Health care crisis

The Nova Scotia Health Authority is requesting that a lawsuit over the death of a patient late last year be dismissed, saying her death was not due to negligence on its part. The family of Allison Holthoff filed the civil lawsuit last…

New details are emerging about the death of a patient at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton last July, which are revealed through documents obtained by Global News. At the time of the death, which occurred on…

When Diane Breen died unexpectedly following her visit to a Nova Scotia emergency room, her family was left grieving — both over her loss and their sense that lessons weren’t learned from the tragedy. Kim and Jennifer DeWolfe say…

The Green Party is calling on the federal government to fund health care in Atlantic Canada in keeping with the needs of residents, not based on the share of the region’s population. Federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said the…

A Nova Scotia paramedic is speaking out about the conditions those in his profession are facing as paramedics are becoming essential to “hallway medicine” amidst a strained health-care system. Scott Sturgeon, an advanced care…

Bianca Gallant wants things to change. Just two weeks ago, a surgeon told her she was just minutes from death, but only after she’d waited 14 hours at the Dr. Georges.-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre.She had to be rushed into…

A woman who says she spent more than 14 hours in a Moncton, N.B., emergency room is calling for change to the province’s health-care system, alleging she almost died waiting. Bianca Gallant of Memramcook, N.B., says she still doesn’t…

Provincial and territorial health ministers have presented a united front as they seek more federal funding, and Tuesday expect to hear more details on cash promised by their federal counterpart. British Columbia Health Minister…

After months of feuding over calls for increased transfers, the federal government says it’s willing to provide additional health-care dollars to provinces and territories. In exchange, however, federal Health Minister Jean-Yves…

Meghan MacDonald thought she was well-prepared for the birth of her first child. She and her husband attended classes, did the research, and were highly anticipating the arrival of their bundle of joy. But she says when she arrived at…