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Nova Scotia announces more modular housing for health workers
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government will erect prefabricated homes at sites near two hospitals in the province as part of a $45-million program to address housing shortages for health-care workers. H...
Mar 26, 2024
New Brunswick latest province to sign health deal with Ottawa, worth $430 million
MONCTON, N.B. - The New Brunswick and federal governments have signed two agreements worth $430 million to fund the province's health and long-term care systems. With New Brunswick's signature, Quebec...
Mar 26, 2024
Province gives green light to Estevan MRI
The provincial government is changing its stance on helping the City of Estevan get an MRI machine for St. Joseph's Hospital. Health Minister Everett Hindley told reporters the province is giving the ...
Mar 26, 2024 Health Minister Everett Hindley said it was too early to discuss a timeline for the project. (980 CJME file photo)
Biden and Harris argue that Democrats will preserve health care and Republicans would take it away
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday promoted their health care agenda in the battleground state of North Carolina, arguing that Democrats like themselv...
Mar 26, 2024
Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to the abortion medication mifepristone
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court's first abortion...
Mar 25, 2024
Alberta judge urges cross-boundary alerts after Calgary teen died from neglect
CALGARY - A judge is recommending an alert information-sharing system among provinces for high-risk children to protect youth like 15-year-old Alexandru Radita of Calgary, who died weighing 37 pounds....
Mar 25, 2024
Bill that would have placed the question of abortion access before Louisiana voters fails
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A bill that ultimately would have let voters decide whether abortions should be legal in Louisiana, a state with a near-total ban, failed after a Republican-controlled committe...
Mar 25, 2024
Alberta orders reviews after non-profit ships stroke patient from hospital to motel
The Alberta government is promising greater oversight of aid agencies along with multiple investigations into what critics have dubbed the province's "motel-medicine" solution. "This situation shines ...
Mar 25, 2024
Sexual assault survivor says N.S. bill gives too much access to patient health data
HALIFAX - Lives could be put at risk if the Nova Scotia government doesn't maintain limits on who can access sensitive medical information about patients, a sexual assault survivor told a legislature ...
Mar 25, 2024
Holland must sell oral-health providers on dental care plan before coverage begins
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland is on tour to sell Canadian dentists and hygienists on the new federal dental care plan as concerns mount about what the government plans to pay providers for the...
Mar 25, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
Evan catches up on the latest happening in Ottawa, checks in on safety in downtown Saskatoon and discusses a three-strik...
