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The Chief of Orthopaedics in the metro region is proposing that the health authority create a dedicated centre for hip and knee surgery to help address lengthy wait times. Dr. William Moores says urgent action is needed with approximately 2,800 patients currently waiting up to four years for surgery. He says that number could balloon to 6,100 patients by 2030, given the province’s aging population. Moores says that’s a lot of people waiting a long time with pain and disability. He’s suggesting that, instead of accommodating patients in a system while competing with other health care needs, that the needs of patients come first.(File Photo from 2023: Divisional Head of Orthopaedics with NL Health Services, Dr. Will Moores, Former Premier Andrew Furey, and former MHA Steve Crocker.)Moores says it’s not a new concept, with similar centres up and running in eight other provinces that “have been quite successful in helping decrease wait times.”He says among patients requiring hit and knee replacements, the population is fairly homogenous, “so you can really design and help increase the efficiency by designing it specifically for the delivery of those several procedures.

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EdmontonSoldiers badly burned when a fire engulfed a military training field face a prolonged and fragile recovery that will test the strength of Alberta's health-care system, warn doctors on the frontline. Severe burns are a ‘lifelong injury’ that will require months, even years of care, specialist saysWallis Snowdon · CBC News · Posted: Oct 21, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Emergency crews and military personnel at the Wainwright Health Centre as injured military members are treated after a fire at CFB Wainwright, outside of Wainwright, Alta., on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (John Ulan/The Canadian Press)Soldiers badly burned when fire engulfed a military training field face a prolonged and fragile recovery that will test the strength of Alberta's health-care system, warn doctors on the frontline.

PoliticsNearly six months after announcing plans to create a Canadian sovereign wealth fund, the federal government is still not sure when it will be launched, or how exactly it will work. Finance minister's spokesperson says work is ongoing to create fundKate McKenna · CBC News · Posted: Oct 21, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Minister of Finance and National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne is seen earlier this month. Six months after announcing a proposed sovereign wealth fund, there's no planned date to launch it. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)Nearly six months after announcing plans to create a sovereign wealth fund, the federal government is still not sure when it will be launched, or how exactly it will work. In April, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will launch its first-ever national sovereign wealth fund, with seed funding of $25 billion over three years, to be called the Canada Strong Fund.

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