Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 Sep, 2017 10:46 AM
The Ontario government has introduced a new bill it says will improve transparency in the province's health care system. The wide-ranging changes would amend 10 existing pieces of legislation if passed. Here are the key changes:
Mandatory disclosure of any payments pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers make to health care professionals.
Granting paramedics the ability to transport patients to non-hospital settings, like a mental health facility, following a 911 call.
New enforcement tools that would include higher fines and change the safety inspection program for the province's long-term care homes.
Clear regulations to ease public health enforcement of recreational water facilities like splash pads and wading pools and personal service settings like barber shops, tattoo parlours and nail salons.
A new licensing regime for community health facilities which operate medical radiation devices like X-rays, CT scanners and ultrasound machines.
New regulations for diagnostic medical sonographers who operate ultrasound machines.
OTTAWA — The federal government intends to rename National Aboriginal Day as National Indigenous Peoples Day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today.
TORONTO — Two Toronto residents say they have brought a criminal complaint against a controversial publication the federal government deemed too offensive to distribute in the mail.
VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia has announced a new head for its creative writing program, nearly two years after the former chair was suspended amid "serious allegations."
Firefighters Were Called Tuesday Afternoon For Reports Of A Potential Hazardous Materials Situation After A Powder Was Found In A Sorting Facility Adjacent To The Vancouver International Airport.
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — The first heat wave of the summer is expected to hit British Columbia's Cariboo region by the weekend and the BC Wildfire Service says it is bracing for potential fires as a result.
