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Under the Alberta Health Care Insurance Act, the government can charge up to 8 per cent annual interest on the amount owed. 

At the same time, Canadians could end up with even more limited access to medications if a wholly public pharmacare plan fails to deliver a formulary as comprehensive as what private plans today offer.

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has been tight-lipped about the attack discovered Oct. 30, refusing to say what type of cyberattack occurred and why, or whether a ransom was demanded.

The Health Ministry says some nurses trained outside the country can wait years to get registered and licensed as their credentials are assessed and their English language skills are tested.

Alberta's United Conservative Party government has focused on a recovery-oriented strategy. Access to opioid dependency programs and drug-use sites has been limited.

Chrystia Freeland told reporters at Dalhousie University the $26.2-million commitment over four years is aimed at addressing the shortage of heath-care professionals in rural and remote communities.

Collectively, businesses already have faced settlements, judgements and civil and criminal penalties totaling more than $47 billion.

Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada hosts its next Advocacy in Action online event this Thursday.