With hospitals well over capacity across Canada, the Canadian Medical Association president says emergency rooms are standing in for primary care and that the country needs more family doctors.

Emergency room nurses say this is the worst the health-care system has ever been with patients in emergency rooms waiting hours and sometimes even days for treatment. Staff shortages are playing a huge role, but experts say...

Staffing shortages and a surge in respiratory illnesses are putting pressure on Canada's emergency rooms, and experts are urging people to update their vaccinations.

Advocacy group the Ontario Health Coalition says health-care access is worsening in the province with 1,199 instances where health-care services were closed so far in 2023, including 868 emergency room closures — an all-time high.

A new report grading Canada’s performance on health care found Canadians are living longer than people in other OECD countries and smoking less, but the country has higher rates of diabetes and significantly more opioid deaths.

A new health report shows where Canada is performing better and falling behind other high-income countries in the OECD. While Canadians on average are living longer and smoking less, the country has higher rates of diabetes and a...

A new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information highlights a continued post-pandemic crisis in the health-care system. Staff shortages, lack of primary care, surgery backlogs and lack of data sharing continue to hinder...

A new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information highlights a continued post-pandemic crisis in the health-care system. Staff shortages, lack of primary care, surgery backlogs and lack of data sharing continue to hinder...

Another Nova Scotia family is speaking out about the death of their loved one following a long wait in the emergency room. Charlene Snow went to hospital with flu symptoms and sore jaw but gave up after seven hours and went home only to...

The death of a Nova Scotia woman who waited hours for care in an emergency room has increased concerns from patients who fear help won’t be there when they need it most. It comes at a time when hospitals across the country are being...

Ontario needs to improve the health care system it has and not engage in 'bold new experiments with for-profit privatization,' says Ontario Health Coalition executive director Natalie Mehra.

A Quebec coroner's report concluded Friday that the racism and prejudice Joyce Echaquan faced in the hospital contributed to her death last year. The report went on to say that Quebec must acknowledge systemic racism within its...

Demonstrators in Montreal have gathered for the 'Justice for Joyce' rally, protesting systemic racism in the health-care system. Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw woman, died Monday in a Joliette, Que., hospital. Advocates say she didn't...

The Canadian health care system has changed forever because of COVID-19, especially its attempts to keep both patients and staff safe. CBC News recently got a first-hand look at those changes and heard from doctors and nurses about their...

By the time the COVID-19 pandemic is finally over, Canadian doctors could face another health care crisis due to a massive backlog of surgeries and procedures that will strain an already stretched system.

Cancer patients are worried because some surgeries and treatment are getting postponed indefinitely as hospitals are forced to prioritize COVID-19 cases.

Health officials are worried about COVID-19 outbreak lining up with flu outbreak.