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In August, several health charges were dropped against an Edmonton-area pastor and church as well as a central Alberta man who hosted a rodeo in protest of COVID-19 restrictions.

Most of that money comes with a requirement that it be used to address the overdose crisis and prevent more deaths. But how?

Toronto psychiatrist Dr. Nate Charach and his wife are transforming their 1940s house into a sustainable multigenerational residence. They've already turned their backyard into a fast-growth edible forest.

Dr. Jennifer Russell made the comments on Tuesday to a legislature committee.

The death review panel report said about 225,000 people in B.C. use unregulated substances but fewer than 5,000 people a month have prescriptions to receive safe-supply drugs.

The institute’s healthcare spending data includes money spent by the public sector, private sector and money paid by individuals.

Members made their voices heard at a CFPC meeting on Wednesday night. So what will the college do now that physicians have asserted their concerns in this forum?

A heavy reliance on locums—who are increasingly becoming harder to entice to the North—means more doctors in this part of the province are working longer, harder and making tough choices to spend less time on primary care patients.