Murray Wood: Carney's Liberal majority will come because of floor crossers, not votes
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First Nations chiefs in Manitoba call on Ottawa to address Jordan's Principle backlog
OTTAWA - First Nations leaders in Manitoba are calling on the federal government to address a backlog in requests for Indigenous children to receive swift access to health care and other services. The...
Dec 05, 2024
B.C. children's minister stepping away from role after colorectal cancer diagnosis
British Columbia's Minister of Children and Family Development Grace Lore says she has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer and is temporarily stepping away from her role as minister. Lore said in a ...
Dec 05, 2024
'Name what things are': Recognizing 'femicide' 35 years after the Montreal Massacre
MONTREAL - Ahead of the 35th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre on Friday, Annie Ross, a mechanical engineering professor at Polytechnique Montral, said she often thinks of those who lived through t...
Dec 05, 2024
Bill to force new Quebec doctors to stay in province raises legal questions: expert
MONTREAL - Proposed Quebec legislation to force new doctors to practise in the province's public system for five years after they graduate could potentially violate Charter-guaranteed rights to freedo...
Dec 04, 2024
Smith noncommittal on overriding Charter as court challenge looms over trans bills
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't believe she'll need to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause to shield her government's three transgender bills from legal challenges. ...
Dec 04, 2024
Quebec doctors who refuse to stay in public system for 5 years face 200K fine per day
QUBEC - Quebec's health minister has tabled a bill that would force new doctors trained in the province to spend the first five years of their careers working in Quebec's public health network. Doctor...
Dec 03, 2024
Health-care costs will rise significantly as population ages: Report
TORONTO - A new report says Canada needs to rethink its approach to health care to help manage rising costs as people age. CSA Group, an organization that helps policymakers develop standards around h...
Dec 03, 2024
New Brunswick says $10,000 bonuses for nurses to be paid in December, January
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt is following through on one of her top election campaign promises by giving nurses across the province retention bonuses by January. Holt announced Tuesd...
Dec 03, 2024
Ontario's opioid strategy outdated, auditor general says
TORONTO - Ontario's opioid strategy, even with its new abstinence-based model for treatment, is outdated and does not serve the current needs of the people, the auditor general found in her annual rep...
Dec 03, 2024
Sask. offering new incentives for high-demand medical residents
Saskatchewan is offering some hefty incentives in an effort to retain medical residents training in high-demand specialties. The new incentive offers $30,000 per year to residents in emergency medicin...
Dec 02, 2024 The incentives require residents to sign a two-year return-of-service agreement with the province. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
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