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New vaccine mandate applies to all regulated health professionals in B.C. by March 24
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the order will take effect March 24 and will bring those workers, including dentists, pharmacists, doctors and chiropractors, in line with others already under vaccine mandates.
Kenney apologizes for comparing stigma of being unvaccinated to plight of '80s HIV-AIDS patients
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has a personal tie to the issue, fighting in San Francisco in the 1980s to overturn a law extending hospital visitation rights to gay couples—a move aimed at preventing people from visiting their dying partners.

Advocates thrilled as court orders Health Canada to reassess glyphosate decision

The chemical was first authorized in Canada in 1976 and is currently found in more than 100 weed killers, many of them used by farmers to control weeds in the fields.
Pop quiz: Pharmacy professionals in the Olympics

Go Canada! Canadian pharmacists have taken their place in Olympic history.
Alberta starts lifting COVID-19 restrictions, vaccine passport program

Kenney told a news conference Tuesday that the vaccine passport, known in Alberta as the restriction exemption program, would end within hours—at midnight.
Doctor who chose to do elective surgery instead of attending to severely bleeding patient must pay $85,000 in costs

The patient subsequently died from the effects of multiple organ failure. The actions of Dr. Sonny Surej Dhalla, a surgeon in Brandon, Manitoba, were "deeply disturbing," according to the Manitoba college's discipline panel.
Police concerned for safety of kids living in trucks involved in Ottawa protest

Bell says the Children's Aid Society of Ottawa has been called in to assess the situation, pointing out the frigid temperatures, access to sanitation, and risk to the children's safety should there be a police operation in the area.
Ontario to roll out free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at grocery stores

A government source with knowledge of the plan told The Canadian Press that Health Minister Christine Elliott will announce more details on Wednesday.
Manitoba hints at different approach to COVID-19 rules than other Prairie provinces

A top Manitoba health official says the province will not rush to loosen its COVID-19 restrictions simply because some other provinces are doing so.
Ontario sticking with mask mandate, vaccine passport for now, health minister says

New vaccine mandate applies to all regulated health professionals in B.C. by March 24

Kenney apologizes for comparing stigma of being unvaccinated to plight of '80s HIV-AIDS patients

Advocates thrilled as court orders Health Canada to reassess glyphosate decision

Pop quiz: Pharmacy professionals in the Olympics

Alberta starts lifting COVID-19 restrictions, vaccine passport program

Doctor who chose to do elective surgery instead of attending to severely bleeding patient must pay $85,000 in costs

Police concerned for safety of kids living in trucks involved in Ottawa protest

Ontario to roll out free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at grocery stores

Manitoba hints at different approach to COVID-19 rules than other Prairie provinces

Ontario sticking with mask mandate, vaccine passport for now, health minister says

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