Media Centre
Media Releases
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Maritimers pledge record-breaking $6.4 million during 33rd annual IWK Telethon for Children
June 6, 2017It was another record-breaking year for the annual IWK Telethon on CTV with Maritimers pledging an incredible $6,462,352.04 in support of the IWK. The show wrapped up for the 33rd time on Sunday evening after broadcasting live from the IWK Health Centre in Halifax and remote locations in Sydney, Saint John and Charlottetown this... -
IWK Researchers win Governor General’s Innovation Award
May 8, 2017The IWK’s Dr. Patricia Lingley-Pottie and Dr. Patrick McGrath are one of six winners of the second annual Governor General’s Innovation Awards announced Friday morning in Ottawa. The awards recognize and celebrate outstanding Canadian individuals, teams and organizations whose exceptional and transformative work help shape the future and positively impact quality of... -
Dr. Richard Goldbloom inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
May 4, 2017As the IWK Health Centre’s first physician-in-chief and Director of Research, Dr. Richard B. Goldbloom transformed children’s health care in Atlantic Canada. Today he was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) at a ceremony at Centre des congrès de Québec in Québec...
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