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The family is seeking damages for alleged wrongful death as well as a declaration that the man’s Charter rights were breached and that the MAID framework is invalid and unconstitutional.

The Alberta Medical Association has put together a ‘try-on’ calculator feature so doctors can better see how they might fit into the new model.

Family medicine groups will have to reserve a minimum number of time slots for patients with minor health problems who will be redirected by the emergency room.

A provincial law will ban doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for those under 16.

Doctors Manitoba, which represents physicians across the province, said emergency room closures over the holiday season are set to rise slightly from December of last year due to staffing challenges.

Ontario long-term care homes could soon have nurse practitioners overseeing residents' medical care instead of physicians, a move applauded by nurses and the homes but not supported by doctors.

A new report estimates a cancer patient will face almost $33,000 on average in out-of-pocket cancer-related costs in their lifetime, including loss of income.

Physicians who authorize high levels of cannabis may be required to provide Health Canada with an evidence-based rationale for their authorization.