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U.S. declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
No one has died of the virus in the U.S., but some deaths have been reported in other countries.
Alberta ends Edmonton hospital hallway medicine directive to combat patient surge
The order had been enacted earlier in the week to reduce pressure on emergency departments while Alberta Health Services worked to place some patients in other hospitals or care facilities.

Hospital staffing strain 'unprecedented,' could peak soon: Ontario Health exec

Ontario Health says 10 hospitals have had to temporarily close emergency departments since June due to lack of nursing services.
Reader photo: Northern nights, Northern Lights

Frigid temperatures of remote Northwestern Ontario didn't keep this reader from snapping a moody shot of the Aurora Borealis
New LGBTQIA+ think-tank for pharmacists

Initiated by a Canadian, global initiative to help pharmacists better support patients.
New program helps pharmacists own a stake in the business

FGC's pharmacy partnership program also targets pharmacy owners looking to exit their practice.
B.C. premier says he may copy couple who put out newspaper ad looking for doctor

The Ministry of Health in a statement said it was "grateful this situation has been brought to our attention.''
Alberta NDP slams UCP, ex finance minister for big COVID-19 bonus to health chief

Rachel Notley said Wednesday she isn't passing judgment on whether the payout to Dr. Deena Hinshaw is merited.
Ontario directs regulator to register internationally trained nurses more quickly

The minister also directed the nursing college to develop supports for the internationally trained nurses—for example to bring their skills to Ontario standards—to allow them to practice "in a timely way.''
New reading list for physicians on planetary health

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia has compiled a new planetary health reading list.