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N.S. health-care crisis: NDP calls for action on ER overcrowding

Senior officials with Nova Scotia s Health Department were unable to answer a number of questions on Wednesday about the state of the province s emergency health system, which is struggling with overcrowding and staffing shortages.

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With ERs on the brink, doctors explain what patients should consider before they go

A health-care staffing crisis and another wave of COVID-19 are pushing emergency departments across Canada to the brink, with wait times hitting new highs and several hospitals recently being forced to temporarily close their ERs.

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