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Spending on nursing agencies has ballooned in some provinces as staffing shortages have forced many health authorities to pay high rates for temporary workers
During the pandemic, governments turned to private firms who sent staff from across the country at higher hourly rates. A Globe investigation focusing on one such nursing agency shows those weren’t the only costs borne by taxpayers