An investigation has been launched by a Windsor, Ont., hospital, after one of its renowned surgeons mistakenly performed a mastectomy on a patient who did not have cancer.

The pathology report of a patient, admitted in the hospital was misread by Barbara Heartwell, a surgeon at Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital, who performed the prescheduled mastectomy.

The patient learned of the mistake, in a follow-up appointment as the diagnosis did not match the pre-surgery pathology report which said that the tumor was benign.

Canadian soldiers injured in Afghanistan will now have a state-of-the-art virtual reality simulator helping them to recover from amputations, brain injuries and post-traumatic stress.

Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre and the Canadian Forces Health Services unveiled plans to bring a virtual reality simulator to the centre, on Thursday.

Canadian transportation company Vitran Corp reported a less quarterly loss, backed by reduced loss from operations at its less-than-truckload segment.

The company managed to reduce its net loss for the fourth quarter to $2.3 million, or 14 cents a share, compared with a loss of $79.0 million, or $5.85 a share, a year ago and increased revenue by about seven per cent over the year-earlier period, the freight carrier and Logistics Company posted on Monday.

Also, its revenue witnessed a 7 percent rise to $165.0 million.

The G7 (US, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Canada) in a two day meeting in Canadian Artic, discussed issues ranging from the global economy, banking reform and Haiti .The G7 endorsed a US-backed effort to get the international Monetary Fund  to grant debt relief to Haiti as it struggles to recover from last month's devastating earthquake.
Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said the leaders discussed the issues related to roiling financial markets fearing that a European debt crisis could derail the global recovery.

Canada's economy witnesses an emergence of 43,000 jobs in January, triggering the unemployment rate to a nine-month low of 8.3 per cent and providing confidence that the country's employment scenario is steadily brightening.

However, analysts reveal that the figures may also point a shift toward a more stable job market, as losses in part-time positions overshadowed full-time gains last month.

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has extended a warning after reporting that two adults were hospitalized with an illness allegedly caused by cocaine laced with a veterinary drug.

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority claimed two adults were recently hospitalized diagnosed with a rare illness known as neutropenia that hampers the immune system, rendering them in a state in which they are unable to fight off infections. In severe cases, if left untreated, the disease can be fatal.

Premier Ed Stelmach's government reveals that it plans to move step in consulting the public and health-care providers on a new Alberta Health Act, which is expected to be introduced this fall.

"How far did that get Ralph Klein?", the pugnacious Calgary minister asked at the time, declining to give details of his plans for reform.