Drug store gave Moncton woman the wrong medication. Months later, she landed in the ER
A New Brunswick woman says a Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy error left her taking blood pressure medication instead of an allergy drug for months. The case is raising questions about safety checks, staffing and accountability.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/pharmacists-prescriptions-medication-errors-near-miss-health-canada-9.7156873?cmp=rss

Shoppers Drug Mart gave her the wrong medication. Months later, she landed in the ER
A New Brunswick woman says a Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy error left her taking blood pressure medication instead of an allergy drug for months. The case is raising questions about safety checks, staffing and accountability.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/pharmacists-prescriptions-medication-errors-near-miss-health-canada-9.7156873?cmp=rss

Shoppers Drug Mart gave her the wrong medication. Months later, she landed in the ER
A New Brunswick woman says a Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy error left her taking blood pressure medication instead of an allergy drug for months. The case is raising questions about safety checks, staffing and accountability.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/pharmacists-prescriptions-medication-errors-near-miss-health-canada-9.7156873?cmp=rss

Hospital pharmacists say staffing crunch is wearing them thin — and hurting patient care
Pharmacists working in Newfoundland and Labrador say a staffing crisis is pushing them to a breaking point, and that the provincial government needs to take it seriously.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/hospital-pharmacists-rally-9.7156436?cmp=rss

Hospital pharmacists say staffing crunch is wearing them thin — and hurting patient care
Pharmacists working in Newfoundland and Labrador say a staffing crisis is pushing them to a breaking point, and that the provincial government needs to take it seriously.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/hospital-pharmacists-rally-9.7156436?cmp=rss

Parents concerned as TDSB layoffs will force some schools to share vice-principals
Parents at one downtown school told CBC Toronto Thursday their kids didn't have a vice-principal before the cuts were announced this week, and they're worried about what layoffs could mean for staffing resources. A spokesperson for Toronto District School Board said the cuts are responding to lower enrolment and an end to one-time COVID-...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tdsb-vp-layoffs-9.7151903?cmp=rss

For every 100 nurses hired, Manitoba lost 57, provincial data shows
Turnover is erasing more than half of the nurse hiring gains Manitoba is making, a provincial document shows.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/nurses-100-hires-57-leaving-9.7133460?cmp=rss

'Minimal' cost to hire U.S.-based firm for help finding ER doctors: Manitoba health minister
The Manitoba government is paying a U.S. firm to help find emergency room physicians south of the border for temporary posts, largely in rural and northern communities.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/american-firm-shared-health-doctors-9.7150587?cmp=rss

LaGuardia air traffic control staffing might have violated procedures night of Air Canada collision
Air traffic controller staffing at LaGuardia airport on the night an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck may have violated the facility's procedures ‌by combining roles before midnight, according to a document seen by Reuters.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/laguardia-air-traffic-control-staffing-air-canada-collision-9.7148910?cmp=rss

Were 2 enough? Experts question number of air traffic controllers during LaGuardia midnight shift
Following the deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck on the runway at New York City's LaGuardia airport last week, concerns have been raised about whether there was adequate air traffic control staffing that night.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/laguardia-airport-air-traffic-control-midnight-shift-9.7142856?cmp=rss