The pandemic has also seen a jump in other assisted reproductive procedures like people having their eggs or sperm frozen to have children in the future.
Beginning this summer, the province says eligible organizations and services will be able to apply for funding in the form of grants administered by the foundation.
In an email to members, the Health Sciences Association of Alberta outlined cuts the AHS proposed to the wages of several types of healthcare professionals.
A Facebook group showered the community's recently re-located family doctor with love and support. Since then, he's accepted an 11-week contract on the island, but will they be able to get him to stay?