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Quebec pharmacists and business partners Jonathan Banville, Steven Haddad and Patrick Lamarche were found guilty of unlawful sharing of fees and profits with a non-pharmacist, even though they were re-allocating profits to a clinic they owned.

The Alberta College of Pharmacy has approved its Standards of Practice for Virtual Care, after a consultation period ended.

Several emergency departments are planning to either reduce hours or temporarily shut their doors this summer, because of staff shortages.

In 2021, the Nurse Practitioner Association of Alberta gave a province to proposal of a salary model where Alberta would pay them directly.

Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says there are "continuing discussions and contract negotiations'' to obtain doses from Bavarian Nordic, the Danish manufacturer of a smallpox vaccine approved for use against monkeypox.

Danielle Maness has squeezed the hands of hundreds of anxious patients lying on tables in the procedure room, now empty.

Pharmacists in the Yukon can now extend prescriptions and have more power around controlled substances, and they will soon be able to prescribe for minor ailments as well.