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June 16, 2026Implementation of Registered Nurse Prescribers in Nova Scotia
This commentary by Cindy MacQuarrie, Nancy Cashen and Sohani Welcher offers perspectives from the Nova Scotia (NS) RN prescribing steering committee and shares the achievement that took place in NS when a learning health system approach was applied. Available in this sponsored issue of Nursing Leadership
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10 years of legal medical assistance in dying in Canada — the data so far
2026-06-18 from globalnews.ca Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized in Canada on June 17, 2016. Here’s a look at some notable numbers since that time. These numbers are current as o [...]
Parliamentary committee recommends against MAID expansion for mental illness
2026-06-17 from cbc.ca A special parliamentary committee will recommend that the federal government indefinitely pause the expansion of medical assistance in dying for people whose sole underlying co [...]
New report will share recommendations on assisted dying for mental illness
2026-06-17 from globalnews.ca A parliamentary committee studying medical assistance in dying for people with mental illness is expected to deliver its report to Parliament today. A group of MPs and [...]
Editor's Picks
Launched in June 2024, the Sunnybrook-to-Home (SB2H) program was designed to support older adults' transitions from hospital to home through the integration of hospital, home care and community services. Between June 2024 and December 2025, 593 unique patients were enrolled, with approximately 33% referred from the emergency department. Patients who enrolled in SB2H experienced faster access to home care (average 1 day vs. a Toronto Central regional average of 5 days) and shorter alternate level [...]
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