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Quesnel, B.C., rolling out the red carpet to attract U.S.-trained doctors — and it's working

July 2, 2026

The community of Quesnel in northern B.C. is pulling out all the stops to attract U.S.-trained physicians and solve previously long waits for family doctors. A health-care recruiter in the community of around 10,000 people says the so-called "red carpet" approach is working — with at least four doctors committed to work there by the end of the summer.



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