Corporate Governance

Atlantic premiers not ready to lift travel restrictions on rest of Canada
Nearly two weeks after a loosened travel agreement between their provinces came into effect, Atlantic Canadian premiers are not rushing to set a date to welcome visitors from the rest of the country. The Atlantic travel "bubble'' that opened July 3 allows residents of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island to travel between the four provinces without being required to self-isolate for 14 days.
Ontario 'prepared' for second COVID-19 wave, Ford says as hospitals sound alarm
Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday his government has a plan to deal a second wave of COVID-19 this fall, a pledge that comes as Ontario's hospitals warn the surge may come as flu season strikes. Ford said he has been consulting with provincial health officials about the plan, but offered no details about how or when it will be announced.

Human clinical trials begin for Quebec made COVID-19 vaccine candidate
COVID-19 can pose cost and delay challenges to N.S. hospital project: auditor

Nova Scotia's auditor general says the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to raise costs for a health care expansion project that represents the largest capital output in the province's history. Michael Pickup released his second report on the expansion of the Halifax Infirmary and the construction of a community outpatient centre, which has an estimated $2-billion price tag.
Healthcare workers plan escalating action to oppose Ontario's emergency order extension

The union's primary concern is that province's emergency order suspends collective bargaining
How well do you know NIHB coverage?
Federal wage subsidy to be extended to December, Trudeau says

The federal government is extending its program to subsidize wages in companies hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic until December, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. The program is the heart of the government's promise to help Canadians get back to work, even if has to be at a slower pace, as the pandemic wanes.
Racism, sexism and harassment are systemic in medicine

As the founder of the Edmonton Women in Health Network, I have listened to several troubling stories of overt and covert sexism and racism that women physicians continue to endure within their healthcare and academic institutions.
Quebec makes masks mandatory in public indoor spaces starting July 18

Premier Francois Legault has announced mask-wearing will be mandatory in all indoor public places across Quebec starting Saturday, July 18—just in time for the province's annual construction holiday.
Do Ont. doctors need new social media guidance? Probably not

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) which serves as the regulatory body for physicians in the province has recently initiated a consultation process for updating its “Social Media: Appropriate Use for Physicians” document.

Atlantic premiers not ready to lift travel restrictions on rest of Canada

Ontario 'prepared' for second COVID-19 wave, Ford says as hospitals sound alarm

Human clinical trials begin for Quebec made COVID-19 vaccine candidate

COVID-19 can pose cost and delay challenges to N.S. hospital project: auditor

Healthcare workers plan escalating action to oppose Ontario's emergency order extension

How well do you know NIHB coverage?

Federal wage subsidy to be extended to December, Trudeau says

Racism, sexism and harassment are systemic in medicine

Quebec makes masks mandatory in public indoor spaces starting July 18

Do Ont. doctors need new social media guidance? Probably not