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Military struggling with shortage of medical personnel as provinces look for help
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says its medical personnel are being stretched to the limit during the pandemic, suggesting it has little to offer provincial health care systems overwhelmed by the ...
Jan 12, 2022
Provincial police identify father, two kids as victims of Quebec house explosion
SAGUENAY, Que. - Quebec provincial police have identified a father and his two young children as the victims of a house explosion on Monday in Saguenay, Que. Police said earlier this week at least two...
Jan 12, 2022
‘It is scary’: Sask. environmentalists respond to EU climate report
Another report on the effects of climate change was released this week and people across the world, including Saskatchewan, are growing more concerned.The European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Se...
Jan 12, 2022
Large explosion outside Mogadishu airport, at least 8 killed
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A large explosion outside the international airport in Somalia's capital killed at least eight people and wounded nine others on Wednesday, a local doctor said. Dr. Abdulkadi...
Jan 12, 2022
National standards for long-term care must balance safety, quality of life
OTTAWA - The expert spearheading new draft national standards for long-term care says they must strike a difficult balance between residents' safety and their quality of life. The pandemic devastated ...
Jan 12, 2022
Correctional Service settles human rights case for prisoners addicted to opioids
VANCOUVER - The federal prison service says it is making several changes to help prisoners addicted to opioids, including getting them faster access to treatment by eliminating a waiting list that is ...
Jan 12, 2022
Canadian Civil Liberties Association calls COVID tax constitutionally vulnerable
With COVID-19 cases putting Canada's hospitals at or near capacity, Quebec's unprecedented plan to tax adult residents who refuse to be vaccinated is coming under fire. The Canadian Civil Liberties As...
Jan 12, 2022
Radiologists warn of growing backlog in medical imaging due to COVID-19 pandemic
Radiologists are warning that Canadian hospitals are in serious need of more equipment and staff to deal with medical imaging backlogs that the country was already facing before the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Jan 12, 2022
Quebec no-vax tax, improved addictions services for inmates: In The News for Jan. 12
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 12, 2022
Nylander lifts Maple Leafs past Golden Knights, 4-3 in SO
LAS VEGAS (AP) - William Nylander scored in regulation and got the winner in a shootout as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Tuesday night. Auston Matthews and Ilya Mikheyev...
Jan 12, 2022