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Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says up to $1.4 billion of that money will be used to help provinces and territories expand coverage of new and existing drugs that treat rare diseases.

The upcoming charity game for the Brain Tumour Foundation was organized by medical students to show support for their classmate, Geordie Maguire.

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Researchers found nearly 53% of stores had 'junk food power walls' at checkout aisles, which it says are prime areas to market to kids because products are placed within their reach.

‘The (Health) Ministry is asking for this to be done quickly—with urgency,’ Susan James, director of quality for the Ontario College of Pharmacists told a board meeting, where a motion was passed to ask the province to waive the 60-day consultation for the proposed change.

The college says its inquiry also found that the pharmacist altered the pharmacy’s software to make his records more difficult to find.

Health Minister Michelle Thompson says the bill will make it easier for health professionals from other provinces to practise in Nova Scotia by eliminating some administrative burden and associated costs.

An application to the province’s Supreme Court says privacy commissioner Michael Harvey had high-ranking roles within the Heath Department and the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information during time periods he is now investigating.