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Manitoba health minister says cybersecurity priority after hospital attack

Manitoba’s health minister said the government is working with cybersecurity experts following a ransomware attack at the province’s largest hospital, while the union representing nurses is concerned about security risks for its members.  Shared Health, the body that manages health care in the province, announced on Monday that it was dealing with an attack affecting […]

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Ontario’s more restrictive transparency law nixes request for health minister records

Ontario’s new and more restrictive freedom-of-information laws have quashed another request, this time for documents that may have given a glimpse into potential hospital cuts. More than 70 per cent of Ontario hospitals are forecasting deficits, and Health Minister Sylvia Jones has told them to come up with three-year plans to balance their budgets. Any […]

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