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Between 2021 and 2022, the poverty rate in the province shot up from 8.6 per cent to 13.1 per cent, according to newly released data from Statistics Canada. Nearly 30 per cent of Nova Scotians were also food insecure, the agency said. Both rates are the highest among the provinces. ....
A grandmother from Hadleigh in Suffolk says she was in the right place at the right time after suffering a mini-stroke at an appointment at Ipswich… ....
A huge cheer cut through the damp air on Tuesday afternoon when the ribbon was cut to officially open a new community food hub of Cherry Brook, one of three such facilities that are set to open in Black communities in the Halifax area by mid-August. ....
If a doctor is considering moving to New Brunswick, she or he are going to call a colleague here and ask them, What s it like? said Coon. If their answer is, I have absolutely no life other than my work and I can t focus on my practice the way I want to because of my hospital obligations, that s not going to be a very attractive message that potential new doctor to New Brunswick is receiving. While Health Minister Dorothy Shephard didn t respond directly to Coon s idea, she did concede word of mouth did play a huge role in attracting doctors to the province. ....
Tens of thousands of patients wait for family doctor in New Brunswick Thousands of people have been added since the fall to the waiting list for a family doctor in New Brunswick, according to figures released by the province. Social Sharing As of Dec. 31, a total of 44,226 people have been registered with Patient Connect New Brunswick Posted: Feb 02, 2021 8:42 AM AT | Last Updated: February 2 The province of New Brunswick competes with every other province to attract and retain physicians, who are in great demand across Canada. (Hannah McKay/Reuters/Pool) ....