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Federal, provincial and territorial health ministers are in Calgary for two days of meetings, with interprovincial credential recognition and funding agreements up for discussion. The office of federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel said she’s also hoping to discuss mental health and addiction issues and vaccination programs. “The health ministers\u2019 meeting will build on the renewed collaboration between the federal government, and provinces and territories to protect Canada\u2019s health-care system,” Michel’s office said in a statement. Adriana LaGrange, Alberta’s minister of primary and preventative health services, is set to co-chair the meetings with Michel. LaGrange was set to hold a news conference with her counterparts Thursday afternoon. In a statement, LaGrange’s office said she’s looking for federal commitments to existing health funding programs and strategies to address health-care worker shortages. It… <\/p>\n

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Federal, provincial and territorial health ministers are in Calgary for two days of meetings, with interprovincial credential recognition and funding agreements up for discussion. The office of federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel said she’s also hoping to discuss mental health and addiction issues and vaccination programs. “The health ministers\u2019 meeting will build on the renewed collaboration between the federal government, and provinces and territories to protect Canada\u2019s health-care system,” Michel’s office said in a statement. Adriana LaGrange, Alberta’s minister of primary and preventative health services, is set to co-chair the meetings with Michel. LaGrange was set to hold a news conference with her counterparts Thursday afternoon. In a statement, LaGrange’s office said she’s looking for federal commitments to existing health funding programs and strategies to address health-care worker shortages. It... <\/p>\n

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