Ottawa issues new COVID vaccine guidance, provinces now responsible for purchase
TORONTO — Federal funding for COVID-19 vaccines will stop this year, and the provinces and territories will be responsible ...
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Crushing hospital debt, lotteries for family doctors paint picture of a health system under pressure
The hospital, whose annual budget is around $50 million, is now making debt payments on a line of credit worth around $10 ...
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Federal health policy changes could expand primary care in Canada
Nurse practitioners and other non-physicians could be able to bill OHIP directly under federal policy changes that represent ...
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Ottawa increases P.E.I. transfer payments by $69 million, totalling $977 million in 2025
The $69 million increase brings the total transfer payments the province will receive from Ottawa to $977 million – or $5,324 ...
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for December, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in December. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): ...
Health Minister urged to ink deals with provinces, territories on coverage for diabetes drugs, contraceptives
Dr. Eric Hoskins warns chance for Ottawa to negotiate bilateral agreements may not exist after the next federal election ...
University of Sudbury says it's pivoting and hopes to welcome French-language students in the fall
If all goes according to plan, the University of Sudbury hopes to welcome students this fall, its first since the school was ...
B.C. reviews flagship programs in face of federal uncertainty
Premier David Eby warns move to prorogue Parliament could cost the province funds that were promised by Ottawa but have not ...
The upcoming election is a critical juncture for Canada’s carbon tax and climate policies
The carbon tax, once seen as a policy achievement for the Liberals, may be a liability in this year’s election. Here is how ...
School software hack hits school boards across six Canadian provinces
School boards across Canada are grappling with the fallout from a significant cyberattack on PowerSchool, a widely used ...
With Trudeau fading, Ontario’s premier steps up to ‘defend Canada’
In his role as head of the federation of Canadian premiers, Ford has successfully pushed Trudeau to meet with the group in Ottawa next week. “The message is: you need to do everything you can to stop ...
Sask. agrees to $40M rare drug plan with Ottawa to improve access, screening
The Saskatchewan government has signed an agreement with Ottawa to provide funding to pharmaceutical drugs to three drugs for ...