2026-11-12 from cbc.ca

When Jordan Bonaparte went with a family member to the QEII Health Sciences Centre's emergency department in Halifax on Saturday, he was initially shocked to see mice scurrying around the halls.

But a paramedic quickly set him straight.

"One of them said there are as many mice as there are patients here, if not more," Bonaparte said. "My time in the Infirmary's emergency room definitely made that clear."

After watching mice for nearly six hours in the hall, he said his family member was moved to a room. Within minutes, he said, a mouse came out and started climbing on the bed with the patient.

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