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Alberta ends Edmonton hospital hallway medicine directive to combat patient surge

Alberta ends Edmonton hospital hallway medicine directive to combat patient surge

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it has ended the emergency directive calling for some patients in Edmonton hospitals to be treated in hallways.
Ontario directs college to register international nurses faster amid hospital crisis

Ontario directs college to register international nurses faster amid hospital crisis

TORONTO — Ontario's health minister has directed regulatory colleges for nurses and doctors to develop plans to more quickly register internationally educated professionals, a move nursing groups and critics say falls short of the premier's promise t
Quebec expands monkeypox vaccine access across the province as cases grow

Quebec expands monkeypox vaccine access across the province as cases grow

MONTREAL — Quebec is expanding access to the monkeypox vaccine amid signs that the virus has begun to spread outside Montreal.
Feds silent on enforcement as national long-term care standards get final 'tweaks'

Feds silent on enforcement as national long-term care standards get final 'tweaks'

OTTAWA — Jane Sustrik remembers the sense of fear hanging over her in those early months of the pandemic.
Quebec to begin new COVID-19 vaccination booster drive in mid-August

Quebec to begin new COVID-19 vaccination booster drive in mid-August

MONTREAL — Quebec will begin offering an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine to vulnerable seniors and long-term care residents, the province's public health director said Thursday as Quebec surpassed 16,000 pandemic deaths. Dr.

Missouri Dems turn to Illinois, Kansas for abortion help

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A top Democratic state lawmaker from Republican-led Missouri on Wednesday wrote to the Democratic Illinois and Kansas governors asking for help paying for abortions for out-of-state Medicaid patients.
Vancouver's mayor says feds and B.C. need to step up funding for homeless

Vancouver's mayor says feds and B.C. need to step up funding for homeless

VANCOUVER — The deadline to dismantle an encampment along Vancouver's Hastings Street has passed with little change, but the city's mayor says he's reached out to the federal and B.C. governments for urgent funding and other supports.
Will abortion be on more state ballots after Kansas vote?

Will abortion be on more state ballots after Kansas vote?

TOPEKA, Kan.
Alberta tightening bonus-payment rules after hefty COVID-19 payout to health chief

Alberta tightening bonus-payment rules after hefty COVID-19 payout to health chief

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is tightening the rules around employee bonuses in light of the six-figure payout to the chief medical officer of health during COVID-19.

LGBTQ Canadians struggled with mental health during pandemic: surveys

A series of surveys from the Mental Health Commission of Canada suggest members of the LGBTQ community struggled more during the COVID-19 pandemic than their non-queer peers.