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Corrective to April 17 dental care story
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press erroneously reported that Conservative health critic Stephen Ellis alleged only eight dentists were enrolled in the new federal dental plan in New Brunswick, Prince Edward ...
Apr 18, 2024
Democrats clear path to bring proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total abortion ban to a vote
PHOENIX (AP) - Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path to bring a proposed repeal of the state's near-total ban on abortions to a vote after the state's highest court concluded the law can be e...
Apr 17, 2024
Alberta health minister confirms capacity strain after neonatal doctors sound alarm
EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister says the province has "a bit of strain" in neonatal intensive care unit capacity but that there are beds available across the province. Health Minister Adriana LaG...
Apr 17, 2024
Health minister pitches dental-care changes to get dentists onside
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland announced tweaks to Ottawa's new dental-care plan Wednesday in a bid to get more dentists, hygienists and oral-health care providers to participate. Dental and hy...
Apr 17, 2024
'Heart breaks': Advocates say new disability benefit still leaves people in poverty
A new disability benefit that was supposed to be a historic move to lift people out of poverty turned out to be a disappointment in the federal budget, advocates say. "My heart breaks for people who a...
Apr 17, 2024
Workers warn of dangers if six Public Health Ontario labs close
TORONTO - The potential closure of six laboratories across the province would be dangerous and create inequity in northern Ontario, Public Health Ontario workers said Wednesday. The workers are also w...
Apr 17, 2024
Alberta government closing in on new deal to pay family doctors
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it's closing in on a new deal for family doctor pay, but a physicians' group says it must include those with small patient rosters. The details of the framework ...
Apr 17, 2024
Nova Scotia opens first long-term care home serving Mi'kmaq seniors
ESKASONI, N.S. - Nova Scotia opened its first long-term care facility in a First Nations community on Wednesday, realizing a decades-old ambition for its host community. A ceremony marking the opening...
Apr 17, 2024
Edmonton doctors say too few neonatal beds, staff endangering babies
EDMONTON - A doctors' group says neonatal intensive care units in Edmonton have been too full and it's putting vulnerable babies at risk. Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says transporting tho...
Apr 16, 2024
Higher tobacco and vaping taxes offsets drug plan spending in federal budget
OTTAWA - The federal government expects that its latest effort to discourage Canadians from smoking, contained in the federal budget tabled Tuesday, will generate $1.7 billion in new revenue. That inc...
Apr 16, 2024
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