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Tanya Sunshine had to go to urgent care when she found a lump on her breast because she doesn't have a family doctor. She told her story at a public forum on health care, hosted by The Current.

Rosemary Barton Live speaks with 80-year-old family physician Dr. Peter Bell, who says he is unable to retire from his Sharbot Lake, Ont., practice — which sees about 3,000 patients — because of primary care doctor shortages across the province.

Turkey's president has suggested his country might approve Finland's application for NATO membership before taking any action on Sweden's, while the Turkish government issued a travel warning for European countries due to anti-Turkish demonstrations and what it described as Islamophobia.

Finland's top diplomat appeared to suggest Tuesday that the country may have to consider joining NATO without Sweden after Turkey's president cast serious doubt on the expansion of the military alliance.

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says rising pressure from the public was a key force in driving provinces and the federal government toward a deal on health-care funding.

Seán Binder was among volunteers helping asylum seekers as they arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos, after they had crossed the Mediterranean by boat. He and 23 other volunteers were arrested over their efforts.

Alberta Environment Minister Sonya Savage says Ottawa must stop using the term “just transition,” a framework she believes is shorthand for phasing out Canada’s oil and gas industry.

As the situation in Ukraine could force more people to escape this winter, Poland’s support for Ukrainian refugees faces new challenges. Resources are drying up and aid is shrinking in the face of the cost-of-living crisis.

Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's secretary general, says the alliance must prepare for a protracted conflict in Ukraine.

WARNING: This story contains discussion of suicide. Rosemary Barton Live sits down with Government House Leader Mark Holland who opens up about the toll politics took on his personal life. Earlier this week, Holland spoke candidly about his mental health struggles during a committee discussion on whether to continue virtual meetings.