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• Union says N.S. 811 staff among lowest paid health-care workers in Canada

  On Tuesday, the union representing the province's 17 telehealth associates said low wages and frequent turnover is jeopardizing the service.

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  Aug 5, 2023
  
• Alberta woman, 92, remains in hospital days after her 911 calls were transferred to 811

  Barbara Ross became sick and too weak to move in January. When her daughter called 911 for an ambulance, she was transferred to 811 and told to go see a family doctor instead.

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  Feb 5, 2023
  
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• B.C. senior takes out ad in desperate quest to find a doctor for her husband

  A Victoria-area couple has gone to extreme lengths to try and find a doctor to fill essential prescriptions in the latest sign of strain on B.C.'s health-care system.

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  Aug 1, 2022
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• Patients asked to avoid two Montreal hospital ERs as they near capacity

  Public health is asking that people avoid the emergency units at the Maisonneuve-Rosemont and Santa Cabrini hospitals in Montreal.

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  Jul 3, 2021
• COVID-19: Alberta’s Health Link team hits 2 million calls and counting in 2021

  Alberta's Health Link team has reached an unprecedented milestone in just a few months, helping navigate a rapidly changing COVID-19 situation.

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  Mar 26, 2021
• AstraZeneca appointments still available 1 week after bookings opened up in Alberta

  As of Wednesday morning, AHS said there were roughly 3,000 appointments still available; the province received 58,500 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

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  Mar 17, 2021
• Nova Scotia issues potential COVID-19 exposure warnings for 9 Truro locations, 2 flights

  Individuals who have symptoms are required to self-isolate while awaiting results. Individuals who do not have symptoms do not need to self-isolate while awaiting results.

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  Jan 12, 2021
• N.S. Health identifies COVID-19 cluster in Clayton Park, 16 cases remain active

  Stephen McNeil expressed concern over a growing number of cases in the province in a Sunday statement.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2020
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• N.S. parents waiting hours for 811 callbacks as students return to school

  "I think it's good for people to screen and get through, but the process has to happen quickly, and right now it's not happening quickly."

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  Sep 16, 2020
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• Nova Scotia now only has 1 active coronavirus case

  The province confirmed on Saturday that it had detected no new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and that one additional person has recovered from the virus. 

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  Sep 12, 2020