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Second case of measles confirmed in B.C.'s Lower Mainland, linked to Thailand flight
VANCOUVER - Health authorities in British Columbia have confirmed a second case of measles in the Lower Mainland, this time in the Vancouver Coastal Health region. Vancouver Coastal Health says in a r...
Feb 19, 2025
B.C. ending take-home safer supply of opioids to stop criminal diversion
VICTORIA - British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne has announced a major revamp of its safer-supply anti-addiction program, converting it to a "witnessed-only" model in which users are watched ...
Feb 19, 2025
A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote
TORONTO - 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. Progre...
Feb 19, 2025
Alberta premier shuffles deputy health minister amid allegations of corruption
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith removed her government's deputy minister of health Wednesday but bucked calls for a public inquiry into allegations of government interference in lucrative medical contr...
Feb 19, 2025
Ottawa buys bird flu vaccine for those at risk, such as farm workers exposed to virus
The federal government says it has purchased 500,000 doses of a bird flu vaccine as a proactive measure, pointing to guidance that says high-risk people should be prioritized for the shot, such as far...
Feb 19, 2025
Quebec 13-year-old in critical condition after being buried in snow
CHTEAUGUAY, Que. - A 13-year-old girl remains in critical condition in a Quebec hospital this morning after being buried in snow on Tuesday. Police in Chteauguay, Que., a suburb on Montreal's South Sh...
Feb 19, 2025
Judge rejects sexsomnia defence, finds Manitoba man guilty of child sex assault
WINNIPEG - A judge has rejected the defence of a Manitoba man who claimed he was suffering from sexsomnia, a rare sleep disorder, when he sexually assaulted an 11-year-old boy. Provincial court Judge ...
Feb 18, 2025
Inuit call on PM to step in as child funding program approaches March end date
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's national Inuit organization is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step in to save a program that helps fund services for Inuit kids. In a letter sent to Trudeau ...
Feb 18, 2025
A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote
TORONTO - 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. Progre...
Feb 18, 2025
No 'magic solution' to Montreal homeless cohabitation issues, consultation hears
MONTREAL - There is no magic solution to homelessness, Montreal's public consultation office heard Monday as it began a series of hearings on how the city can more successfully integrate services for ...
Feb 18, 2025
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