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Manitoba Nurses Union says staff feeling unsafe, considering grey listing hospital
Police have charged a man in the assault at St. Boniface Hospital, where it’s alleged he confronted a female employee while she was trapped between two vehicles.
Alberta introduces ‘Peterson law’ restricting regulatory colleges from punishing professionals for ‘expressive conduct’
Justice Minister Mickey Amery also noted that education or training that address ‘political, historical, social, or cultural issues’ will be permitted under the act if it is ‘directly related to professional competence or ethics.’

Friends of Medicare calls on Albertans to push back against two-tiered system

Chris Gallaway, executive director of Friends of Medicare, says Albertans only have to look at Quebec’s health care system to know that this plan isn’t going to work.
Pharmacare advisory committee report set to be made public

The current minority Liberal government under Prime Minister Mark Carney set aside no new funding for pharmacare in its recent budget.
Canada announces $1B for Global Fund to fight infectious diseases

Cindy Termorshuizen, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s personal representative at the G20 summit in South Africa, made the announcement Friday in Johannesburg ahead of Carney’s arrival at the summit.
Doctors and child advocates say online harms against children constitute national emergency

A coalition of child advocates has called on the government to bring back the online harms bill that was introduced by former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s government but never became law.
Alberta Health Services and hospital workers back at table as strike looms

The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, or AUPE, says in an email that Alberta Health Services invited the union back to the table for mediation and that it is meeting with them Thursday and Friday.
N.B. premier says new deal with physicians will lead to improved primary care access

Members of the New Brunswick Medical Society have voted in favour of the four-year agreement, which covers all doctors working in the public health system.
Calisthenics are making a comeback. Is body weight enough to get a good workout?

You won’t find dumbbells or weight machines in the gym Sean Keogh runs. At Calisthenics Club Houston, it’s all about training with body weight.
Union for Alberta hospital workers issues strike notice; picketing to begin Saturday

Sandra Azocar, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, or AUPE, says it gave strike notice Wednesday morning to Alberta Health Services, after bargaining fell apart over wages.

Manitoba Nurses Union says staff feeling unsafe, considering grey listing hospital

Alberta introduces ‘Peterson law’ restricting regulatory colleges from punishing professionals for ‘expressive conduct’

Friends of Medicare calls on Albertans to push back against two-tiered system

Pharmacare advisory committee report set to be made public

Canada announces $1B for Global Fund to fight infectious diseases

Doctors and child advocates say online harms against children constitute national emergency

Alberta Health Services and hospital workers back at table as strike looms

N.B. premier says new deal with physicians will lead to improved primary care access

Calisthenics are making a comeback. Is body weight enough to get a good workout?

Union for Alberta hospital workers issues strike notice; picketing to begin Saturday

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