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Rishi Sunak claims the Government is delivering on its promise to cut NHS waiting lists – despite missing a target to ensure no patients queued more than 18 months by April.More than 10,000 people had waited a year and a half, NHS data…

A federal minister is advising Canadians to expect long lines at passport offices this week as the public service resumes work following a 12-day strike. Families minister Karina Gould says the job action did not…

The Home Office plans to use artificial intelligence to reduce the asylum backlog, and is launching a three-day hackathon in the search for quicker ways to process the 138,052 undecided asylum cases.The government is convening academics,…

A passport can help you access the nearly 200 countries that make up the world, but even without that international document, United States travelers can still see some exciting parts of the globe.Currently, passport applications…

The number of new cars referred for decontamination soared by 88 per cent over a year, from 17,700 in 2021 to 33,300 in 2022, despite the number of vehicles imported into the country growing by just 17 per cent.There are about 5700 new…

OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Legion is asking the Liberal government for more details about its promise of more money to address longstanding delays and backlogs for ill and injured veterans. The…

When Andrew Battye was diagnosed with an eye disease that can cause progressive vision loss within days, he was told he’d be fast-tracked into treatment that would halt its progress.But instead of seeing a specialist within days, as he’d…

Cancer surgery wait times increased in 2022 as the Canadian health-care system continued to work through a surgical backlog from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report. The report released Thursday by the Canadian Institute…

Hundreds of patients have suffered sight loss while caught up in ­backlogs for NHS care, official data has revealed. Clinicians reported 551 cases due to delayed treatment appointments in England since 2019.Data released by NHS England in…

Hospitals spending millions maintaining decades-old X-ray and MRI scanners which are 'obsolete' and regularly break down hampering efforts to tackle patient backlog, investigation findsBy Shaun Wooller Health Editor Updated:…