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Doctor, nurse shortage forcing Sask. town patients to drive 80 km to nearest open ER
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May 20, 2025

Doctor, nurse shortage forcing Sask. town patients to drive 80 km to nearest open ER

Residents in some rural Saskatchewan communities say closures forced by…

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'Keep the doors open': As ERs close, doctor speaks out on the challenges of practising in rural Sask.
Star

May 20, 2025

‘Keep the doors open’: As ERs close, doctor speaks out on the challenges of practising in rural Sask.

The senior lead physician of a Saskatchewan Medical Association program…

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Ontario couple whose teenage son died after 8-hour wait in ER calls for law reform
Star

May 20, 2025

Ontario couple whose teenage son died after 8-hour wait in ER calls for law reform

An Ontario family is calling on the provincial government to…

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First local doctor in 20 years for Millet, Alta., leaves after just six months in community
Star

May 20, 2025

First local doctor in 20 years for Millet, Alta., leaves after just six months in community

The only doctor in a small town south of Edmonton…

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Nova Scotia man in desperate need of organ transplant turns to Ontario clinic for survival
Star

May 20, 2025

Nova Scotia man in desperate need of organ transplant turns to Ontario clinic for survival

Samuel Provo-Benoit sits in his grandmother’s living room — surrounded…

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Nova Scotia's hospice bed shortage leaves dozens waiting for dignified death
Star

May 20, 2025

Nova Scotia’s hospice bed shortage leaves dozens waiting for dignified death

For workers at Hospice Halifax, the focus is on comfort, dignity and…

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All ob-gyns at Kamloops, B.C., hospital announce resignations
Star

May 20, 2025

All ob-gyns at Kamloops, B.C., hospital announce resignations

All obstetrician-gynecologists at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops, B.C.,…

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Roughly 500,000 Canadians left ERs before seeing a doctor last year, data shows
Star

May 20, 2025

Roughly 500,000 Canadians left ERs before seeing a doctor last year, data shows

About a half a million Canadians left emergency departments before…

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How a 1st year resident in St John's helped solve a medical mystery, and didn't stop there
Star

May 20, 2025

How a 1st year resident in St John’s helped solve a medical mystery, and didn’t stop there

Ian Gillies Sr. still can’t look at the pictures he…

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I listened to my grandfather talk to a serial killer. I'll never see grief the same way
Star

May 20, 2025

I listened to my grandfather talk to a serial killer. I’ll never see grief the same way

Nathaniel Frum was a struggling screenwriter hoping to pick up…

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Their families never accepted the official account of their deaths. Now police are taking another look
Star

May 20, 2025

Their families never accepted the official account of their deaths. Now police are taking another look

Ontario Provincial Police have ordered a review of their investigation…

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Ontario wants to expand vehicle stop-and-searches. Some experts say it could lead to racial profiling
Star

May 20, 2025

Ontario wants to expand vehicle stop-and-searches. Some experts say it could lead to racial profiling

The Ford government says it wants to give police more…

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Residents of 'Canada's smallest town' are moving out
Star

May 20, 2025

Residents of ‘Canada’s smallest town’ are moving out

It’s the little things that Don Collins will miss. Daily reminders…

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