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Nova Scotia's Justice Department said Tuesday it won't pursue legal action against a politician who posted information about a woman who died in hospital after a seven-hour wait for a doctor.

The psychoactive compound produced by the mushrooms—called psilocybin—is not legal in Canada but there are early clinical trials underway to test its effectiveness in treating mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression.

eSight’s story began more than three decades ago, when Ontario electrical engineer Conrad Lewis decided to help his two sisters, who had been diagnosed with Stargardt’s disease.

Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin, the Independent member for Cumberland North, told reporters Monday she was advised to take down a letter on her Facebook page that she wrote to Health Minister Michelle Thompson.

The changes mean internationally educated nurses will no longer be required to pay application and assessment fees upfront, which can be over $3,700.

Since its inception in 2010, Bell's Let's Talk campaign has raised more than $129 million for mental health initiatives.

Pharmacists were sent a fraudulent recall of oxycodone and hydromorphone from an organization that was impersonating McKesson. 

Chau Vien Linh Ngo should have clarified the unfamiliar abbreviations with the prescribing physician. Instead she erroneously dispensed a double dose of antibiotics to a patient undergoing hemodialysis, according to the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec.