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Quebec health minister says emergency room death of 86-year-old woman ‘disturbing’
A coroner has been assigned to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death and the health authority says the risk management department and the complaints commissioner will also investigate.
Bhangra has health benefits for kids, but more school programs needed: Doctor
Dr. Tricia Tang, a research investigator with the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, led the pilot that had 156 students attending twice-weekly bhangra lessons for seven months.

Ottawa ends shipments of rapid COVID-19 tests as millions set to expire

Ottawa has ordered more than 811 million rapid tests since the beginning of the pandemic with a price tag of about $5 billion. About 680 million of those went to provinces and territories.
B.C. and Ottawa reach $27-billion health funding agreement

The agreement is a step toward completing a $196-billion, 10-year healthcare funding proposal that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made with Canada’s premiers last month.
U.S. FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults

The FDA panel is also reviewing another proposed RSV vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline.
Manitoba making changes to health cards as population grows

Manitoba Health says one character of the six-character family registration code on new cards will be a letter instead of a number.
Trillium Health Partners announce $75M donation for Mississauga, Toronto hospitals

The Orlando Corporation is also announcing that it will match every dollar donated to Trillium Health Partners for up to another $75 million.
Saskatchewan signs nearly $6 billion healthcare deal with federal government

The province said the funding would be used to speed up measures already underway to improve access to primary healthcare, surgeries and mental health and addiction services.
'Everyone asked me to stay': CAEP past-president describes grueling day in rural hospital highlighting need for national licensure

Dr. Kirsten Johnson said that while her welcome from patients was certainly warm, she highlighted the fact it took her seven months to get her license to work in this province.
‘Beacon of hope’: B.C. advocates cheer free contraception promise in 2023 budget

Teale Phelps Bondaroff, chair of the AccessBC campaign for free prescription contraception, says the policy is exactly what his organization has spent years calling for, and advocates are “so excited.”