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- 11/10/2026
One of Toronto's first Chinese-Canadian pharmacists also played a then-secret role in fighting WWII
Before George Thomas Lock became one of the first pharmacists of Chinese descent to graduate from U of T, he was part of a small group of Chinese-Canadians recruited to a secret branch of the British military in the Second World War known as Force 136. - 11/9/2026
The U.S. is losing its pharmacies
- 11/9/2026
Military sending 15 nurses to Alberta to help treat injured Wainwright soldiers
‘This offers well-deserved respite to civilian staff who have been working around the clock to provide this highly specialized care.’ - 11/9/2026
How Sunnybrook is bringing combat medicine to life through simulation
The first thing that’s obvious about the patient is the missing leg. - 11/9/2026
Honouring Dr. Paul Charlebois this Remembrance Day
Nova Scotia Health highlights the storied military and medical career of Dr. Paul Charlebois, whose deployments included the 1998 Canadian ice storm, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone during the Ebola crisis and Iraq. - 11/8/2026
DISCUSSION PROMPT: We’re curious about what you sell and why you sell it
Recent reporting from Retail Dive highlighted that U.S. pharmacy chain CVS is looking to get into selling more toys. It got our editorial team thinking . . . - 11/8/2026
MoH says letters ‘educational’ and don’t ‘assume wrongdoing’
Ontario’s Ministry of Health has not said how many physicians got letters flagging them as having billing patterns ‘higher than those typically observed.’ - 11/8/2026
Doc, how can we improve our 'In Other News' section?
We wish we could write all the medical news in the world for you—but we can't! So we include news from other sources in our newsletters. How can we improve this section? We want to hear from you! - 11/8/2026
How can we improve our 'In Other News' section?
We wish we could write all the pharmacy news in the world ourselves—but we can't! So we include news from other sources in our newsletters. How can we improve this section? We want to hear from you! - 11/8/2026
Officials in Ontario warn of possible measles exposure in airport, on plane and at ER
The Durham Region Health Department says a local unimmunized child recently returned from an international trip and tested positive for the virus.