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B.C. takes advantage of U.S. 'chaos,' trade war to attract more doctors and nurses
The "chaos" in the United States provides an opportunity for British Columbia to recruit more American doctors and nurses, the province's health minister said as she announced changes aimed at fast-tr...
Mar 11, 2025
Responsibility for safe sport flips to Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
The shifting of safe sport onto the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport and the shuttering of the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner is underway. The CCES is the country's doping watchdog and ...
Mar 11, 2025
Saskatchewan breast cancer patients can't afford Calgary for care: Emails
REGINA - Leaked Saskatchewan government emails say some breast cancer patients are choosing not to go to Calgary for treatment because they can't afford it. The emails, provided to the Opposition NDP,...
Mar 11, 2025
Poilievre wants to impose 50 per cent metal tariffs on U.S. after latest Trump threat
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Tuesday Canada should hit the U.S. with matching tariffs on steel and aluminum in reply to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest trade war escalation....
Mar 11, 2025
Ottawa, Alberta reach joint $70-million deal for homelessness response
EDMONTON - Ottawa and Alberta have reached a new joint $70-million funding agreement to aid the province's response to homelessness. Social Services Minister Jason Nixon says the funding is expected t...
Mar 11, 2025
Edmonton sex assault centre pauses new clients, blames province for cutting funds
EDMONTON - The Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton has stopped taking new clients and blames the province for cutting funds. The centre offers counselling and other support to those dealing with sexual ...
Mar 11, 2025
Carney's win kills Liberals' delayed plan to change capital gains tax
OTTAWA - Mark Carney's victory in the Liberal leadership race puts the final nail in the coffin of Ottawa's controversial plan to hike the inclusion rate on capital gains. When they tabled their budge...
Mar 11, 2025
Incoming prime minister Mark Carney says he's put his assets in blind trust
OTTAWA - Mark Carney's leadership campaign says he has given a "full and robust conflict of interest management plan" to the country's ethics commissioner. In a media statement, the campaign says that...
Mar 11, 2025
Liberal leadership race raises questions about possible fundraising 'loophole'
OTTAWA - Only two of the candidates in the Liberal leadership race - Mark Carney and Ruby Dhalla - disclosed their fundraising events to Elections Canada. A political transparency advocate says this e...
Mar 11, 2025
Doctors thrust into COVID-19 celebrity reflect on backlash, threats and thank you letters
TORONTO - When the COVID-19 pandemic hit five years ago, Canadian public health doctors, infectious disease specialists and epidemiologists were thrust into national fame through daily televised brief...
Mar 11, 2025
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