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- 7/13/2020
How well do you know NIHB coverage?
- 7/13/2020
Healthcare workers plan escalating action to oppose Ontario's emergency order extension
The union's primary concern is that province's emergency order suspends collective bargaining - 7/12/2020
Thoughts on planning for fall/winter with COVID
This post is going to be a smorgasbord of thoughts, some directed at government and policy makers, some directed at business, some directed at healthcare professionals, and some directed at the public. Away we go... - 7/12/2020
Do Ont. doctors need new social media guidance? Probably not
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) which serves as the regulatory body for physicians in the province has recently initiated a consultation process for updating its “Social Media: Appropriate Use for Physicians” document. - 7/12/2020
Survey suggests 42% of Alberta doctors considering leaving province
Health minister threatens to reveal salaries in response - 7/12/2020
Much of Ontario to enter Stage 3 of reopening Friday, July 17
10 regions including Toronto will be held back - 7/12/2020
Quebec makes masks mandatory in public indoor spaces starting July 18
Premier Francois Legault has announced mask-wearing will be mandatory in all indoor public places across Quebec starting Saturday, July 18—just in time for the province's annual construction holiday. - 7/12/2020
Racism, sexism and harassment are systemic in medicine
As the founder of the Edmonton Women in Health Network, I have listened to several troubling stories of overt and covert sexism and racism that women physicians continue to endure within their healthcare and academic institutions. - 7/12/2020
Federal wage subsidy to be extended to December, Trudeau says
The federal government is extending its program to subsidize wages in companies hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic until December, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. The program is the heart of the government's promise to help Canadians get back to work, even if has to be at a slower pace, as the pandemic wanes. - 7/11/2020
Matriarchs to occupy lands on Haida Gwaii as fishing lodges reopen
A group of Haida matriarchs say they plan to occupy two ancient villages on Haida Gwaii after two fishing lodges decided to reopen on the remote archipelago despite objections from the First Nation. The matriarchs, known as Gaandlee Guu Jaalang or "daughters of the river,'' say in a statement the Queen Charlotte Lodge and West Coast Fishing Club reopened as a local state of emergency remains in effect because of the COVID-19 pandemic.