By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 23, 2024 12:04 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Quebec government has published a new health-care directive clarifying that anglophones have the right to receive health and social services in English. The five-page document states multiple times that English speakers do … Read more
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include a statement from the health authority received after the time of publishing. Forty-two year-old Laval, Que. resident Jessie Putre isn’t shy about showing her mastectomy scar publicly because she says she wants people to see what can happen if they delay getting a mammogram. “I was actually told, ‘I … Read more
All 13 provinces and territories were part of Ottawa’s new health accord as of Wednesday after Health Minister Mark Holland announced a $3.7-billion health pact with Quebec. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first pitched a new health-funding deal to provinces more than a year ago to increase federal health transfers and provide targeted help. The offer … Read more
Dr. Geneviève Dechêne loves her work and is always on the go. The family physician retired from her office practice and now devotes her time visiting patients in the comfort of their own home. On Friday morning, after a stop at the local CLSC health clinic in Montreal’s Verdun neighbourhood, Dechêne headed out to see … Read more
A mom with a rare brain tumour has successfully undergone surgery that wasn’t available in Quebec, despite the province’s health insurance board (RAMQ) denying her coverage. Celyn Harding-Jones is proudly donning her hard-earned mark of a warrior: an approximately three-inch scar next to her hairline that was obtained after a thousand-mile-long journey. “I keep knocking … Read more
