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A New Democrat MP urged the House of Commons to put politics aside and find immediate policy solutions on Monday night, as legislators held an emergency debate following six incidents in just two weeks where First Nations people were killed by police. The first day of the fall parliamentary session saw MPs sit until midnight in Ottawa,…
The organization of B.C.’s local elected leaders has laid out a plan to the province for how it would like the senior level of government to shore up the finances of towns and cities to pay for escalating costs around housing, public safety and a changing climate. More than 2,200 municipal leaders, mayors and councillors from…
Teams of people took turns pulling a 30,000 kilogram WestJet plane 100 metres down the tarmac at the Edmonton International Airport on Monday. They’re going head-to-head battling for the best time, but it’s part of a bigger cause. The Haul for Hope event is raising money and awareness for Hope Air – Canada’s only national…
Ontario is proposing to further expand pharmacists’ scope of practice by adding to the list of minor ailments they can assess, allowing them to administer more vaccines and order some lab tests. But while pharmacists see the proposal as an overdue solution to easing the burden on other aspects of the health-care system by leaning…
Ontario is proposing to further expand pharmacists’ scope of practice by adding to the list of minor ailments they can assess, allowing them to administer more vaccines and order some lab tests. But while pharmacists see the proposal as an overdue solution to easing the burden on other aspects of the health-care system by leaning more…
If there’s one subject we don’t shy away from at HuffPost UK, it’s poop. We’ve covered the unorthodox sounds that can help your bowel movements pass faster. We’ve revealed the best non-squatting positions to sit in during your morning ritual. We’ve even shared the ideal amount you should go number two daily. But even I…
An AI early-warning system that predicts which patients are at risk of deteriorating while in hospital was associated with a decrease in unexpected deaths, a new study says. The study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, found a 26 per cent reduction in non-palliative deaths among patients in St. Michael’s Hospital’s general internal…
Members of Parliament all receive the same base salary — $203,100 — but some spend much less time on their feet in the House of Commons than others. Using data provided by the House of Commons, Radio-Canada ranked all 338 MPs on the number of times they’ve spoken in the Commons or exercised their right to vote in the current session of Parliament. The amount of…
Montreal police are asking the public for help in locating a 79-year-old man who has been reported missing. Robert Albert was last seen Saturday morning in the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough, according to the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal. Police say Albert is diabetic and could be confused; they’re concerned for his health and safety. …
The B.C. government has announced it will expand involuntary care for those with mental health and addictions issues, and will open “highly secure” facilities to house people detained under the Mental Health Act throughout the province. Premier David Eby announced Sunday that the government would open mental health units at correctional facilities throughout the province,…
