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Man charged with attempted murder after three workers attacked in Halifax ER
According to a police information form filed with the provincial court, the weapon used in three of the alleged confrontations was a knife.
Manitoba government orders health authority to cut its use of private nurses
Premier Wab Kinew says Prairie Mountain Health, which covers a large portion of western Manitoba, has been using more-costly private nurses and must focus more on nurses in the public health system.

Alberta premier defends COVID-19 report, unsure which recommendations to take

The 269-page report was done by a government-appointed panel and calls for limits on COVID-19 vaccines and for health professionals not to be punished for promoting alternative treatments.
NDP urges action on pharmacare, dental care as health ministers meet in Halifax

Health Minister Mark Holland is meeting with provincial and territorial health ministers in Halifax this week.
Alberta doctors warn obstetrician-gynecologist shortage could mean more preemies

The Alberta Medical Association says expectant mothers can’t access services in towns and cities across the province because fewer doctors are specializing in the often overwhelming practice.
Specialist wait lists for B.C. patients grow to 1.2 million people: doctors groups

Doctors of BC and the Consultant Specialists of BC say they surveyed nearly 1,000 specialists.
Physician says he demanded his name be removed from Alberta COVID-19 report

The Canadian Medical Association and Alberta Medical Association have said the panel’s report sows mistrust in medical and scientific communities.
Clinic ordered to pay B.C.’s costs after failure of ‘marathon’ private health lawsuit

Cambie Surgeries Corp. launched a lawsuit back in 2009, claiming B.C.’s Medicare Protection Act was unconstitutionally preventing people from getting private healthcare when the public system was unable to provide it.
The gender disparity case

New gender-neutral payment models aim to fix male-female MD compensation divide.
Alberta doctors criticize provincial COVID-19 report as harmful ‘anti-science’

The report, issued Friday, comes from a panel appointed by Premier Danielle Smith in 2022 to look at how data was collected and used to respond to COVID-19.