Documents obtained by Global News show Health Sciences Centre is looking to add upwards of 75 to its team.

According to the hospital's chief of staff, Dr. Ken Gillespie, patients had been waiting 12 hours on Saturday and Sunday.

The plan focuses on the recruitment and retention of nurses as well as the promotion of the profession and the enhancement of nursing education.

The latest temporary closure of an emergency room in B.C.'s interior is shedding light on the continued nursing shortage in the region.

The Liberals say a recent $8.7-million cut to the provincial nurse training budget doesn't help matters.

John McGarry, chair of Horizon's board of governors, says 320 nurses need to be hired every year for the next five years to meet the level of services currently offered.

Talks resumed Monday, but the union has rejected a three-year contract with a wage increase of 10.5 cents an hour every six months.

A critical shortage of nurses in the province is hurting efforts to train the next generation. The number of students enrolled in nursing at the University of New Brunswick has dropped dropping, but it's not due to a lack of interest.

New Brunswick is hiring 6 new nurse practitioners to improve access to primary health care.

Registered nursing shortage forces weekend closing of the Spiritwood Collaborative Emergency Centre.