Anjuli Patil

The deadline for Saudi medical residents at Dalhousie University to leave Canada has been extended.

&nbsp;medical residents from Saudi Arabia were told they had to leave Canada by Aug. 31.

But on Tuesday, a spokesperson for Dalhousie said the Saudi Cultural Bureau informed the university the deadline to leave has been extended to Sept. 22.

Students who have been affected have been notified of the change, the university confirmed.

Doctor warns of surgery delays if Saudi residents forced to leave

The head of orthopedic surgery at the Halifax Infirmary says surgeries may have to be cancelled if Saudi residents are forced to leave the country as they have been ordered to by Saudi Arabia's crown prince.

Training opportunities for new doctors in B.C.'s southern interior hope to attract and keep physicians in the region.

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In total, there are 59 Dalhousie medical school residents from Saudi Arabia.

Halifax Saudi student ordered to leave Canada by the end of August

A Saudi university student in Halifax has received an official letter to leave Canada by Aug. 31, saying that he's upset to leave his friends and the program he worked so hard to get into.

The tradition university needs to adapt, says Cathy Davidson.

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Roughly 835 Saudi Arabian students were registered in Nova Scotian universities last winter, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's website. Their government has told them to leave Canada.

There are 59 Saudis completing their residency in Nova Scotia through Dalhousie.

Nova Scotia hospitals have been preparing for the loss of Saudi&nbsp;medical residents,

Saudi students in Halifax have been scrambling to prepare for the journey back home.

 so Saudi&nbsp;students could&nbsp;sell things&nbsp;like cars and household&nbsp;items.

Nova Scotia could lose doctors amid Canada's diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia

59 Dalhousie medical school residents are from Saudi Arabia. While they're technically students, a resident is a physician practising under supervision. They're working at no cost to Canadians because they're funded by their home country.

Nova Scotia could be losing dozens of doctors as a result of Canada's spat with Saudi Arabia.

As Saudi medical trainees ordered home, Canada prepares for potential impact on hospitals

As a diplomatic showdown escalates, Saudi Arabia has told about 800 medical residents and fellows they must leave Canada and do their training elsewhere.

Women enter the Medical Sciences Building at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada August 8, 2018. 

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The Medical Sciences Building at the University of Toronto. The university is working with its partner teaching hospitals to determine the potential impact of losing more than 200 doctors from Saudi Arabia.  

Medical residents from Saudi Arabia completing their training through Dalhousie University will be allowed to remain in Canada until Sept. 22. 

Saudi medical residents at Dalhousie University get to stay a bit longer

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