The elective surgery queue cost 1.2 million Canadians a total of $2.8 billion in lost wages and productivity.
Health Care
March 31, 2021
9:36AM
If Moderna had been allowed to sell its vaccines earlier, many Canadian death and illnesses may have been prevented.
February 2, 2021
9:15AM
The provincial government contracted several private surgical clinics to help clear the backlog.
December 11, 2020
11:09AM
Premier Ford wants the federal government to cover 35 per cent of health-care costs, up from 22 per cent.
October 29, 2020
12:02PM
Last year, British Columbia became the first province to introduce a mandatory biosimilar switching program for non-medical reasons.
August 6, 2020
11:24AM
The estimated time to clear the backlog has been reduced from 24 months to 15 months.
June 11, 2020
11:33AM
An estimated 80,000 Albertans were waiting for care in early May.
June 8, 2020
9:54AM
Planned changes would likely result in fewer new and innovative drugs available to Canadians.
May 7, 2020
11:44AM
The mortality rate per 1 million U.S. residents was 196 compared to 30.5 worldwide.
April 14, 2020
2:40PM
Treatable conditions may turn into more permanent debilitating conditions.
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