The union representing Alberta nurses says AHS plans to eliminate 23 registered nurse positions and four licensed practical nurse positions in Edmonton, and replace them with 16 health care aides.
TORONTO | Access to orphan drugs – pharmaceuticals developed specifically to treat very rare medical conditions – has been more challenging for Canadians than patients in most other developed countries.
VICTORIA | Terry Lake has been appointed minister of health in the B.C. government of Premier Christy Clark, replacing Margaret MacDiarmid, who lost her seat in the recent provincial election.