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Nova Scotia

Replacements, upgrades coming for ailing elevators at Halifax hospital

Nova Scotia Health is taking action to address the longstanding issue of unreliable elevators at the Victoria General Hospital in…

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Health

Family speaks out after Pasqua First Nation man’s braids cut off in Edmonton hospital

Alberta Health Services has implemented new training measures for their staff following a disturbing incident involving a Pasqua First Nation…

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Health

Alberta hospital patients waiting to move into continuing care are paying millions in fees

Adam Preston and his family were faced with a difficult decision when their grandmother, Shirley Tryon, was diagnosed with dementia…

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Canada

Manitoba woman set to lose right leg after languishing in hospital bed with open wound

A Manitoba woman, Roseanne Milburn, is facing the devastating prospect of losing her leg after a surgeon started a procedure…

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World

Brazilian President Lula in ICU after surgery to drain head hemorrhage, hospital says

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is currently recovering in an intensive-care unit following surgery for an intracranial hemorrhage,…

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Canada

Hiker who survived 50 days in northeast B.C. woods released from hospital

The miraculous survival story of 20-year-old Sam Benastick, who spent 50 days lost in the wilderness of northeastern B.C., has…

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Health

An Ottawa hospital misidentified a dying patient. Now 2 families say they’re being ignored

Insley said she would have suggested more stringent measures be put in place to prevent another misidentification like the one…

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World

Idaho woman, 18, arrested after dead infant found in Safe Haven Baby Box at a hospital

An 18-year-old woman from Idaho, Angel N. Newberry, was recently arrested for allegedly dropping a deceased baby into a Safe…

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Health

Student nurse attacked with knife at Vancouver hospital, union says

A horrifying incident took place at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) on Thursday, where a student nurse was attacked with a…

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Health

A year after their loved one died in hospital, N.S. family struggles to understand what went wrong

The tragic loss of their 30-year-old daughter, Shavonne, has left Wesley and Sheila Lees heartbroken. Every time they pass by…

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