Another year has gone by and once again on May 1, organizations and individuals across the country are expressing their gratitude to the nation's doctors.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce said the government will also spend $26 million over the next two years to provide mental-health resources to students over the summer, so their support isn't interrupted by the school break.
More than a year after OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative settlement over the toll of opioids that was accepted nearly universally by the groups suing the company, money is still not rolling out.
In recent months, unexpected demand spikes, manufacturing problems and tight ingredient supplies have contributed to shortages that stress patients, parents and doctors.
Heather Stefanson announced the funding at a Sunday afternoon news conference, saying the money will go towards the Grace Hospital Foundation’s campaign to create up to 20 new beds in the facility’s ICU.
Québec family physician Dr. Maurice Bosembo Ilondjo was also sentenced in criminal court to three years’ probation and 240 hours of community service. ‘You changed my life,’ the patient wrote in a victim impact statement read in court. 'Within minutes, my life became hell.'
