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B.C. health minister vows overdose revamp after addictions portfolio is scrapped
VICTORIA - British Columbia's new health minister says she's aiming for more treatment beds and fewer deaths in a revamped approach to the province's drug overdose crisis. It comes after David Eby's n...
Nov 25, 2024
Ontario missed interim target for providing hands-on care to long-term care residents
TORONTO - Ontario failed to meet its own legislated target this past year for the average number of hands-on hours of care that long-term care residents receive, a newly updated document shows. The pr...
Nov 25, 2024
Saskatchewan premier says he won't allow Speaker intimidation as legislature resumes
REGINA - Saskatchewan legislators are back in the house, with Premier Scott Moe's government promising to do more on affordability, to do better on health care and education, and to do their best to b...
Nov 25, 2024
N.S. Tories seek 'fresh' mandate in Tuesday's election to negotiate with Ottawa
HALIFAX - Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston says if he's given a second mandate in Tuesday's election, it will strengthen his position to fight Ottawa on key issues impacting the province, i...
Nov 25, 2024
Saskatchewan parties to focus on affordability as legislature resumes
REGINA - Saskatchewan's legislature is set to resume Monday for a short two-week sitting, with Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party planning to get to work on addressing affordability issues after a...
Nov 24, 2024
Nova Scotia Tories appear safe with close battle for second between Liberals and NDP
HALIFAX - With two days left before Nova Scotians elect their next government, polls suggest Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston's decision to call an early vote will pay off and the real batt...
Nov 24, 2024
'It's an optimistic space:' Inside Toronto's new drug withdrawal centre
TORONTO - Joshua Orson sits on the edge of a bed in a bright, clean room, thinking about his journey from addict to health-care worker. The room is part of a new, 36-bed detox space in downtown Toront...
Nov 24, 2024
First Canadian case of more severe mpox strain confirmed in Manitoba
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the country's first case of a more severe type of mpox in a person in Manitoba, though it says the risk to the general population remains low....
Nov 23, 2024
Police officer acquitted in 2016 death of Ottawa man describes punches as distraction
A police officer who was found not guilty of manslaughter in the 2016 death of an Ottawa man told a coroner's inquest his goal was to "distract" Abdirahman Abdi with punches during the arrest, and he ...
Nov 22, 2024
Nova Scotia election: Liberals promise new hospital in Annapolis Valley
HALIFAX - As the Nova Scotia election campaign headed into its final weekend, the Liberals promised to build a new hospital in the Annapolis Valley, and the NDP discussed their plan to give money back...
Nov 22, 2024
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