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Edmonton Man's Post-Surgery Emergency Raises Questions About Alberta's Ambulance Crisis
Edmonton man told to take taxi despite severe bleeding after knee surgery questions where ambulances are stationed...
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Critical Medical Records Vanish: Nova Scotia Family's Two-Month Nightmare After Infant's ICU Stay
Nova Scotia mother battles hospital after critical medical records for her infant son vanish following new electronic...
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Discharged Into Crisis: Young Man With Suicidal Thoughts Sent to Shelter Instead of Hospital Care
A 19-year-old with suicidal ideation was discharged from a Nova Scotia hospital and sent by taxi to a homeless shelter....
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Ontario Inquest Reveals Systemic Bias in Emergency Care: Indigenous Woman's Death Ruled Accidental
Ontario inquest rules Indigenous woman Heather Winterstein's 2021 death accidental, citing delayed emergency care and...
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Calgary Researchers Expose Dangerous Gaps in Doctor Misconduct Tracking Across Canada
University of Calgary study reveals 208 physicians accused of sexual misconduct between 2019-2024, with critical...
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Wrong Medication for Months: How a Pharmacy Error Left a Canadian Woman in the ER
A New Brunswick woman took the wrong medication for six months after a pharmacy mix-up, exposing dangerous gaps in...
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Ontario Hospital Nurse Never Spoke to Patient Before She Died of Sepsis, Inquest Hears
Triage nurse testifies she spent only seconds observing patient Heather Winterstein before she died of sepsis, citing...