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Tributes and admiration for Edmonton doctor who delivered 18,000 babies

Two days before he died, retired Edmonton doctor Chris Hoskins got up early enough to capture a stunning sunrise over the mountains in Canmore. The 74-year-old posted the photo on his Facebook page and described it to a friend: “My favourite view.”  On Sept. 4, Hoskins set out with some family members …

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Monkeypox activity in Ontario peaked in July, top doctor says

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says monkeypox activity in the province has peaked. Dr. Kieran Moore says the province peaked in total number of active cases the week of July 15, when roughly 16 to 18 cases a day were being identified through PCR testing, while now that is …

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This B.C. couple found a doctor by placing a newspaper ad. Others hope to copy their success

1:53:00FULL EPISODE: Is Canada’s health-care system in crisis? It took his wife putting an ad in the local newspaper, but Michael Mort has finally landed a family physician. The 82-year-old from Victoria, B.C., has needed one to write prescriptions and perform physical examinations since their doctor retired in December. Michael …

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Nearly 60 per cent of British Columbians find it difficult to access a doctor or have no access at all: poll

A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests half of Canadians face challenges accessing a doctor. The problem is more pronounced in British Columbia. Half of respondents across Canada said they found it difficult to access a family doctor or didn’t have a doctor at all. That number rose …

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Interior Health’s slow progress on safe supply frustrates doctor, advocates

A doctor in Nelson, B.C., says after four years of trying to establish a safe supply program through conversations with the local health authority, he is making his frustrations public with hopes it will pressure officials into action.  Michael Vance, a family physician who focuses on addictions, says he’s had multiple …

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How a rural Nova Scotia village found a new doctor amid widespread shortage

A housing shortage, large patient rosters, and a lack of support are some challenges for recruiters looking to attract doctors to rural areas of Nova Scotia. That challenge is underscored by a doctor shortage that’s left more than 100,000 Nova Scotians without a family doctor. Despite those challenges, Sacred Heart …

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Vancouver man advertises $5K reward for help finding a family doctor

This story is part of Situation Critical, a series from CBC British Columbia reporting on the barriers people in this province face in accessing timely and appropriate health care. Gary Shuster’s belief in public health care is so strong that in 2008 he worked on Barack Obama’s election campaign, attracted by …

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Ontario’s top doctor to speak as flu season nears and COVID-19 cases expected to rise

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health is set to discuss how the province is preparing for the fall flu season, just as Ontario wastewater data shows a slight uptick in the amount of COVID-19 in the province. Dr. Kieran Moore is scheduled to provide an update at 1:00 p.m. at Queen’s Park. You …

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Promised SFU medical school still years from opening despite doctor shortage

This story is part of Situation Critical, a series from CBC British Columbia reporting on the barriers people in this province face in accessing timely and appropriate health care. When Sharman Minus had a heart attack in early 2020, she hadn’t had a family doctor in two years. The 69-year-old Victoria retiree still doesn’t and as a result waits hours in emergency rooms or on telehealth lines  explaining her medical history again and again, hoping to get help for chronic symptoms …

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Foreign-trained doctors say they could help with B.C.’s doctor shortage but face too many barriers

As emergency rooms across some rural parts of the province had to close this weekend amid staffing shortages, some internationally trained doctors say the barriers to practise in Canada have forced them to seek a different career. On Sunday, Interior Health announced that the South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver, …

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