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The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada noted its eagerness to hear more about the specifics of what the federal government has planned for pharmacare.

Beginning Tuesday, those who are ages 70 and older as well as First Nations, Metis and Inuit people 65 and older can get the second booster shot.

This week, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommended that second boosters be administered to residents aged 70 and over.

Dental care for low- and medium-income families is a major tenet of the confidence and supply agreement the Liberals signed with the NDP to keep the government in power until 2025.

Sameh Sadek transferred millions of dollars of ill-gotten wealth offshore, according to court documents. When he and his pharmacist wife Lilian Fam fled to Egypt in 2018, they left behind millions more in assets that included four houses and luxury cars.

The wait list grew most in the health zone that includes Halifax Regional Municipality and surrounding areas.

The government expects to launch a new dental program in 2022, starting with children under the age of 12 at an initial cost of $300 million.

Pharmacists in Atlantic Canada have the ability to assess and treat more than 30 minor ailments, including cold sores, nausea, minor sleep disorders and nicotine dependence. But if someone chooses to seek care at a pharmacy instead of a doctor's office or walk-in clinic, it typically comes with an out-of-pocket cost of about $25.