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Manitoba’s Opposition Progressive Conservatives say the NDP government’s promise to crack down on rising grocery prices has proven to be an empty threat. Interim Tory leader Wayne Ewasko pointed to figures released this week by Statistics Canada that show food prices in Manitoba rose last month by 3.3 per cent …
Read More »Grassfire got out of control east of Saskatoon, fire department
A controlled burn got out of control on Tuesday, resulting in the Saskatoon Fire Department battling the blaze. News Source link
Read More »Brush fire near homeless camp brought quickly under control
Kelowna firefighters battled a small brush fire near Highway 97 and McCurdy Road on Tuesday morning. News Source link
Read More »Ontario registered nurses soon able to prescribe birth control, travel medication
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 6, 2023 1:09 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Registered nurses in Ontario will soon be able to prescribe certain medications such as birth control and drugs for smoking cessation. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says expanding registered nurses’ scope of …
Read More »Ontario plans to expand midwives’ prescribing power to include birth control
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 27, 2023 11:03 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario is planning to expand the list of drugs that midwives can prescribe and administer, including allowing them to prescribe birth control. But while midwives say the updates are …
Read More »Ontario Pharmacists Association says ability to prescribe birth control should be next
Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Pharmacists in Ontario can now diagnose and treat 19 common ailments but they still can’t prescribe birth control or emergency contraception. Ontario Pharmacists Association CEO Justin Bates says the ability to prescribe those medications is necessary to address women’s health …
Read More »City of Winnipeg gearing up for elm bark beetle control program – Winnipeg
The City of Winnipeg is buzzing to take another swat at its Elm Bark Bettle Control Program, hopeful it will slow the spread of Dutch elm disease (DED). Weather permitting, the City said the decades-old program will start up again this Sunday in four Insect Management areas. Communities in these …
Read More »Doug Ford responds to Metrolinx complaint: ‘I don’t direct or control anyone’
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is denying that his government directly controls communications at the provincial transit agency Metrolinx. Speaking at an event in Ottawa, Ford said his government was not controlling Metrolinx. “I don’t direct or control anyone,” Ford said. The denial comes after Global News revealed an internal email …
Read More »Bad press prompted Metrolinx CEO to complain about government control
As the Ford government faces questions about the muzzling of Metrolinx, Global News can reveal how escalating internal concerns over public perception drove the agency’s CEO to vent his frustrations with top staffers at Queen’s Park. As Global News first reported, the provincial government has a firm grip on how …
Read More »Metrolinx CEO complains to Ford government over direct control
Communications at Metrolinx appear to be under the direct control of the Ford government leading to deep internal frustration and “lost credibility” at the provincial transit agency, according to an internal email obtained by Global News. The email, sent by Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster to Premier Doug Ford‘s chief of …
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