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A joint statement by the B.C. Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC says voting by more than 4,000 doctors on the deal ended Thursday at midnight with almost 92% supporting the deal.

Calls to ban the sale of energy drinks to those under 16 years old grew after the death of 15-year-old Zachary Miron, who died in 2024 after drinking a can of Red Bull while on ADHD medication.

Between April 18 and May 7, 2024, Dr. Omar Afandi was found to have accessed the personal health information of 146 patients from an EMR system shared with four hospitals, offering circumcision services to newborns.

Announcing the government’s new AI strategy in Toronto on Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney said ‘globally, Canada ranks near the bottom of countries in AI training, in literacy and trust.’

One family member was prescribed more than 1,500 pills, the tribunal found.

Real-life versions of that well-worn TV premise are playing out these days in Alberta’s countryside, a commentary in the legislature recently suggested.

The national pharmacy regulator association says draft sterile and non-sterile compounding standards are still subject to change and may be implemented differently across Canada.

The pending loss of the pharmacy has created concern throughout the district, particularly among seniors, who make up a large portion of the area’s population and often rely on local access to prescription services.