Gazette reporter Aaron Derfel wins medical journalism award
Health reporter Aaron Derfel has been honoured with the 2024 Medical Journalism Award for his stories on Quebec’s emergency-room crisis.
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Health reporter Aaron Derfel has been honoured with the 2024 Medical Journalism Award for his stories on Quebec’s emergency-room crisis.
Liberal MNA André Fortin countered, "we have preventable deaths, we have independent reports, we have front-page scandals, we know exactly what the problem is, we know exactly what the solutions are, and then nothing improves."
"We understand the urgency and importance of this project for the community," spokesperson Maxime Rolin said.
The family of 77-year old Jacques Blais, a retired police officer who served with the Quebec provincial police (SQ) is suing a psychiatrist as well as the West Island health
The family's lawsuit comes five months after a Gazette investigative series documented the suicide and five other deaths at the Lakeshore ER.