New legislation set to roll out next month will allow healthcare workers registered in other Canadian jurisdictions to start working as soon as they arrive in Ontario.
A report found that just 45.4% of nursing students passed the Sept. 26 licensing exam, compared to a pass rate of between 63 and 96% in previous sittings.
Some Ontario pharmacists aren’t quite sure what their new ability to assess and, if appropriate, prescribe for minor ailments would look like in actual practice.
Dr. Arcel Bissonnette is facing 22 sexual assault charges for alleged offences against several female patients when he worked in Ste. Anne, a town southeast of Winnipeg.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario says it has been receiving up to 200 emails a month consisting of serious threats against staff and council members.
