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Canadian Dental Association releases recommendations for feds on dental care
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Canadian government’s approach to universal dental care should include preserving private dental insurance programs and using existing clinics should be part of the Canadian government’s approach to universal dental care, the Canadian Dental Association says. On Tuesday the association released a policy paper following consultations with federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, provincial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for Feb. 28: Where is the money going on budget day in Alberta and B.C.?
By The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023 … What we are watching in Canada … It’s budget day in Alberta – the last before an expected provincial election ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta set to deliver final budget before expected provincial election in May
By The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
EDMONTON – It’s budget day in Alberta – the last before an expected provincial election in May. Finance Minister Travis Toews is to unfurl the spending document as the legislature begins its spring sitting. The expectation is another multibillion-dollar surplus generated by strong oil and gas revenues coupled with higher payouts from maturing oilsands operations. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Governor General: Climate change, Indigenous issues transcend boundaries with Russia
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says Canada needs to find a way to continue cross-polar collaboration while holding Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine. “In terms of Indigenous Peoples, and research and climate change, these are issues that transcend boundaries, really,” Simon said in an interview following her state visit to Finland. “It’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Researchers track high frequency of genetic diseases in Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region is known for its spectacular fjord and rugged outdoor landscapes. But its isolation has also made the region north of Quebec City home to something else: a higher than normal presence of more than two dozen rare genetic diseases, including some whose frequency in the region have recently been measured ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Finance Minister Katrine Conroy to table her first budget, suggests deficits on way
By The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the provincial budget she’ll release today won’t be “quite as rosy” with deficits looming in the future. Conroy says the prospect of a multibillion-dollar surplus similar to last year’s budget is not in the forecast. She says that almost $6-billion surplus was an anomaly that allowed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs want to see Google in the hot seat for blocking news access to some Canadians
By The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Some members of Parliament want to see Google in the hot seat over the tech company’s move to temporarily block news access to some of its Canadian users. The House of Commons heritage committee is meeting today and members are expected to discuss whether to summon leadership from Google to testify. Last week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver police shoot man with rubber bullets in case of mistaken identity
By The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
Vancouver police say they have apologized to a man who was shot with rubber bullets in a wrongful arrest over a case of mistaken identity. Police say in a statement that officers obtained “reliable information” last Wednesday that a man wanted Canada-wide for a violent home invasion in Calgary was in the city’s Yaletown neighbourhood. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nunavut awaiting updated offer before signing onto federal health-care deal
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – As provinces begin signing health-care funding agreements with the federal government, territories say further negotiations are needed to address challenges in the North. The federal government announced Feb. 7 that it would spend $198.6 billion over 10 years, including $46.2 billion in new funding, to improve health-care services across Canada. That includes an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Studious raccoon shuts down South Kelowna, B.C., elementary school for the day
By The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – Some students at South Kelowna Elementary School in British Columbia got a surprise day off after a raccoon broke in and got comfortable in the building’s ceiling. A statement from Central Okanagan Public Schools says staff discovered the animal and worried it could pose a risk if cornered, so families were asked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous chiefs across Canada laud the pending approval of $2.8B settlement deal
By The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
VANCOUVER – First Nations leaders are voicing their formal support in Federal Court for a $2.8-billion settlement agreement to a class-action residential schools lawsuit. Former Tk’emlups te Secwepemc chief Shane Gottfriedson told the Federal Court judge in Vancouver that reaching the settlement with the federal government “means everything” to him. Gottfriedson said it was “about ... Read More »
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