Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

EDMONTON | The funding battle of Alberta is ramping up again, after a brief respite that lasted barely a few days.

Ontario government proposes regulatory amendments to limit access to the drug.

College faced with massive public protest in early December following its announcement that it was considering a ban on inducements for professional pharmacy goods and services.

Regulator could revoke Charles Rak’s membership if he is guilty of an offense “that is relevant to the member’s suitability to practice.”

The College of Alberta Physicians and Surgeons handed down a one-year suspension on a doctor for an affair with a female patient.

Douglas Kennedy was acquitted Tuesday of charges that he endangered his newborn son and harassed nurses who tried to stop him from taking the boy outside Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco.

EDMONTON | General surgeons in Alberta have released a scathing open letter to provincial Health Minister Fred Horne, warning him over a plan that changes the way doctors are paid.

Nurse practitioners (NPs) will have more authority to write prescriptions for patients under new federal guidelines unveiled by Health Canada this month.