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The association says it plans to update a dedicated page on its site with new funding opportunities throughout the year.

The Ontario College of Family Physicians forecasts that number could reach nearly one million by 2026.

Seventeen cases of measles have been confirmed in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

'We need to move expeditiously' to lock down a comprehensive care funding model, said Alberta Medical Association president Dr. Paul Parks. 'The urgency is still very real.'

The health insurance board, known as the RAMQ, says it learned of the decision this morning and will immediately start taking steps to implement the change.

Provincial Health Minister Adrian Dix says the nursing ratios will be a first for Canada, and no other jurisdiction in the world has a minimum ratio that applies at all times.

Nearly 9,000 out of the country’s 13,000 medical interns and residents have been refusing to work for about two weeks.

The bulletin reminds parents that kids aged four and older can be vaccinated by a pharmacist.