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Winnipeg Transit is expanding its on-request service, which has been operating as a pilot project for the past three years. Mayor Scott Gillingham annnounced Tuesday that Winnipeg Transit On-Request — which delivers bus service to low-density neighbourhoods that don’t have full-time transit — is moving to a new app and …
Read More »Canadian Elite Basketball League to expand to 24-game season in 2025 – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 26, 2024 8:01 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Elite Basketball League is expanding its regular season to a 24-game format starting in 2025. That will increase the number of total regular-season games from …
Read More »Ottawa ‘weighing options’ on further delay to expand assisted dying rules – National
The federal government is considering whether to pause its original plan to broaden the rules that govern medically assisted dying so they include patients whose only underlying condition is a mental disorder. “We’re weighing our options,” Justice Minister Arif Virani said Thursday. It would be the second time the federal …
Read More »Jays add Febles, expand Mattingly’s role
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 7, 2023 7:04 pm Updated November 7, 2023 7:05 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have hired Carlos Febles as third base coach and expanded the duties of bench coach Don Mattingly. The 47-year-old …
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 »Integrity commissioner asked to expand Greenbelt probe to include Doug Ford’s phone
Ontario’s integrity commissioner is being asked to widen his ongoing Greenbelt investigation to include Premier Doug Ford’s personal cellphone, Global News has learned, amidst allegations he is using the device “intentionally to avoid accountability.” The Ontario NDP sent the commissioner a new letter on Tuesday, requesting an investigation into how …
Read More »Manitoba government commits $30 million to expand Grace Hospital’s ICU capacity – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba is spending $30 million to expand the capacity of the Grace Hospital ICU unit by 20 beds, Premier Heather Stefanson announced Sunday. “Our government remains committed to healing health care and improving health infrastructure so that Manitobans can access better care …
Read More »Ontario to expand list of tests midwives can order; midwives say it’s a first step
TORONTO — Ontario is set to expand the list of tests midwives can order and perform, as part of the government’s push to increase community care options and ease health system pressures. However, midwives say that while the step is welcome, government regulations are still preventing them from practising within …
Read More »Ontario to expand deposit insurance coverage to credit unions for homebuyers
Ontario is expanding deposit insurance to credit unions for homebuyers. Public and Business Service Delivery Minister Kaleed Rasheed says the measures will help protect Ontario credit union members who are saving for their first home. The changes would apply to credit union members who have a first home savings account. …
Read More »Ontario tables health reform bill to expand private clinic procedures
TORONTO — Ontario tabled legislation Tuesday to allow more private clinics to offer certain publicly funded surgeries and procedures, which the health minister said comes with several patient safeguards, although the government doesn’t yet know who will inspect those facilities. Health Minister Sylvia Jones said the legislation will enable the …
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