Strategy

A recent poll found pharmacists spend 20% of their time dealing with the drug shortages

Community groups will be given a lump sum—up to maximum of $25,000—and will determine themselves how best to use the money to recruit and retain doctors

Doctors in all other regions of the country will see a slight decrease in their membership dues—between 1% and 2%

Together, the two initiatives will cost the province about $17 million

The Quebec Medical Association will soon be replaced with a local office of the Canadian Medical Association.

The wild ride for CannTrust Holdings Inc. shareholders continued Monday morning after the company's stock plunged on news that its manufacturing facility in Vaughan, Ont., has been rated non-compliant by Health Canada.