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At the Whisky, Wine & MR Menswear fashion show, eight Southlake physicians took to the runway helping raise $140K for cancer care.

The family of a 78-year-old man who died after waiting seven hours for care in a Fredericton hospital has settled a legal action they filed against the province’s health authority.

The figure was reported in the 2025 public accounts, the audited financial statements of the federal government for the 2024-25 fiscal year.

Among the issues highlighted in the report are that many patients don’t feel heard; the need to improve discharge protocols in emergency rooms; use of force for challenging behaviours; and a lack of trauma-informed obstetrical/gynecological care.

New research is raising the prospect of treatments that might do more than tamp down symptoms.

Young Canadian pharmacists encouraged to apply and help FIP with planning and implementation of the 2nd ever Congress to be held in Canada. Applications are due this Friday.

A government statement says that under new employment standards regulations, an employer can’t ask for a note for the first two health-related absences of up to five consecutive days in the same year.

New resource for prescribers was developed by Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada.