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Health

Provinces told to destroy existing COVID-19 vaccines ahead of arrival of updated shots

Health Canada has directed all provinces to pull and destroy existing supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine that targets the XBB form…

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Politics

Provinces’ capacity to respond to foreign interference questioned ahead of busy election season

As a longtime former public servant, Michael Wernick is listening when the Parti Québécois promises a third referendum on independence…

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Nova Scotia

Atlantic provinces sending 20 firefighters to help battle wildfires in Manitoba

A 20-person firefighting team from Atlantic Canada is heading to Manitoba to help battle out-of-control wildfires in the province. Nova…

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Politics

Quebec demands federal quota system to relocate asylum seekers to other provinces

Quebec is calling on Ottawa to introduce a nationwide quota system to evenly distribute asylum seekers across Canada.  In a…

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Politics

Trudeau government negotiating with provinces to keep migrants behind bars

On June 10, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, offered $750 million to Quebec Premier François Legault, left, to help with…

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Canada

Ottawa still mulling province’s bailout request over growing Nova Scotia Power debt

Nearly five months after Nova Scotia asked Ottawa to help cover hundreds of millions of dollars in debt accrued by…

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Health

Should Wegovy, the $400-a-month obesity medication, be covered by the provinces?

The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy has been available in Canada since early May, but anybody hoping to use it will have…

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Canada

Sask. teachers narrowly reject province’s latest contract offer

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) says its members have voted to reject the latest collective agreement offer from the province. …

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Business

Is mass timber the next big thing in cheaper, greener construction? More provinces are saying yes

Urban downtowns are sometimes called concrete jungles because the apartments and office buildings that make up skylines from New York to…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. saw highest rates of poverty, food insecurity among provinces in 2022

Debbie Simmonds says it isn’t unusual for her to check the cupboards of the Preston Area Food Network’s community shelves…

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