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Canada

Retiring military members face months-long delays for severance, benefit payouts

Canadian military members who are retiring in the foreseeable future will face delays in receiving severance, back pay and accumulated vacation…

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Politics

Canada Child Benefit payments may be delayed by global IT outage, says federal government

The Canada Revenue Agency has started sending out Canada Child Benefit (CCB) payments — but the federal government is warning…

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Lifestyle

N.B. lavender farm shares the benefit of the plant

Surrounded by rows and rows of lavender all in full bloom, Karen Larter is in her happy place. “We created…

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Health

Disability advocates to rally for boosted federal benefit

Disability advocates are set to gather in downtown Toronto Thursday morning to not only mark the historic win of the Canada…

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Health

Canada Disability Benefit won’t lift ‘hundreds of thousands’ out of poverty, new numbers confirm

The new Canada Disability Benefit will lift about 25,000 adults out of poverty, according to new numbers released by the federal…

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Politics

CRA reversed $246M in pandemic benefit debts after thousands contested eligibility status

The government has had to cancel at least $246 million in debts for thousands of Canadians it initially claimed had…

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Health

National disability benefit in federal budget falls short of what advocates wanted

Tuesday’s federal budget laid the groundwork for a national disability benefit but the funding falls well short of what advocates were…

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Nova Scotia

Thousands of Nova Scotians could benefit from federal dental plan, if only they can find a dentist

It took calls to three dentists before 84-year-old Len Giffen could find one that was both participating in the new Canadian Dental…

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Health

Scientist fired from Winnipeg disease lab intentionally worked to benefit China: CSIS report

One of the scientists who was fired from Canada’s top infectious disease laboratory “intentionally” shared scientific information with China — potentially putting people’s health…

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Politics

Advocates worry federal disability benefit program won’t be fully funded in upcoming budget

A coalition of anti-poverty and disability groups are calling on the federal government to honour its commitment to bring the…

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