Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

The bill, if passed, would outlaw practices that seek to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity.

Dr. Eileen de Villa is asking for an exemption to a section under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that would apply only to those living in the city.

The new variant, deemed Omicron, first emerged in South Africa and coincided with a steep rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in that region in recent weeks.

Dr. Lisa Dearman, who practices in Wolfville, N.S., was too upset to read the reprimand in its entirety. That's understandable but it's no excuse, said the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia.

He says people who arrive before a proposed ban is implemented should be tested and forced to quarantine, including people who arrive today.

Leslyn Lewis, in one of her first acts as an MP on Parliament Hill, says she plans on inviting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to a pregnancy centre that risks losing its charity status over opposing abortion.

The bill would provide 10 days of paid sick leave to federally regulated workers, a contingent that makes up a small percentage of the overall Canadian workforce.

The case of Montreal pharmacists Helène Massicotte and Christine Larivière draws parallels to a recent one involving another Montreal pharmacist, Michael Assaraf, who was fined close to $100,000 for offences that included getting exclusive referrals through programs managed by McKesson Canada.