Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Manitoba becomes first province to join national pharmacare program with $219M deal
OTTAWA - Manitoba became the first province to officially join Ottawa's pharmacare program on Thursday, giving it access to federal funding to cover the cost of birth control and diabetes medications ...
Feb 27, 2025
Ottawa, hospitals argue Montreal brainwashing lawsuit should be dismissed
MONTREAL - Alison Steel was a young child when her mother was sent to Dr. Donald Ewen Cameron and his colleagues at Montreal's Allan Memorial Institute in the 1950s for treatment of what her daughter ...
Feb 26, 2025
Alberta minister denies allegations he knew figure involved in procurement conflicts
Alberta's addictions minister is rejecting suggestions he knows a former government staffer now at the centre of a lawsuit alleging high-level political interference and favouritism in multimillion-do...
Feb 25, 2025
'Integrity': Alberta cabinet minister quits over concerns with procurement contracts
EDMONTON - One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's cabinet ministers quit his post Tuesday, citing concerns over how procurement contracts are being signed across government. It came on the first day ...
Feb 25, 2025
Alberta gov. to focus on legislative agenda, despite corruption allegations
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government house leader says lawmakers won't be sidetracked by allegations officials pushed the province's front-line health agency to sign off on overpriced p...
Feb 25, 2025
Alberta government to spend $180M for involuntary addiction treatment centres
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government plans to spend $180 million to build two involuntary drug addiction treatment centres. Smith says the new facilities coincide with her gove...
Feb 24, 2025 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote
A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Cons...
Feb 24, 2025
More than 200K Manitobans apply for new plastic health cards
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says more than 200,000 people have requested plastic health cards since online applications opened last month. The province says those people should get their cards ...
Feb 24, 2025
Off-road vehicles not safe for kids, Canadian Paediatric Society warns
TORONTO - The Canadian Paediatric Society is calling for better regulation and safety measures to protect kids riding off-road vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles and side-by-sides. The society s...
Feb 24, 2025
Battle for Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay ridings puts northern issues in spotlight
Lisa Vezeau-Allen says it's not just Sault Ste. Marie's steelworkers who are bracing for looming U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. "I was talking to a clerk at a store and they're like, 'Oh,...
Feb 23, 2025
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