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N. B. should halt transition to new virtual-health-care provider: Opposition Tories
59+ min ago (322+ words) By Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press Posted May 29, 2026 01: 42: 49 PM. FREDERICTON " New Brunswick's Opposition leader is calling on the Liberal government to put off the province's planned shift to a new virtual-health-care provider. Glen Savoie, leader of the Progressive Conservatives, says…...
Mother speaking out after autistic son's support at school ends
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (478+ words) Posted May 29, 2026 12: 30: 59 PM. A Halifax mother is voicing her concerns about what recent changes to support levels will mean for her son in the fall. Jessica Slack tells City News Halifax that her son, Kaleb, was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum…...
Fact File: No evidence planes are dropping ticks over Ontario
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (722+ words) By Marissa Birnie, The Canadian Press Posted May 29, 2026 11: 07: 57 AM. "I work for a private charter company in Ontario Canada, We are paid to spread ticks by plane," reads a March 16 post to a conspiracy theory forum. The anonymous user claims…...
Kenya court suspends US plan for Ebola quarantine facility for Americans
9+ hour, 59+ min ago (484+ words) Posted May 29, 2026 04: 36: 51 AM. A U. S. administration official said on Wednesday that the U. S. was planning to send Americans who are exposed to Ebola while abroad to a new facility in Kenya instead of flying them home. The official spoke on condition of…...
Apotex Health files preliminary prospectus for initial public offering of shares
22+ hour, 59+ min ago (230+ words) Posted May 28, 2026 03: 36: 35 PM. TORONTO " Apotex Health Corp. says it has filed a preliminary prospectus for an initial public offering that will see the Canadian generic drug company join the public market. The Toronto-based company says the plan includes a treasury…...
N. S. , Dalhousie create disability support outreach team
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (169+ words) Posted May 28, 2026 12: 27: 00 PM. The provincial government has announced a partnership with Dalhousie University to create a disability support outreach team to provide services in the central region, which includes the Halifax area. The province says establishing the health teams supports…...
Talks with province break down in Nova Scotia long-term care strike, says union
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (966+ words) By Devin Stevens, The Canadian Press Posted May 27, 2026 11: 51: 41 AM. HALIFAX " A union representing striking long-term care workers in Nova Scotia says talks with the government have broken down and there are no other dates scheduled. CUPE accused the government on…...
Canada implements stricter travel, immigration measures in response to Ebola crisis
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (759+ words) By Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Posted May 26, 2026 04: 57: 04 PM. TORONTO " The Canadian government is imposing a mandatory 21-day self-isolation period for travellers from Ebola-affected regions, while immigration authorities are temporarily suspending decisions on applications from the Democratic Republic of Congo,…...
ICE detainees are dying by suicide at an 'alarming' rate, an AP investigation finds
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (1751+ words) Posted May 27, 2026 03: 49: 50 AM. Brayan Rayo Garzon was distraught. Detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he was on his fourth day of isolation in a Missouri jail as he battled the fevers and chills of COVID-19. His request for mental health…...
Judge recommends better vaccine campaigns, housing after Alberta boy's death
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (359+ words) By Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press Posted May 27, 2026 01: 46: 49 AM. EDMONTON " A judge has recommended better vaccination campaigns and solutions to overcrowded housing after the death of a six-year-old Indigenous boy in northern Alberta. Provincial court Justice Claus Thietke says in…...