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Provincial officials say there are now 11 primary-care providers delivering services through the VirtualCareNS program, which includes eight family physicians and three nurse practitioners.

There is an even larger annual pay gap (32.8%), reflective of the difference in how many days male and female physicians worked respectively.

Dr. Sohail Gandhi argues that with an Ontario provincial election coming in June, the OMA board should trigger arbitration now in the fee deal talks with the provincial government.

A Wednesday report from the Financial Accountability Office found health spending was $691 million lower than planned in the area of population and public health because the province didn't spend funds from the pandemic program.

The government is also still asking for more control over nurses' scheduling, which currently allows for nurses' flexible and predictable schedules

Canada performed poorly in three key areas.