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Health Minister Mark Holland released the long-awaited details of the federal government’s pharmacare plan on Thursday, with a commitment to cover some diabetes treatments and contraception. If the bill, C-64, passes Parliament, Holland will begin negotiating with the provinces and territories on a funding commitment that would cover the cost ofContinue Reading

Politics The Canadian government will begin airdropping aid into Gaza within the next week, a government source tells CBC News. U.K., France, Netherlands, Jordan have funded or carried out airdrops in recent weeks Palestinians wait for humanitarian aid on a beachfront in Gaza City on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. (MahmoudContinue Reading

Politics One of the scientists who was fired from Canada’s top infectious disease laboratory “intentionally” shared scientific information with China — potentially putting people’s health in jeopardy, says an assessment by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).   Documents say Dr. Xiangguo Qiu’s decisions ‘could have impacted public safety’ Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: FebContinue Reading

The Liberal government is proposing “draconian penalties” in the Criminal Code as part of its sweeping plan to target online hate, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association warns. Justice Minister Arif Virani tabled the long-awaited bill earlier this week, billed as a way to address dangers that children face online. ItContinue Reading

Politics The federal government is reimposing some visa requirements on Mexican nationals visiting Canada, a senior government source tells Radio-Canada. Quebec, U.S. governments have been calling for visas to be reinstated What Canada’s new visa requirements mean for Mexican nationalsWhile CBC Radio-Canada journalist Louis Blouin described Canada’s new visa requirementsContinue Reading

Politics The Trudeau government’s proposal to ban over-the-counter hacking devices will not prevent car thefts, experts and police sources consulted by Radio-Canada say. One expert says federal government’s plan to ban devices such as Flipper Zero ‘came out of nowhere’ Christian Noel · CBC News · Posted: Feb 28, 2024Continue Reading

Politics·Updated The cost of the Liberal government’s nearly seven-year-old marquee defence plan has jumped by over $50 billion — mostly due to anticipated work on modernizing continental defence and delays in projects that should be underway — the federal budget watchdog said Wednesday. Projected cost of new equipment over 20-year periodContinue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government says it has started a process to name a new ethics commissioner — but it’s  not clear whether a new commissioner can be appointed before the current one leaves office. With the interim commissioner’s term ending Thursday, opposition accuses government of dragging its heels ElizabethContinue Reading

Politics·Analysis If it were any other time — and if the stakes weren’t so high — the swift international slapdown that followed French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent comments on Ukraine might have been funny. The French president may have been trying to signal resolve — If so, he failed Murray Brewster · CBC NewsContinue Reading