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The plan as it stands would allow every Canadian with a health card to access free diabetes medication and birth control.

Researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto surveyed more than 9,000 people online and had in-person discussions with dozens more across Canada to talk about their experiences with primary care and how to fix it.

Ontario pharmacies will be $39 million better off after both changes.

The Canadian Pharmacists Association says its firmly against payer-directed care and wants several regulatory changes to protect Canadian patients.

The NDP confirmed on Friday that it reached a deal on pharmacare with the Liberals, which would allow every Canadian with a health card to access free diabetes medication and birth control.

‘Compared to an X-ray, an alpha particle is vastly more damaging to our DNA, generating mutations that drive our cells, in the lung, toward cancer.’

About 9,000 medical interns and residents have stayed off the job since early last week to protest a government plan to increase medical school admissions by about 65%.

'There’s very little medical judgment that goes into completing the forms—we’re mostly asking questions and collecting pieces of information. Yet family physicians spend over 10 hours per week on these forms, often unpaid and at the expense of patient care.'