Turkey halts trade with Israel over the war in Gaza
Turkey will not resume trade with Israel, worth $7 billion US a year, until a permanent ceasefire and humanitarian aid are secured in Gaza, it said on Friday, the first …
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Nurse from Canada who worked at Gaza hospital under siege describes difficult decision to leave
Looking for a moment’s refuge inside the staff room at the overcrowded European Hospital near Rafah, Ahmed Kouta throws himself on a paltry mattress in the corner and props himself up on …
Sarah Nurse hat trick against N.Y. helps Toronto secure home ice to open PWHL playoffs
Sarah Nurse scored two goals in the first period and finished with her first career hat trick as visiting Toronto clinched a top-two seed and home-ice advantage in the first …
New payment model will see Alberta’s nurse practitioners make 80% what family doctors make
The Alberta government has launched a new payment model it says will allow nurse practitioners to set up their own practices, or work within pre-existing clinics, and get paid directly …
Acute hunger rose sharply in 2023, with greatest concerns in Gaza, Sudan: UN report
Nearly 282 million people in 59 countries suffered from acute hunger in 2023, with war-torn Gaza as the territory with the largest number of people facing famine, according to the …
Canada’s Kia Nurse hopes to inspire with WNBA exhibition in Edmonton
When Kia Nurse was growing up in Hamilton, the nearest professional basketball that she could see in person was the Toronto Raptors. Although superstar Vince Carter was her favourite player, …
Ontario doctor’s college cautions Toronto pediatrician over breastfeeding drug
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has expressed concern about the prescribing and oversight practices of a Toronto breastfeeding doctor in a case where a woman was prescribed …
PWHL-leading Toronto clinches playoff berth, wins in OT before record crowd in Montreal
Marie-Philip Poulin remembers walking into the Bell Centre for her first Montreal Canadiens game at age 16 and witnessing a sellout crowd of rabid hockey fans. Poulin couldn’t have imagined …
Patient who died in Fredericton ER waiting room wasn’t checked for more than 2 hours, inquest hears
No medical staff checked Darrell Mesheau’s vital signs in the roughly two and a half hours before he died waiting for care at the Fredericton hospital’s emergency department, a coroner’s …
Nurse, Maltais carry Canada past Switzerland at women’s hockey world championship
A PWHL Toronto connection was a key contributor to Canada’s 3-0 win over Switzerland on Friday at the women’s world hockey championship. Emma Maltais and Sarah Nurse scored Canada’s first …