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Canada's health spending growth 'modest,' remains below pre-pandemic levels: CIHI
November 02, 2023 - 6:13 AM
Growth in Canada's health spending increased slightly but has remained below pre-pandemic levels and is expected to reach $344 billion in 2023, new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information says.
Alta.'s tactic of doling out cash fuels inflation rather than easing it: economists
November 23, 2022 - 2:01 PM
Provinces peppering the public with cash to deal with soaring prices compounds inflation rather than easing it, economists say.
Doctors, nurses call for action on crumbling care, health ministers meet in Vancouver
November 06, 2022 - 1:00 AM
VANCOUVER - A family doctor who works in British Columbia and Alberta says patients who don't get the care they need before ending up in overburdened emergency rooms should be a focus for quick action by the country's health ministers as they meet in Vancouver.
Health care providers, advocates cry foul over stalled action on pharmacare
May 11, 2021 - 1:00 AM
OTTAWA - Doctors and nurses on the front lines of Canada's health system are sounding the alarm after the Liberal government appears to have put its promise of a national pharmacare program on the back burner.
Federal Budget 2021: Highlights from Chrystia Freeland's speech and reaction
April 19, 2021 - 6:02 PM
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the 2021 federal budget in the House of Commons on Monday. Here are some highlights from her speech, as well as quotes from opposition leaders.
Canadian Medical Association hopes federal budget will address primary care needs
April 08, 2021 - 11:40 AM
OTTAWA - Groups representing thousands of doctors and nurses are asking the federal Liberals to help Canada's strained health-care system in their upcoming budget, flagging concerns about lack of access to family doctors as well as chronic staff shortages.
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
March 30, 2020 - 7:38 PM
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern):
Federal NDP seeks provincial support for national pharmacare plan
February 13, 2020 - 8:06 AM
OTTAWA - The New Democrats are asking the provinces to support their promised universal pharmacare legislation, hoping to win premiers over by calling on Ottawa to increase federal health transfers.
Ford stresses national unity, calls for calm after meeting Trudeau
November 22, 2019 - 4:14 PM
OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is trying to play the part of Canada's peacemaker, asking his counterparts in Ottawa and in other provinces to turn down the heated rhetoric and find a way to get along.
Singh lays out NDP's first steps in Parliament, vows hard work in Quebec
October 30, 2019 - 3:09 PM
OTTAWA - The NDP's first priority for the new Parliament will be challenging the Liberals to support the immediate creation of a national, universal pharmacare program, Leader Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit
Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same
Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r
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She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump
NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a d
April 24, 2024 9:00 PM
'A spicy lady': Kamloops fire department celebrates oldest team member
A beloved senior in Kamloops is being celebrated for her impressive 35 years of service as an administrator at Kamlo
April 24, 2024 7:00 PM
Salmon Arm pharmacist pays fine for diverting drugs from hospital
A former Salmon Arm pharmacist has to pay a hefty fine for diverting drugs from the local hospital. Earlier th
April 24, 2024 6:00 PM
‘Fire is medicine’: WFN company utilizes prescribed burns to mitigate wildfire risks
As wildfires worsen across the province, cikilaxwm (prescribed fire) is gaining more traction as a way to mitigate b
April 24, 2024 4:35 PM
Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The Ci
April 24, 2024 3:30 PM
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