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- 7/15/2021
A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
Most of the plans are based on each jurisdiction reaching vaccination targets at certain dates, while also keeping the number of cases and hospitalizations down. - 7/14/2021
Study: alcohol consumption linked to thousands of cancer cases in Canada in 2020
The global study estimates the effect of alcohol consumption on cancers worldwide, suggesting 4% of newly diagnosed cases in 2020 may have been associated with drinking alcohol. - 7/14/2021
Alberta's minister of health announces funding for Calgary's first cyclotron
Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the funding is a part of the government's $3.4 billion plan to build new health facilities, equipment and information systems across the province. - 7/14/2021
Video: 4 ways to take time off as a physician
Dr. Paul Dhillon outlines four ways in which doctors can take a break from our professional lives in order to live fuller lives. - 7/14/2021
Alberta nurses may face pay cuts
President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews released a statement on July 6 saying that Alberta can no longer pay nurses their current wages as employers and the United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) begin their negotiations. - 7/14/2021
First Nations chief welcomes Quebec nurses' admission about racism in health system
The professional order, called Ordre des infirmieres et infirmiers du Quebec, said Wednesday it recognized that systemic racism existed—particularly toward Inuit and First Nations people. - 7/14/2021
WHO chief says it was 'premature' to rule out COVID lab leak
In a rare departure from his usual deference to powerful member countries, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said getting access to raw data had been a challenge for the international team that traveled to China earlier this year to investigate the source of COVID-19.