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A former Alberta cabinet minister says an investigation called by Premier Danielle Smith’s government into multimillion-dollar health contracts looks like a whitewashing exercise.

British Columbia’s premier says the ongoing toxic drug crisis in the province has led to a cohort of people with serious brain injuries who are too deep in their addiction and mental-health crisis to ask for help.

Laurie Miller, a 59-year-old heart transplant patient exposed to measles in Stratford, Ont., says her story speaks to the risks people who are immunocompromised face during an outbreak.

There were at least 448 infections, and 39 children and one adult were hospitalized due to severe illness. It was the largest known outbreak in children under five.

Quebec wants to modify the family physician remuneration model, notably by introducing colour coding for patients.

It says a total of 1,020 people have had measles since the province s outbreak began last October.

In a social media post, Leger said he is set to join another company as CEO in the coming months.

Dr. Nash Denic, Newfoundland and Labrador’s chief medical examiner, says that though the strips aren’t perfect, they can be useful in detecting if some toxins are present.