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Mental-health advocates say Nova Scotia is continuing to fall short on access to care
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government says it's making progress on improving public access to mental-health care, but advocates say the province is falling short. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston promis...
Nov 18, 2025
'Crisis driven' complaints mounting in B.C., ombudsperson says
A British Columbia woman who escaped an abusive relationship was concerned about the safety of her pets and belongings she left behind so applied to the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Redu...
Nov 18, 2025
Conservative MP Stubbs defends missing budget vote after surgery
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs missed Monday's critical budget vote because she is recovering from major surgery, a statement posted to social media said Tuesday. The budget motion passed by ...
Nov 18, 2025
Ophthalmologists urge provinces not to allow optometrists to perform minor surgeries
TORONTO - Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would allow optometrists to perform some surgeries and laser eye treatments, which are currently outside ...
Nov 18, 2025
Ophthalmologists urge provinces not to allow optometrists to perform minor surgeries
Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would allow optometrists to perform some surgeries and laser eye treatments, which are currently outside their scop...
Nov 18, 2025 Glasses are seen at an eye clinic in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday March 4, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
'Valid' questions for CFIA but few simple answers in wake of B.C. ostrich cull
Infectious disease veterinarian Scott Weese says the hundreds of ostriches shot dead on a rainy night at a British Columbia farm this month "probably weren't infected" with avian influenza at the time...
Nov 18, 2025
New overpass, ban on sick notes and more promised in Manitoba throne speech
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is promising to build an overpass to improve safety at an intersection where 17 people died in a bus crash. Premier Wab Kinew said Tuesday the overpass is to replace...
Nov 18, 2025
Alberta tables bill to add citizenship mark, health-care numbers to driver's licences
EDMONTON - Alberta's government has tabled legislation to add health-care numbers and mandatory citizenship markers to driver's licences and identification cards. The government had announced its plan...
Nov 17, 2025
Saskatchewan signs first contracts with nurse practitioners to expand primary care
REGINA - Saskatchewan's government has signed its first contracts with nurse practitioners to expand primary care. Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill says the 19 new contracts will help patients get medi...
Nov 17, 2025
Animal protein not linked to higher mortality risk
Eating foods containing animal-sourced protein is not linked to a higher risk of death and may even offer protective benefits against cancer-related mortality, according to new research findings. In t...
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