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Sara Wallace, 48, from Dartmouth, compared the experience to “trying to buy concert tickets.''

The 'Dear First Ministers' letter—signed by presidents of 14 national, provincial and territorial associations representing doctors—comes a month after the country's health ministers met in Vancouver.

The program, which pays for the heat of people with some serious lung conditions, pays for itself in reduced hospital visits, its founder says.

The online program, called Tranquility, offers weekly one-on-one virtual coaching alongside cognitive behavioural therapy resources.

The 10 new spaces mean Nova Scotia will have a total of 58 available residency spots for graduates trained in Canada and abroad.

Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch says he's already seeing more seniors with flu as in-patients at Toronto General Hospital.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said after two years of low rates of flu, mostly due to travel restrictions, the province is seeing a "dramatic increase'' in illness and it arrived sooner than normal.

In the wake of the proposed legislation, the Alberta Medical Association has dropped its lawsuit against the province.