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Staying in the Game: Why Canada’s Global Health Leadership Matters Now More Than Ever

Right now, Canada is deciding its next move with The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. From where I stand, as someone who has spent a career relying on strong teams and strong ...
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Cuts this deep don’t make Canada leaner. They make it weaker.

Budget 2025 gambles with that security. It treats the public service as a cost to be managed instead of the infrastructure that keeps our economy, environment and communities functioning. Cuts this ...
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Mireille Lalancette

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Natasha Tusikov

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Alberta tables bill to limit oversight power of regulatory bodies on member behaviour

EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is limiting what behaviour professional regulators can police in the name of strengthening freedom of expression. A new bill introduced in the ...
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Justice Department insists Comey indictment was properly approved as it tries to keep case afloat

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A day after the Justice Department acknowledged to a federal judge that the full grand jury had not reviewed the final indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, the ...
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Appropriate medication use includes access to state-of-the-art drugs

Once again, Canada’s many layers of bureaucratic gatekeeping are blocking Canadian patients from accessing an innovative new drug. The termination of negotiations means Carvykti is unlikely to be ...
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Transgender Day of Remembrance marked in Halifax with flag raising

HALIFAX -- A crowd of about 50 people gathered in front of the Nova Scotia legislature in Halifax on Thursday for a flag-raising ceremony to recognize Transgender Day of Remembrance. Lisa Lachance, ...
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Woman who worked for congressman accused of faking politically motivated attack

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- A former staffer for a Republican congressman claimed she was attacked by three armed men who tied her up, slashed her and scrawled an anti-Trump statement on her ...
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Carney's office says United Arab Emirates will invest $70 billion in Canada

ABU DHABI -- The United Arab Emirates plans to invest $50 billion USD in Canada, the equivalent of $70 billion, according to the office of Prime Minister Mark Carney. Carney's office says the deal is ...
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Woman who worked for congressman accused of staging politically motivated attack

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- A former staffer for a congressman told authorities she was attacked by three armed men who tied her up, slashed her and scrawled an anti-Trump statement on her ...
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Vance says Americans need patience on prices but says 'We hear you' on affordability concerns

But the American people need to have "a little bit of patience," Vance said in remarks at an event hosted by Breitbart News. The vice president's remarks come as the White House grapples with how to ...