British Columbia has turned its eye toward luring doctors and nurses from the United States to move north in what Health Minister Josie Osborne is calling an “unprecedented” recruitment opportunity. Osborne says the province is changing its licensing rules so U.S.-trained doctors can begin practising in B.C. right away, without any …
Read More »Uncertainty, chaos for Canadian researchers as confusion reigns over Trump administration medical funding
Canadian scientists say the uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump’s apparent pause on federal health spending could stall research on new drugs, vaccines, and treatments for cancer, dementia and more — including at labs in Canada. The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) powers some of the best scientists around the world. Most …
Read More »Uncertainty and anxiety for some Northerners, as Trump returns to power
Pauline Frost, chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in northern Yukon, usually looks forward to late January, when the winter sun returns to her Arctic village. This year, however, feels different to Frost. The predictable return of longer days happens to coincide with something much less predictable, and hugely consequential: Donald Trump’s return to the …
Read More »Trump’s return to White House spells uncertainty for U.S.-China relationship
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is sure to be felt globally, including in China — one of the United States’ biggest trading partners and an emerging superpower on the world stage. The uncertainty of the next few years could be seen in the response from Beijing. As Chinese President …
Read More »High uncertainty in system track as ‘potent storm’ set to hit southern Ontario
A “potent storm” likely bringing strong, possibly damaging winds is expected to hit southern Ontario next week, though significant uncertainty remains regarding its track and what precipitation type areas will see. Meteorologists are tracking the system that’s set to develop over Texas before eventually moving into the Great Lakes. “We …
Read More »After a week of uncertainty, Manitoba’s Selena Njegovan confirms she’ll be on site at Scotties – Winnipeg
After almost a week of uncertainty about event accessibility due to her pregnancy leave, Team Lawes vice Selena Njegovan has confirmed she plans to attend the Canadian women’s curling championship. Both Curling Canada and Njegovan said they have cleared things up after a miscommunication led to confusion about her role …
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