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Author: Kristy Kirkup
Publication Date: April 8, 2026 - 20:42
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Midwife barred from working in B.C. heads home to Scotland amid health care worker shortage
April 8, 2026
A Scottish-born midwife, who was ordered to stop working in British Columbia and threatened with deportation, has returned home, highlighting what advocates say is a case of a foreign-trained health care worker getting entangled in bureaucratic errors amid a shortage in the province.
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It has been raised to $16.60 per hour, a $0.50 per hour increase
May 1, 2026 - 06:51 | | The Globe and Mail
On April 22, Amal Khalil, a journalist for Lebanese outlet Al-Akhbar, was killed after an Israeli airstrike targeted a house in which she and freelance photojournalist Zeinab Faraj had sought cover. According to details released by the Lebanese health ministry, while rescuers were able to reach Faraj, who suffered a head injury, a stun grenade and gunfire prevented them from getting to Khalil. She was later found dead under the rubble.
Israel denies targeting the journalists and blocking aid from reaching them and has said the matter is under review.
But the details are all too familiar...
May 1, 2026 - 06:30 | Samia Madwar | Walrus
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May 1, 2026 - 06:29 | Marina Black | Walrus
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