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Ontario pharmacies will officially be able to assess and prescribe medication for 13 common ailments as of Jan. 1. People will not be required to pay out of ...

Nardine Nakhla, a Toronto-area pharmacist, served on the advisory group that helped develop the regulatory changes necessary for the move. - Dermatitis (atopic, eczema, allergic and contact). - Conjunctivitis (bacterial, allergic and viral). The government first announced in July that it intended to give pharmacists more prescribing power in the hopes of reducing the load on primary care physicians and emergency rooms. "Ontario is taking a very cautious approach with only 13 conditions," Bates previously told CBC News. And it's free for patients with a health card, the ministry says.

Christine Gregoire-Lauzon and her family moved from Pickering to the Calrgary area, where. Canada. 'A canary in the coal mine ...

After a month of staying in a campground, they secured a four-bedroom rental that was about $2,100 a month, about the same as the one they left in the GTA. “The energy is different,” said Muñoz. The slower pace gives them more family time with their two kids, aged nine and six. “The first time that I had ever been to Alberta was to do job interviews,” said Gregoire-Lauzon, who moved to the Calgary area from Pickering with her family in the summer. Asked if the city is concerned about a possible brain drain, a spokesperson referenced the city’s 10-year plan to build more affordable housing. Her husband quickly found a job spray-painting cabinets and furniture, and they enjoy hiking in the mountains with their three children. Both Nova Scotia and Alberta have capitalized on weary Ontarians who might be ready to make a move, with recent ad campaigns. That’s the largest in a third quarter since 1980, and a warning sign that Toronto’s gravitational force, which once pulled people from across the country with promises of jobs, prosperity and big-city lights, has faded. But they figured with rising gas prices they wouldn’t save much money having to commute. Kauffmann said most of her clients are under 40 and work in professions they can do remotely, such as IT. 3 tech talent market in a “The StatsCan numbers don’t lie.