Indigo mugs, houseware items recalled over possible mould contamination
Thousands of Indigo-branded ceramic mugs and other houseware products have been recalled due to possible mould contamination, says Health Canada.
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Pharmacy chain fined $30K after Saskatoon pharmacist flagged overbilling of Indigenous Services Canada
The pharmacy chain SRx Pharma has been fined $30,000 for overbilling Indigenous Services Canada for drugs used to treat hepatitis C, after a Saskatoon pharmacist alerted the province's regulatory body to the practice.
Town of Bonavista offering money, land to prospective doctors to work in community
The Town of Bonavista is offering up its own signing bonuses to doctors who agree to practice in the community.
Expanding scope for pharmacists, paramedics, nurses on the table as Sask. holds consultations
Changes could include allowing paramedics to stitch minor wounds or cuts — rather than transporting to the emergency department — and allowing nurse practitioners to admit and discharge patients in hospitals. There's also potential for pharmacists to independently prescribe.
Liberals move to delay MAID for people suffering solely from mental illness
The Liberal government is introducing legislation to delay by one year the expansion of the medically assisted death (MAID) law to cover those suffering solely from a mental illness.
Phones ringing off the hook at medical clinic taking new patients
Southbank Medical Centre is no stranger to long lines, but the Ottawa clinic been absolutely swamped with would-be patients after a sign they'd posted about a new doctor spread online like wildfire.
Feds spent $6.8M to house 15 people in Calgary quarantine hotel last year
Turning the Westin’s Calgary Airport Hotel into a COVID quarantine facility for travellers cost the federal government $26.8 million from 2020 to 2022, according to documents.