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Premiers want Ottawa along for 'generational opportunity' to modernize health care

Premiers want Ottawa along for 'generational opportunity' to modernize health care

VICTORIA — Canada's premiers want the federal government to stop "quibbling" about its share of health-care funding and partner with them on a "generational opportunity" to modernize a failing system, they said Tuesday after two days of meetings.
Brown campaign says he plans to vote for Charest, accepts anyone but Poilievre

Brown campaign says he plans to vote for Charest, accepts anyone but Poilievre

OTTAWA — Voting for Jean Charest is the best way to stop Pierre Poilievre from becoming leader of the Conservative party, Patrick Brown's campaign told supporters Tuesday, after admitting their candidate's efforts to challenge his disqualification fr
Senate report says government must implement rights-based Indigenous fisheries

Senate report says government must implement rights-based Indigenous fisheries

OTTAWA — A new report from the Senate is calling on the federal government to implement Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqiyik and Peskotomuhkati rights-based fisheries on Canada's East Coast and overhaul its approach to negotiations.
Federal government has not created system to source safe supply to reduce overdoses

Federal government has not created system to source safe supply to reduce overdoses

More than a year since the federal government's expert task force recommended it create a safe supply of substances to reduce people's reliance on toxic street drugs, the government has not created any system to procure one
More COVID-19 precautions needed as Quebec festival season takes flight: expert

More COVID-19 precautions needed as Quebec festival season takes flight: expert

MONTREAL — Health officials in Quebec City say it's too early to tell whether a major outdoor festival there is contributing to a rise in COVID-19 cases, but an infectious disease expert says additional precautions are needed now.
Deadline tight to implement dental care, but Duclos confident the feds will meet it

Deadline tight to implement dental care, but Duclos confident the feds will meet it

Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is confident the federal government will be able to set up its proposed dental-care program by the end of the year, though his department has not yet settled on a model or begun formal talks
'Long overdue': Sri Lankan Canadians welcome president, PM resignations

'Long overdue': Sri Lankan Canadians welcome president, PM resignations

TORONTO — Some Sri Lankans living in Canada are welcoming the promised resignations of that country's embattled leaders, after protesters angered by economic collapse stormed the homes of the president and prime minister over the weekend.
Provinces still haven't received $2B in health top-ups announced by Liberals in March

Provinces still haven't received $2B in health top-ups announced by Liberals in March

OTTAWA — As premiers gathered in British Columbia try again to make their case for a permanent increase in federal health transfers, they're also waiting on $2 billion they were promised back in March to help clear surgical and diagnostic backlogs.
Ottawa fast-tracking travel visas for AIDS conference amid sharp criticism

Ottawa fast-tracking travel visas for AIDS conference amid sharp criticism

OTTAWA — The federal government is prioritizing temporary travel visas for people seeking to attend the International AIDS Conference in Montreal at the end of July.
Canadian-made tools on Webb space telescope help provide spectacular views of space

Canadian-made tools on Webb space telescope help provide spectacular views of space

LONGUEUIL, Que. — NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, outfitted with two Canadian-built systems that help capture images, is already astounding the scientists who worked for years to get the instrument operational.