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Six women who testified against a neurologist they accused of sexually assaulting them while they were his patients returned to court on Wednesday to speak out against him, this time under unusual circumstances they described as a cruel twist of fate.

Delsie Martin left a Manitoba emergency department—where she went for help after being overwhelmed with suicidal thoughts—without having received any treatment or referrals. Instead the doctor told her 'if I get financial planning (and) if I don’t have babies, I’ll be fine.'

Klassen is the longest serving executive team member and vice president in the hospital's history.

The number of people without a family doctor has grown from about 340,000 in 2003 to 908,000 in 2017 and is expected to be higher this year.

The province says couples will not be separated and that religious, ethnic and language preferences will be respected.

Deadline to enter yourself or a colleague is September 30!

Beta Therapeutics isn't the first in the province to go this route. A family physician at another clinic, Perpetual Health Centre, is charging new patients $125 a month starting Nov. 1.

The scheme was tied to the Hope Clinic and involved prescribing oxycodone and other controlled substances that weren't for legitimate medical purposes from 2010 to 2015.