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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 …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A popular travelling art exhibition is planning a stop in Winnipeg. “Beyond Monet: The Immersive Experience” will open at the RBC Convention Centre for a one-month residency on Dec. 1. The showcase projects more than 400 pieces of the French artist’s work …

The Nova Scotia government plans to introduce new legislation this fall to further regulate short-term rentals and impose higher annual registration fees. Short-term rental owners are already required to register their properties through the province, with annual registration fees of $50 to $150, depending on the number of bedrooms. In …

As the crisis of emergency room closures continues to hinder health care at multiple BC Interior hospitals, officials in one city are taking action. The City of Merritt is taking the drastic step of withholding tax money from the provincial government following the latest emergency department closure. “We pay this …

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 11, 2023 9:07 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew pledged more money for homecare workers, while Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson capped off her tour of the province’s north as the provincial election campaign enters …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 11, 2023 8:43 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Crescent Point Energy Corp. says it plans to spend $1.05 billion to $1.15 billion on development capital expenditures next year. Based on the plan, the company says it expects annual average …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) says they plan to maintain some services amid potential strike action by Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union workers. Approximately 1,700 unionized MPI employees are expected to be on the picket line beginning Monday at 7:30 a.m. if …

Canada will likely publish the final regulations of a plan to cap and cut greenhouse gases from the oil and gas sector by mid-2024, its environment minister told Reuters on Thursday. The government will table draft regulations on the plan by October and expects to publish the final regulations by …

TORONTO — Members of several First Nations rallied outside the Ontario legislature Thursday to raise concerns about mining exploration they say is happening on their lands against their will. Indigenous leaders and community members said they weren’t consulted as mining prospectors staked claims on their territories. They also pushed back …

Canada is dusting off and updating emergency protocols to deal with fallout from a possible tactical nuclear exchange in Europe or the spread of radiation across the ocean from a Ukrainian power plant explosion. Internal Public Safety Canada notes show the measures include updating a highly secret plan to ensure …