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B.C. family doctors call for sick days, pensions ahead of October election
Dr. Vincent Wong, president of the BC College of Family Physicians, says doctors are being pushed to the brink by a system that isn’t supporting them.
‘I wouldn’t be here’: Ontario supervised consumption site users speak out on closures
Health workers, advocates and those who use the sites say the closure of supervised consumption sites in Ontario could prove deadly for those with opioid addictions.

Quebec begins granting early requests for MAID without requested federal changes

The government issued a press release saying it has asked the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions to respect the conditions laid out in the province’s act respecting end-of-life care when it comes to pressing criminal charges.
Liberals still support policies promised in deal with NDP, health minister says
Involuntary mental healthcare must be ‘dignified and humane,’ B.C. premier says

The premier, speaking after a deadly random stranger attack in downtown Vancouver this week, says the 2012 closure of Riverview mental health hospital in Coquitlam put vulnerable people on the streets without adequate supports.
Federal Liberal joins call for investigation into mysterious N.B. brain illness

Jenica Atwin, who represents Fredericton in the House of Commons, wrote to federal Health Minister Mark Holland to request ‘a full investigation’ into the cluster of diseases.
B.C. residents can still get COVID shots until arrival of updated vaccines: province

A spokesman for the provincial health officer says B.C. residents are encouraged to wait for the updated COVID vaccines if possible, but people can still get last season’s shots if they need them.
Nova Scotia bill would give workers 27-week unpaid leave for serious illness

Labour Minister Jill Balser says the bill is the product of consultations with the Canadian Cancer Society, adding that it aligns with other Canadian jurisdictions.
Newfoundland and Labrador offering $75K for physicians to join family care team

Eligible physicians must be currently employed by NL Health Services and must join a family care team before the end of this year.
Exemptions for school cellphone bans should only be issued if medically necessary: Manitoba college

The college says medical notes should only be issued after an ‘objective clinical assessment and when medically necessary.’

B.C. family doctors call for sick days, pensions ahead of October election

‘I wouldn’t be here’: Ontario supervised consumption site users speak out on closures

Quebec begins granting early requests for MAID without requested federal changes

Liberals still support policies promised in deal with NDP, health minister says

Involuntary mental healthcare must be ‘dignified and humane,’ B.C. premier says

Federal Liberal joins call for investigation into mysterious N.B. brain illness

B.C. residents can still get COVID shots until arrival of updated vaccines: province

Nova Scotia bill would give workers 27-week unpaid leave for serious illness

Newfoundland and Labrador offering $75K for physicians to join family care team

Exemptions for school cellphone bans should only be issued if medically necessary: Manitoba college