Health workers warn Canada's health system is "collapsing"

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Canadian medical care workers are sounding the alarm the country's strained health system is in crisis and "collapsing." Ross Lord looks at what's pushing doctors and nurses to the brink, the dire consequences for patients, and the decades of warnings.

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Pope Francis will take part in the annual Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage next week in Alberta, but the gathering has history dating back more than 130 years and now sees tens of thousands people each year. Breanna Karstens-Smith explains.

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