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Emergency resolution on pharmacare expected at NDP convention

Emergency resolution on pharmacare expected at NDP convention

OTTAWA — A group of grassroots NDP activists is planning to push for pharmacare to be a make-or-break element of the federal party's supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals at a policy convention next week.
Pennsylvania's Democratic governor, a rising political star, crosses partisan school choice divide

Pennsylvania's Democratic governor, a rising political star, crosses partisan school choice divide

HARRISBURG, Pa.
Disability advocates warn eligibility for federal dental-care plan may be cumbersome

Disability advocates warn eligibility for federal dental-care plan may be cumbersome

OTTAWA — The federal government's new dental insurance plan has yet to be introduced, but advocates are warning the eligibility criteria for people with disabilities could be cumbersome and may not capture everyone who should have access to the progr

Alberta auditor general to examine failed community lab testing privatization program

EDMONTON — Alberta’s auditor general says he will investigate what went wrong with the United Conservative Party government’s abandoned plan to privatize community lab testing provincewide.
Muskoka hospital says patient volumes surge to 150 per cent capacity

Muskoka hospital says patient volumes surge to 150 per cent capacity

TORONTO — Patient volumes at a pair of hospitals in central Ontario have surged to as high as 150 per cent of its capacity, the health-care network is warning.
Liberals' bail-reform bill sparks concerns about need for more legal aid funding

Liberals' bail-reform bill sparks concerns about need for more legal aid funding

OTTAWA — Many in Canada's legal community are expressing concern about how the overloaded court systemand those needing legal aid could be affected by a Liberal bill that proposes to make bail harder to access.
Canada-India dispute likely target for disinformation efforts, State Department warns

Canada-India dispute likely target for disinformation efforts, State Department warns

WASHINGTON — Canada's ongoing diplomatic standoff with India risks making it an even more tempting target for international efforts that use disinformation to reshape global narratives, a senior State Department official says.
New Mexico congressional map that was approved by Democrats can stand, a judge says

New Mexico congressional map that was approved by Democrats can stand, a judge says

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New congressional boundaries approved by Democrats that divided up a politically conservative oil-producing region in New Mexico don’t violate the state constitution, a judge ruled in an order published Friday.
Early work to begin on project to divert trains from downtown Lac-Mégantic

Early work to begin on project to divert trains from downtown Lac-Mégantic

LAC-MÉGANTIC, Que. — A decade after the deadly Lac-Mégantic train disaster, work on the project to divert trains from the downtown core is set to begin, despite divisions in the community over the proposed route.
Liberal minister says turning federal assets into affordable housing part of fix

Liberal minister says turning federal assets into affordable housing part of fix

OTTAWA — Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the Liberals see turning federal assets into affordable housing as an integral part of fixing Canada's shortage.