Healthcare

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro is escalating his pay dispute with doctors, asking the College of Physician and Surgeons to make rules to stop doctors from withdrawing services en masse. Shandro, in a letter dated June 18, says patients—particularly those in rural areas—have a right to timely access to care and that the college has to do more to make sure that happens.

The second in a video series from Dr. John Crosby

I think it’s about time to speak up for the mouth; the bowels have been getting entirely too much attention lately—as if they’re the only successful owners of a microbiome, the only hall that can accommodate a massive rally without needing crowd control. And they seem to thrive on numbers more than quality; there are very few first-names in the bowels. Very few memorable leaders.

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.

As the pandemic considerably increases the psychological distress of Canadians, the Medical Post's sister brand in Quebec Profession Santé has offered up seven radical changes for mental health. Here is the plan:

Robert Courtney, 67, was set to be released from his 30-year sentence in 2027

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.

A week after anti-mask groups rode public transit without face coverings to protest new city bylaws requiring them, the CBC those same groups are making "exemption cards" that claim they are medically exempt from wearing face coverings. The Canadian Red Cross told CBC Toronto said the cards contain a version of the organization's emblem that is being used without permission.