A northern Manitoba First Nations community and the province’s health authority are searching for answers after a family received—and buried—the remains of the wrong person.
Three people were treated in hospitals after trying the candies but were quickly discharged. The “revolting” taste led most who tried the sweets to immediately spit them out.
PHAC spokesperson Anna Maddison says it was only when several cases in Ontario were reported in June 2024 and a provincial investigation was launched that the connection was made.
Siva Sivapalan has been cleared in a conflict-of-interest investigation commissioned by the Ontario College of Pharmacists, and re-elected to serve another term on its board of directors.
Canada Health Infoway, the non-profit behind PrescribeIT, plans to introduce a 20-cent transaction fee for pharmacists effective January 2025 for new and renewal electronic prescriptions.
