Emergency department closures in Cape Breton continue to affect the level of health-care services. While some medical officials are trying to bridge the gap, others say more support is needed. For the first time in more than a year, the emergency department at the Glace Bay General Hospital will open two days a week.

Creeson Agecoutay reports on the more than 116,000 people in Nova Scotia anxiously waiting for a doctor or nurse practitioner.

The family physician shortage is bad everywhere in Nova Scotia. But it’s getting worse, faster in metro Halifax. In the last two years, the number of people on the "I need a family doctor" registry has exploded in Nova Scotia Health’s central zone.

Ask a Nova Scotia family doctor to name their biggest waste of time and odds are they’ll say Pharmacare, the province’s public drug insurance plan.