In 2022, the median wait time in Canada from referral to treatment is 27.4 weeks, but in Nova Scotia, the wait is 58.2 weeks, second only to Prince Edward Island. 

Nova Scotia Education Minister Zach Churchill points to a nationwide shortage in response to vacant specialist positions while some in that line of work say sweeping changes and a lack of consultation is playing a bigger factor.

A two-year-old boy's extremely rare condition requires specialized care that his mother says he can't get in Atlantic Canada.