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Manitoba was supposed to have more nurse forensic examiners trained by now, said the nurses union at a recent press conference.

Recently unsealed federal grand jury indictments allege the defendants took part in a scam that sold more than 7,600 fraudulent nursing degree diplomas from three Florida-based nursing schools.

The Council of Canadian Academies says misinformation led to people not believing COVID-19 was real or was exaggerated, fostering vaccine hesitancy.

The order said the next exam will go ahead on March 27 as scheduled, but nursing students will be given the option to wait until the next date in September if they prefer.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's promise to assemble a panel of medical experts to deliver ongoing advice on public health and COVID-19 will be covered off by former Reform Party Leader Preston Manning's pandemic review.

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tory said the lack of spending on mental health is “painfully clear on the streets'' of Canadian municipalities.

AHS says it's now in the process of rebooking those surgeries and adds that all clinical systems have been restored to their full capacity.

The program allows youth to talk to a clinician by phone, video conference, text and chat without an appointment.