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Alberta minister optimistic about ER doctor deal, doesn’t blame physicians for delay
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (177+ words) Alberta Hospitals Minister Matt Jones says he doesn't blame doctors for the delay in a core initiative to address extreme pressures in the province's emergency departments. Jones says he's optimistic the government and doctors can find a way to hire…...
Medicine Hat’s Landing Zones Canada receives $1.1 million government loan to develop AI technology
19+ hour, 5+ min ago (1728+ words) The Federal Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience, Eleanor Olszewski, was in Medicine Hat on Monday for a major funding announcement for Landing Zones Canada. A $1.1 million repayable grant was announced to support a Medicine Hat-based company through the…...
Quebec Liberal Party welcomes new leader Charles Milliard
2+ week, 1+ day ago (552+ words) TROIS-RIVI'RES " About 600 people welcomed Charles Milliard as the new head of the Quebec Liberal Party in Trois-Rivi'res on Sunday, days after he was acclaimed in a leadership race that no one else joined. Milliard, who entered the room at the…...
Top court to look at whether challenge of ethics ruling in Trudeau case can proceed
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (561+ words) OTTAWA " A group that pushes for political accountability says the courts must be allowed to review the reasonableness of a federal ethics ruling about former prime minister Justin Trudeau. In a filing to the Supreme Court of Canada, Democracy Watch…...
Quebec students must address teachers as ‘Mr.’ and ‘Ms.’ under new civility rules
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (202+ words) MONTREAL " Quebec students returning to class after winter break will now have to use formal language to address their teachers under new rules designed to foster civility. The province announced last year that public and private schools had until January…...
Quebec declares end to measles outbreak after no cases reported for 32 days
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (179+ words) QUBEC - Quebec's Health Department has declared an end to the measles outbreak in the province. A spokeswoman ... QU'BEC " Quebec's Health Department has declared an end to the measles outbreak in the province. A spokeswoman said today the department determined the…...
U-Vic’s overdose polices didn’t ‘meet the moment’ before student’s death: report
11+ mon, 2+ hour ago (315+ words) VICTORIA - There were several points at which a University of Victoria student could have been saved before sh... VICTORIA " There were several points at which a University of Victoria student could have been saved before she died of a drug…...