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- 8/31/2022
Hospital in Kemptville, Ont., says ER closed for six nights due to staffing shortages
The hospital, located about 40 kilometres south of Ottawa, says the ER will resume 24-hour operations Tuesday at 7 a.m. - 8/31/2022
N.S. offers virtual healthcare to all 105,000 residents waiting for family doctor
Everyone on the primary-care registry can now sign up for care through a website called VirtualCareNS, Nova Scotia's Health Department said Wednesday. - 8/31/2022
Ontario's new science table to launch in October with 15 core members
The provincial government agency says the new team will provide it and the Ministry of Health with scientific and technical public health guidance. - 8/31/2022
Tax on sugary drinks begins in Newfoundland and Labrador, though not all are on board
Chocolate milk is exempt from the tax, as are infant formulas, yogurt drinks and diet drinks containing artificial sweeteners. - 8/30/2022
Canadian donates $172 million to Australian medical research
The donation to Melbourne's The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, also known as the Doherty Institute, will go toward creating the Cumming Global Center for Pandemic Therapeutics. - 8/30/2022
Montreal public health probing 'probable' monkeypox case involving child
The agency did not provide any details on the case or the child's condition. - 8/30/2022
LTC bill passes, hospital patients who refuse to move won't pay $1,800/day: Ford
The province has pushed through Bill 7 quickly as part of its efforts to deal with an ongoing healthcare crisis, moving earlier this week to bypass public hearings on the legislation. - 8/30/2022
Ontario drops five day isolation guideline for COVID-19
Dr. Kieran Moore says people should also wear a mask "in any setting'' for 10 full days from the start of their symptoms, even if they feel better. - 8/30/2022
New Brunswick graduate nurses can now become fully licensed through Quebec exam
The government and the Nurses Association of New Brunswick say seats have been confirmed for the province's graduate nurses who want to write the Quebec test. - 8/30/2022
B.C. Premier John Horgan cites ambulance 'investment' as he addresses infant death
On Monday, Barriere Mayor Ward Stamer had called for flexibility around which first responders were allowed to take patients to hospital.