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Health minister asks Senate to speed up so pharmacare can be launched by spring
Without royal assent for the bill, the government can’t start its formal negotiations with provinces and territories to administer the program.
A federal report says youth smoking rates at an all-time low—so which Canadians are still lighting up?
The Report of the Second Legislative Review of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act found Canada is getting closer to its goal of having fewer than 5% of Canadians smoke by 2035.

New tool aims to help new parents cope with challenges including postpartum depression

Becoming a parent comes with countless challenges. The new free tool aims to provide ways to cope.
Construction of kidney hemodialysis unit in Surrey, B.C., starts in August: Eby

Dr. Victoria Lee, the CEO of the Fraser Health authority, says Surrey hospital conducts 42,000 dialysis treatments a year and the new beds will expand that number to 65,000.
Why are doctors responsible for DTC forms?

College of Family Physicians of Canada president Dr. Mike Green says his organization is asking the federal government to take this burden off doctors' hands.
UPDATED: Clinical care back to normal levels after water main break: CHEO

The hospital says access to water for clinical care, cooling, drinking water and restroom facilities were disrupted.
Plastic surgeon charged in death of wife who went into cardiac arrest while he worked on her

Unsupervised by her husband or any other healthcare practitioner, Hillary Brown prepared her own local anesthesia and filled intravenous bags.
U.K. pharmacists plan June 20 'lights out' protest

Pharmacists urged to dim lights and wear black.
B.C.’s first health centre catering to francophone community to open in the fall

Data provided by the province shows 6.6% of B.C.’s population, or more than 328,000 people, can speak French.
Ontario College of Pharmacists Corporate Pressures Hotline goes live

The Ontario College of Pharmacists has launched its new Corporate Pressures Hotline, one of 18 moves it says it's making to improve working conditions for pharmacy staff.

Health minister asks Senate to speed up so pharmacare can be launched by spring

A federal report says youth smoking rates at an all-time low—so which Canadians are still lighting up?

New tool aims to help new parents cope with challenges including postpartum depression

Construction of kidney hemodialysis unit in Surrey, B.C., starts in August: Eby

Why are doctors responsible for DTC forms?

UPDATED: Clinical care back to normal levels after water main break: CHEO

Plastic surgeon charged in death of wife who went into cardiac arrest while he worked on her

U.K. pharmacists plan June 20 'lights out' protest

B.C.’s first health centre catering to francophone community to open in the fall

Ontario College of Pharmacists Corporate Pressures Hotline goes live