B.C. orders review of public health agency spending
The B.C. government has ordered a review of spending after insiders alleged that the province’s health authority squandered millions on…
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Procurement minister says government is 'putting the puzzle' together for vaccine distribution
Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand says the federal government is in the process of assembling all the necessary…
Calgary hospitals told to conserve oxygen as Alberta sets new COVID-19 record
Alberta Health Services says a memo urging Calgary hospital staff to reduce use of oxygen is a proactive response to…
Higgs says he 'wasn't surprised, but disappointed' about fall economic statement
Absent from the fall economic statement was a commitment to a permanent boost to the federal health transfer to provinces.…
Unusable masks, catered meals, redone renos: B.C. health minister orders review of PHSA spending
British Columbia’s health minister has ordered an immediate review of alleged misspending by the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) during…
Pollution complicates COVID-19 fight in India
People in Delhi are going into the worst season for air pollution as new cases of COVID-19 are rising. Doctors…
How should the federal government address vaccine hesitancy?
Health Minister Patty Hadju says some hesitancy around a new vaccine is ‘normal’ and stresses the value of regulatory independence.…
Commercial lobster fishing begins in parts of Nova Scotia
Commercial lobster fishermen in Nova Scotia started dropping their traps today, the last Monday in November, known as Dumping Day.…
Freeland delivers long-awaited fiscal update
Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered the country’s fiscal update. The Liberal government is preparing to spend up to $100…
Freeland won't say if an increase to federal health transfers is coming to the provinces
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said ‘now is the time for the federal government, working with provinces and territories, to get…