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Quebec, Ottawa reach health-care funding deal, $900 million per year to province
By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024
Quebec has become the last province to reach an agreement in principle with the federal government on health-care funding. Premier François Legault’s office says the proposed infusion of $900 million in annual health funding comes with no conditions. Legault had been pushing back on conditions that the federal government wanted to impose in exchange for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Highlights from auditor reports on B.C. overdose prevention, safer-supply programs
By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s auditor general has released a report on two key government programs aimed at curbing the death toll from the toxic-drug crisis. The first audit examined the implementation of overdose prevention and supervised consumption services, while the second looked at how the initial phase of the prescribed safer-supply program was set up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Quebec, Ottawa reach agreement on health-care funding
By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024
Quebec has reached an agreement in principle on health-care funding with the federal government. Premier François Legault’s office says the proposed infusion of $900 million in health transfer payments this year comes with no conditions. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former prime minister Brian Mulroney lies in state as dignitaries, public pay tribute
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – A solemn parade of dignitaries and well-wishers offered condolences Tuesday to the family of Brian Mulroney as the former prime minister began lying in state near Parliament Hill. An RCMP guard of honour gingerly delivered Mulroney’s flag-shrouded casket to the ballroom at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, where it will remain through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What to know about MPs’ vote on Palestine statehood, changes to Middle East policy
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Members of Parliament passed a symbolic motion on Palestinian statehood in the House of Commons late Monday with support from the Liberal government. Here’s how the motion differs from Ottawa’s previous approach to the Middle East. What happened Monday night? Most of the Liberal caucus voted for an NDP motion that the two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Housefather ‘reflecting’ on future with the Liberals after Middle East motion vote
By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Quebec Liberal MP Anthony Housefather says he is “reflecting” on his future in the Liberal party after a heavily amended NDP motion on Palestinian statehood passed in the House of Commons on Monday. Housefather was among three Liberals who voted against the final motion, which called only for progress towards a two-state solution ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. auditor finds ‘shortcomings’ in overdose-prevention programs meant to save lives
By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s auditor general says two key government programs aimed at curbing the death toll from the toxic-drug crisis were not “effectively implemented” by the province’s health and mental health and addictions ministries. Michael Pickup’s office released a separate report on the government’s supervised consumption services and the first phase of the prescribed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada spending $40M to help Czechs send ammunition to Ukraine front lines
By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada is buying artillery ammunition and night vision equipment for Ukraine as part of its latest round of aid for the country. Defence Minister Bill Blair met with the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which includes about 50 allied countries led by the United States. Canada plans to spend $40 million to send artillery ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Driven by wildfire smoke, Canada’s air quality worse than U.S.: report
By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024
Canada’s air quality last year was worse than the United States for the first time since a firm started publishing its annual assessment in 2018. The 2023 World Air Quality report from Swiss company IQAir says raging wildfires were a major influence on Canada’s drop in air quality. The report found that on a list ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young Canadian workers feel isolated and lonely, survey suggests
By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024
Telus Health has released its Mental Health Index today, with surveys on the mental health of employed people in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. The company says data was collected Jan. 13 to Jan. 22 through an online survey of 3,000 people who live in Canada and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government launches forensic audit of Saskatchewan First Nations group
By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Indigenous Services Canada says it plans to launch a forensic audit of an organization representing 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan. The department says it is aware of allegations brought forward against the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and is reviewing them. The government says in a statement that it takes allegations of the ... Read More »
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