Quick Glance: Pharmacists are concerned that more medications will fall through the loophole that resulted in B.C. Olympic being transferred to the United States.
- On Thursday, March 11, 2021, prescription medications are shown on shelves at a drugstore in Montreal. Canada
- According to Joelle Walker, vice president of public affairs for the Canadian Pharmacists Association, Americans purchasing cheaper Canadian medications is nothing new.
- "When you have a very specific case like Ozempic," Walker said, "it's very easy."
- As a result, any new prescription medication policy must be "careful" to avoid creating "unnecessary barriers for Canadians to access care."
- However, she believes that the status quo may cause panic buying among Canadians if they are not confident that their drug supplies are secure.
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Quick Glance: Fort Hood Horror: Gunman kills 13, injures 31 on Texas Army base
- Army General George William Casey, Jr., second from left, and his wife Sheila, second from left, participate in a candlelight vigil alongside Army soldiers and their families at Fort Hood's Hood Stadium.
- Soldiers from the United States Army bend their heads during a moment of respect for the soldiers killed and injured at Fort Hood on November 6, 2009, in Killeen, Texas.
- President Barack Obama takes his seat at the start of a mourning service at Fort Hood, Texas, following a horrific shooting at the Army base.
- On November 10, 2009, a solemn Obama addressed the gathering at Fort Hood.
Quick Glance: Russia and Ukraine reach grain agreement
- Ukraine and Russia sealed a breakthrough agreement on Friday to alleviate a worldwide food crisis caused by stalled Black Sea grain imports, bringing months of negotiations to a close and sending wheat prices plunging to levels last seen before Moscow's invasion.
- Erdogan, a crucial negotiator with solid relations in both Moscow and Kiev, said the agreement will "hopefully revive the path to peace."
- Later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the burden for executing the agreement would belong to the UN, which, along with Turkey, is a co-guarantor.
- According to a US official, the agreement is "well-structured" enough to oversee Russian compliance.
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