International medical grads unable to help in Canada due to licensing setbacks

Can't see this email properly? View Online     TOP STORIES   •   CANADA   •   ENTERTAINMENT         GOOD MORNING   Canada has now administered at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 37.27 per cent of the country's eligible population. Here's what else you need to know to start your day.     CTVNEWS.CA

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW   1   Ontario ICUs As intensive care admissions climb to dangerously high levels in Ontario, health-care workers in the province worry they might soon be forced into the worst-case scenario of choosing who gets the best care and who doesn't.   2   Medical licensing As hospitals and ICUs across the country continue to fill up with COVID-19 patients, many international medical graduates are unemployed or working in other fields as the licensing process to practice in Canada can take years.   3   Hotel quarantine fines The Public Health Agency of Canada says hundreds of fines have been issued to travellers arriving in Canada for refusal to quarantine in a government-authorized hotel.   4   Vance allegations The Conservatives are questioning the prime minister's assertion that his office was unaware a misconduct allegation brought forward in 2018 against the former defence chief was sexual in nature, reigniting criticism of how the report was handled.   5   Eviction bans Public health and housing advocates are demanding the return of eviction bans across Canada and feel their arguments are bolstered by a new study that found the policy stopped the spread of COVID-19.       MUST-SEE VIDEO   A Toronto-area organization is offering a classic lunch to those who need a little extra support during the pandemic.     WATCH ON CTVNEWS.CA         ONE MORE THING...   'No other option'   A Toronto woman says her family was forced to pay a private company to bring her uncle's body home after he was transferred to a hospital in Ottawa and later died there of COVID-19.

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