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Health-care professionals fight decision to reject access to psilocybin for training
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
Canada violated the rights of hundreds of patients awaiting access to psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy when it rejected applications from health-care professionals to consume the restricted drug for training purposes, a lawyer for the workers argued in Federal Court on Tuesday. But Health Canada argued it hasn’t seen evidence that therapists ingesting the psychedelic trains them to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Construction company fined $20K after worker injured in N.W.T.
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – A construction company has been fined $20,000 almost two years after a worker was injured in the Northwest Territories. Arctic Canada Construction Ltd. pleaded guilty Friday to a single count under the territory’s Safety Act. The fine is to be paid to the worker’s protection fund, as well as a $3,000 surcharge. In ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!N.S. woman sought in firearms case released after RCMP find no evidence of gun
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
The RCMP say officers have interviewed and released a woman who was being sought in relation to a firearms complaint on Sipekne’katik First Nation in central Nova Scotia on Sunday night. Spokesman Cpl. Chris Marshall said today in a release that investigators determined there was “insufficient” evidence to lay charges, and there was no evidence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds outline $83B in clean economy tax credits in bid to compete with U.S. incentive
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Serious money is heading for Canadian industries looking to reduce emissions after the federal government unveiled its answer to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act. The spending commitments announced in Tuesday’s federal budget include tax credits for investments in clean electricity, clean-tech manufacturing, and hydrogen that together are expected to cost some $55 billion ... Read More »
1 responseNine police officers recently killed in Canada; here is a look at their deaths
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
A veteran Quebec provincial police officer was stabbed to death Monday night after she tried to arrest a suspect in Louiseville, Que., about 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal. Sgt. Maureen Breau, who had two children, had more than 20 years of experience and was four days away from starting a new job as an investigator. ... Read More »
1 responseBudget 2023: Feds commit consultation money for Indigenous resource sharing
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government is committing $8.7 million to hold more consultations on Indigenous resource sharing, in a budget that offers relatively new spending on its reconciliation agenda. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled a spending plan that prioritizes Canada’s transition to a greener economy, offering billions in new tax credits, as well as ... Read More »
1 responseBudget 2023: Ottawa threatens to freeze U.S. firms from green tax credits, contracts
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
Ottawa is threatening a tit-for-tat with Washington over green tax credits and government procurement policies that risk freezing out Canadian businesses. This year’s federal budget announces two consultations aimed at responding to the Biden administration’s massive spending bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, which sets out policies that advantage the U.S. domestic economy. Ottawa is threatening ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. wants federal clamp on weight and diabetes drug Ozempic being exported to U.S.
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia wants a federal government clamp down on prescription rules after thousands of doses of the hyped weight-loss drug Ozempic went to Americans, doled out by a single practitioner in Nova Scotia. Health Minister Adrian Dix said Tuesday that he’s asking provincial and federal regulators to look into two Metro Vancouver pharmacies ... Read More »
1 responseFeds outline $83B in clean economy tax credits in bid to compete with U.S. incentives
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Serious money is heading for Canadian industries looking to reduce emissions after the federal government unveiled its answer to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act. The spending commitments in the federal budget include tax credits for investments in clean electricity, clean tech manufacturing and hydrogen that together are expected to cost some $55 billion ... Read More »
1 responseBudget 2023 belt-tightening: Liberals order federal spending review, cuts
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Federal departments and agencies are being told to start tightening their belts as the Liberal government looks for ways to pay for its latest budget promises while taking off political heat. Tuesday’s federal budget contains billions of dollars in planned new spending measures for the health-care system, clean-energy infrastructure and other priorities. Yet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Budget 2023: Projected cost of federal dental program set to more than double
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal budget shows the government’s proposed dental-care insurance program will cost more than double what the Liberals originally thought, driving it up by another $7.3 billion over five years. Last year, the government set up a temporary benefit for uninsured children under the age of 12 in families with a household income ... Read More »
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