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Liberals still support policies promised in deal with NDP, health minister says
September 09, 2024 - 12:05 PM

TORONTO - The Liberal government will still work on policies it promised to pursue under its now-defunct deal with the NDP, Health Minister Mark Holland said Monday.
Many more dentists on board to provide services under dental-care program: Holland
August 07, 2024 - 12:28 PM

OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says he has seen a large jump in the number of dentists who have agreed to provide services under the new dental-care program.
Dental care program accepting claims for 1 million seniors
May 01, 2024 - 3:23 PM

OTTAWA - More than 1,200 seniors have already visited a dentist and had their claims processed by the federal government's new dental care plan, the Liberals announced Wednesday.
Health minister pitches dental-care changes to get dentists onside
April 18, 2024 - 10:13 AM

OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland announced tweaks to Ottawa's new dental-care plan Wednesday in a bid to get more dentists, hygienists and oral-health care providers to participate.
Dental associations are 'negotiating' ahead of federal dental plan rollout: minister
April 09, 2024 - 11:39 AM

OTTAWA - Canada's dental associations, which say some of their members are reluctant to participate in the national dental care plan, are in fact just negotiating with Ottawa over the program, says federal Health Minister Mark Holland.
Holland must sell oral-health providers on dental care plan before coverage begins
March 25, 2024 - 2:35 PM

OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland is on tour to sell Canadian dentists and hygienists on the new federal dental care plan as concerns mount about what the government plans to pay providers for their services.
After N.S. mass shooting, an Oxford professor's policing principles are recommended
April 13, 2023 - 1:00 PM

HALIFAX - At the heart of the multi-volume report into Canada's worst mass shooting lies a recommendation calling for governments to replace 19th-century principles about law enforcement with a revised notion of what police are for.
Timeline of April 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting
March 30, 2023 - 10:28 AM

TRURO, N.S. - The final report released Thursday into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting chronicles minute by minute how the tragedy unfolded.
A look at the 22 Nova Scotians killed in Canada's worst mass shooting
March 30, 2023 - 8:37 AM

TRURO, N.S. - The victims in Canada's worst mass shooting included an RCMP officer, a teacher, health-care workers, retirees, neighbours of the shooter and two correctional officers killed in their home.
In The News for March 29: Will the Nova Scotia shooting inquiry find the answers?
March 29, 2023 - 5:31 AM

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 29 ...
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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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Liberals still support policies promised in deal with NDP, health minister says

Many more dentists on board to provide services under dental-care program: Holland

Dental care program accepting claims for 1 million seniors

Health minister pitches dental-care changes to get dentists onside

Dental associations are 'negotiating' ahead of federal dental plan rollout: minister

Holland must sell oral-health providers on dental care plan before coverage begins

After N.S. mass shooting, an Oxford professor's policing principles are recommended

Timeline of April 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting

A look at the 22 Nova Scotians killed in Canada's worst mass shooting

In The News for March 29: Will the Nova Scotia shooting inquiry find the answers?

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