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Province directs Vitalité to send nurses filling ER vacancies back to primary care
21 Oct 2026
Vitalité Health Network says it still needs help in an understaffed emergency room in northern N.B., despite the province telling it to return nurses it pulled from primary care back to their roles.
Province directs Vitalité to send nurses filling ER vacancies back to primary care
21 Oct 2026
Vitalité Health Network says it still needs help in an understaffed emergency room in northern N.B., despite the province telling it to return nurses it pulled from primary care back to their roles.
Winnipeg-based rescue techs parachuted into Wainwright after deadly military base fire
21 Oct 2026
Nearly a dozen search and rescue personnel from Winnipeg were among those deployed to Alberta when a deadly fire engulfed a training exercise at CFB Wainwright on Saturday.
Psychologists group calls for repeal of regulatory legislation ahead of B.C. election
21 Oct 2026
A coalition of B.C.-based psychologists wants the province to repeal and replace its Health Professions and Occupations Act, which took effect earlier this year, and is asking MLA candidates to make their stance known before the provincial election.
Ohio's Vivek Ramaswamy slammed for 'revolting' campaign ad featuring opponent's estranged mother
21 Oct 2026
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's team has confirmed that it produced a controversial advertisement featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent in Ohio's gubernatorial race — and that the cam
Ohio's Vivek Ramaswamy slammed for 'revolting' campaign ad featuring opponent's estranged mother
21 Oct 2026
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's team has confirmed that it produced a controversial advertisement featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent in Ohio's gubernatorial race — and that the cam
Yellowknife councillor-elect decries 'toxic' use of social media this election. He's not alone
21 Oct 2026
Steve Payne calls the anonymous posting cowardly and he isn't alone in his concerns. Other candidates and political watchers noted that this campaign was particularly hateful online.
Watch the High Roller III get freed by a tugboat in Bay de Verde
21 Oct 2026
The fishing vessel High Roller III has been pulled off of the Bay de Verde breakwater after being grounded for days. The CBC's Terry Roberts has the story.
Woman charged with attempt to commit murder in South Dundas
21 Oct 2026
A woman has been charged with attempt to commit murder after police responded to a serious assault at a home in South Dundas, Ont., on Tuesday, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.
Ontario cancer patients speak out over disappointment with drug funding decision
21 Oct 2026
Some Ontarians with Stage 4 cancer, whose doctors say they are good candidates for treatments unavailable in the province, were buoyed last month when a man won a court challenge against his OHIP out
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