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The health authority has issued an apology and paid more than $81,000 in damages to Samwel Uko's family. Now it's asking the province's superior court to dismiss the family's civil suit.

The University of Saskatchewan college of medicine is taking some online heat for offering medical students a choice to perform a non-medical placement at the Saskatoon Pregnancy Options Centre.

Dr. Dermot Kelleher, the faculty's dean and vice-president of health, said the school recognizes that Indigenous-specific racism exists within the faculty and it apologizes for harmful attitudes and behaviours.

Palliative care patients from the South Shore who require hospitalization are currently admitted to available acute care beds at Fishermen's Memorial Hospital, South Shore Regional or Queen's General Hospital.

In light of the many horrific things we have discovered about ourselves and Canada these last few months, many wanted to cancel Canada Day. But Dr. Sohail Gandhi, an immigrant from Pakistan who worked hard to become a small town family doctor, argues we must think about all that Canada has done well—and its promise.

The Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire provides insights on how patients experience and value the different aspects of compassion, to help healthcare providers improve their services.

Dr. Jabir Jassam says he supports the old saying “what happens inside the family should stay inside the family.” He's certainly seen examples of families who don't follow that guidance in his practice. And maybe the Canadian Family Physician journal should have thought about that.