Quebec moves closer to offering free in vitro fertilization treatments
THE CANADIAN PRESS
11 Mar, 2010 0 0
MONTREAL - Quebec has moved closer to offering free in vitro fertilization for couples who are unable to conceive.
Health Minister Yves Bolduc said Thursday the extent of the coverage proposed by the province would be unmatched in North America. "The steps taken by our government place Quebec at
Federal bill would create up to 45,000 new status Indians
John Ward, THE CANADIAN PRESS
11 Mar, 2010 0 0
OTTAWA - The federal government has introduced legislation to extend formal Indian status to the grandchildren of aboriginal women who married non-natives - a change that could add as many as 45,000 people to the Indian registry.
The bill, introduced in the Commons on Thursday by Indian Affairs
Harper says Canada on track, Ignatieff says Tories off rails
Joan Bryden, THE CANADIAN PRESS
11 Mar, 2010 0 0
OTTAWA - Stephen Harper is claiming a gold medal for economic management, equating Canada's record performance at the Olympics with the achievements of his government.
The prime minister boasted Thursday that the minority Conservatives have put Canada on track to emerge stronger and faster from
Budget watchdog says budget measures insufficient to balance budget
Julian Beltrame, THE CANADIAN PRESS
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OTTAWA - The Harper government's most recent plan to balance the federal budget is still about $10 billion short, says Canada's budget watchdog.
Weighing in on the government's projections, Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page said Thursday that Ottawa still needs to take more steps if it hop
Feds refuse to restore funding to First Nations University
Yolande Cole, THE CANADIAN PRESS
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OTTAWA - Supporters of First Nations University of Canada say the federal government has turned down their request to restore funding to the troubled institution.
Teachers, students, aboriginal leaders and others took to Parliament Hill on Thursday to plead their case with Indian and Northern Af
Calgary mother tells court she had no idea her toddler drank methadone
Shannon Montgomery, THE CANADIAN PRESS
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CALGARY - The mother of a toddler who died of a methadone overdose testified Thursday that she would have rushed the child straight to hospital if she had realized the girl had taken the powerful drug.
Often fighting back tears, Lisa Guerin repeatedly insisted she thought she was leaving a healt
Sprung spring bad for ice roads; chiefs call for cash to help cut-off north
Chinta Puxley, THE CANADIAN PRESS
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WINNIPEG - Mild weather sweeping Manitoba has forced more than half of the province's ice roads to close after less than a month, cutting off the winter lifelines for dozens of northern reserves.
Aboriginal chiefs are asking Ottawa for funding to fly supplies into at least 20 communities that ne
Warm dry winter may lead to difficult summer, top climatologist says
Michelle Mcquigge, THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Balmy temperatures and snow-free sidewalks may have brought smiles to the faces of Canadians coast to coast over the past few months, but the record-setting winter conditions are causing consternation and anxiety for one senior Environment Canada climatologist.
David Phillips said this winter, t
S.W.Ont. doctor who performed mistaken mastectomies has privileges restored
THE CANADIAN PRESS
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WINDSOR, Ont. - A doctor who performed mistaken mastectomies at a southwestern Ontario hospital had her privileges restored Thursday, after the hospital imposed conditions it determined would ensure patients are not put at risk.
A panel had heard six hours of arguments from Dr. Barbara Heartwell
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