials are launching an HIV Response Steering Committee. More than half of cases are among females, and the province says the most common routes of spread are injection drug use and unprotected heterosexual sex.
OntarioRelease
April 27, 2026 · Government of Ontario
The Ontario government says it is investing $10 million to advance plans for a new Southlake Health acute-care hospital in East Gwillimbury and the redevelopment of the existing hospital in Newmarket. The province says the projects are meant to connect more than 250,000 people in northern York Region and southern Simcoe County to hospital care closer to home.
QuebecRelease
March 27, 2026 · Santé et Services sociaux
Santé et Services sociaux released a government policy on front-line care, framed as a way to match services more closely to people and communities. The policy is meant to make primary care more accessible and better coordinated, with interdisciplinary teams closer to communities, a better experience of care, and stronger support for staff.
CanadaRelease
November 10, 2025 · Public Health Agency of Canada
The Public Health Agency of Canada says the Pan American Health Organization confirmed that Canada no longer holds measles elimination status after the same strain spread for more than a year. The outbreak began in October 2024 and reached several provinces and territories, largely in under-vaccinated communities. Canada can regain the status once transmission of that strain is interrupted for at least 12 months.
British ColumbiaRelease
March 6, 2025 · Health Canada
Health Canada says Minister Mark Holland and B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne signed an agreement to invest more than $670 million over four years in contraceptive and diabetes medications, devices, and supplies. The department says the funding is meant to cover more than 1.3 million people for contraception and nearly 550,000 people with diabetes, with residents expected to begin receiving that coverage in March 2026.