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Waterloo Region is facing a newly identified water capacity issue, raising concerns about growth, aging infrastructure and long-term climate resilience.

Since Quebec passed its new pay reform bill just over two weeks ago, 285 doctors have applied for a licence to gain the ability to work in Ontario.

Ontario has built 6,700 new long-term care beds with 18,000 more underway, still short of its 58,000-bed goal by 2028; but officials say new funding will help meet the target.

International student cap deals heavy blow to Atlantic universities as local business leaders express concern over economic fallout

The 45-year-old mother of two says the hardest aspect of her vulvar cancer diagnosis has been coming to terms with leaving behind her eight-year-old twins.

The Ontario Hospital Association has said that hospitals ended last year $360 million in the red and need an additional funding to keep pace with population growth and inflation.

The ministry says population-based funding has extremely high administrative requirements and costs, with providers spending more time on paperwork and less time on patient care.

Reports of bear attacks in Japan, including in residential neighbourhoods, have become more common in recent years.

For the week ending Dec. 13, Canada saw 11,646 new cases of the flu being detected, which means 27.7 per cent of all the tests conducted in the country came out positive.

New data suggests the majority of Canadians support efforts to expand oil and gas development, including expanding and building pipelines — but within that, their support differs.

From 2016 to 2024, the vacancy rate for health-related occupations nearly tripled, increasing from 2.1 per cent to 5.8 per cent, the report said.

Approval of the Liberal government under Prime Minister Mark Carney is 15 points ahead of the party overall, according to the new Ipsos poll conducted for Global News.

Infectious disease and wildlife experts are scratching their heads at the recent discoveries of mass Canada goose deaths in southern Manitoba.

Extra police patrols were deployed to busy commuter routes in the area where the grocery store attack occurred to ensure the safety of children on their way to school.

A new report finds anglophones face higher unemployment and lower wages in Quebec; gaps that researchers say carry major economic consequences.

Hospitals across the province struggled with deficits, with many of them — small and large, urban and rural — ending the year in the red. 

A study published Thursday in JAMA Network Open looked at all prescriptions for stimulant drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall dispensed in the province between 2015 and 2023. 

On Monday, the CSQ, CSN, FTQ, CSD and the APT filed a lawsuit in Quebec superior court, arguing Law 14 infringes on workers' rights and gives the government unprecedent power.

NB Power says it will offer more leniency for vulnerable populations who have difficulty paying their bills. Customers who qualify must still make 'some payment' each month.

An influenza infection brings with it an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, data published in the Journal of the American Heart Association says.