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Five more Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall, bringing total to 14
EDMONTON — Elections Alberta has issued recall petitions against five more members of Premier Danielle…
Manitoba Premier Kinew asks PM Carney for sentencing, parole overhaul
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has asked the prime minister for stiffer sentences for…
Explainer on Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall petitions
EDMONTON — Fourteen Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party caucus are…
Coroner finds lapses in care for Quebec man who sought MAID after hospital bedsores
MONTREAL — Quebec health authorities should improve their approach to caring for people with spinal…
Beekeepers call for import ban on non-North American bees as deadly mite spreads
OTTAWA — Canadian beekeepers are sounding the alarm about a pest that’s spreading in parts…
Ophthalmologists urge provinces not to allow optometrists to perform minor surgeries
TORONTO — Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would…
They relied on marijuana to get through the day. But then days felt impossible without it
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — For the past several years, 75-year-old Miguel Laboy has smoked a…
More people are addicted to marijuana, but fewer of them are seeking help, experts say
Megan Feller smoked pot several times a day and couldn’t eat, sleep or function without…
Stopping overdoses like bailing a boat with a thimble, B.C. court hears
VANCOUVER — The co-founder of a Vancouver “compassion club” that bought heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine…
White House circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies as Trump pledges health care fix
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is circulating a proposal that would extend subsidies to…
Health minister noncommittal on pharmacare, says expert report isn’t binding
OTTAWA — The federal health minister is not committing to following the road map set…
Trump administration plan to reduce access to some student loans angers nurses, health care groups
WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of nursing and other health care organizations are angry over…
Decorated ski crosser Marielle Thompson bides her time in race return post-injury
CALGARY — Marielle Thompson has Plans A, B, C and pretty well the whole alphabet…
Ottawa announces $35 million for 30 oral health training programs across Canada
MONTREAL — The federal government has announced more than $35 million over three years to…
Nunavik’s Inuit residents show resilience in the face of persistent water shortages
PUVURNITUQ — In Quebec’s Nunavik region, it’s not unusual to run out of drinking water…