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The pending loss of the pharmacy has created concern throughout the district, particularly among seniors, who make up a large portion of the area’s population and often rely on local access to prescription services.

The request comes days after Canada stopped approving visas for Congolese nationals as part of what the federal government said was a temporary measure to reduce the risk of the virus entering and spreading within the country.

Starting July 2, new driver's licences and ID cards will include resident's health numbers and citizenship markers, a move the government says will streamline access to services.

Dr. John-Michael Stevens, who has provided services at the clinic for nine years, said staff—and the community at large—are shaken.

An Albanian man’s pain grew so unbearable, he said, he pulled out his own tooth as he languished for months in a New Mexico immigration detention centre.

A Montreal-led study suggests ALS may begin outside the brain's motor regions years before symptoms appear.

Under the new policy, physicians must perform an in-person comprehensive clinical assessment every three months and offer OAT before prescribing narcotics for safer supply.

Among the mosquitoes detected with the virus were the northern house mosquito which is native to Africa, Asia and Europe.