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N.B. girl with broken wrist spends almost 19 hours in emergency waiting roomA New Brunswick mother is raising concerns after her six-year-old daughter spent almost 19 hours in an emergency hospital waiting room suffering from a broken wrist.CanadaApr 29
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N.S. health-care worker unions optimistic about province’s health planThe plan will help with accountability, the nurses union says, but more detail would help. "Give us some timelines, give us more specifics on what it is you put in this plan."HealthApr 24
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New Brunswick hospitals in ‘crisis’ amid ongoing health-care worker shortagesThe New Brunswick Medical Society says the health-care system in most areas is in crisis, as more than 500 health-care workers are off the job due to COVID-19.HealthApr 11
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Doctor closes specialty clinic in year 3 of pandemic to focus on critical care: ‘I had to make a choice’After years of working harder than he ever has, Dr. Darren Markland -- an Edmonton doctor known for guiding people through the COVID-19 pandemic -- is closing his practice.HealthApr 8
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QEII hospital makes ‘difficult decision’ to postpone some surgeries as COVID-19 surgesBeginning Monday, surgeries at the QEII in Halifax will be limited to day surgery procedures, time-sensitive cancer and non-cancer same-day surgeries as COVID-19 cases climb again.HealthApr 2
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No moving on from COVID-19 for Canada’s exhausted health workersAs they face burnout, staff shortages and daunting procedural backlogs, some Canadian health workers say it isn't so easy to move on from the pandemic.HealthMar 18
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Alberta Health Services proposing wage rollbacks up to 11% for some health workersAn email shows AHS made an opening bargaining proposal of wage rollbacks for about 57 per cent of HSAA members ranging from 0.28 per cent to 10.93 per cent depending on profession.HealthMar 15
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Nearly 600 N.B. health-care workers off job due to COVID-19 as restrictions set to liftIn New Brunswick, there are nearly 600 health-care workers off the job due to COVID-19, which has some unions representing workers worried.HealthMar 10
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Guelph’s St. Joseph’s Health Centre receives $250,000 donationSt. Joseph's Health Centre Foundation in Guelph has received a $250,000 donation from the Co-operators that will provide resources and supports for health-care workers.CanadaFeb 16
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‘Heartbreaking failure’: Nursing home union calls out N.B. government on COVID-19 outbreaksThe New Brunswick government says 47 long-term care facilities have outbreaks with roughly 300 residents with COVID-19 infections and more than 200 health-care workers off the job.HealthJan 21
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