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Pharmacare, other policies will continue despite end of NDP deal: ministerThe Liberal government will still work on policies it promised to pursue under its now-defunct deal with the NDP, Health Minister Mark Holland said Monday.HealthSep 9
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B.C. signs pharmacare deal with Ottawa covering hormone therapy, diabetes drugsB.C. has become the first province in Canada to sign a pharmacare agreement with Ottawa that would help the province fund hormone replacement therapy and diabetes expenses.HealthSep 12
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N.S. endometriosis patients urge province to introduce free birth controlIf passed, the federal pharmacare bill could make contraceptives free for Nova Scotians, but that will depend on if the province chooses to implement these benefits on the ground.HealthAug 10
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Liberal-NDP deal ‘accomplished a lot,’ Singh says after pulling plugNDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said a supply-and-confidence agreement between his party and the Liberal government 'accomplished a lot' a day after pulling the plug on the deal.CanadaSep 5
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Poilievre urges Singh to force fall election by ending NDP deal with LiberalsPierre Poilievre's letter to Jagmeet Singh says the NDP does not have a mandate from voters to keep Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power for another year.CanadaAug 29
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Canadian MPs to return after seismic shifts over summer breakThe summer saw several seismic shifts that mean the government will now operate as a true minority that could fall to an election at any time.CanadaSep 14
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Canadian firm Birch Hill inks deal with Texas-owner of Rexall, Well.caBirch Hill Equity Partners did not immediately reveal financial terms of the agreement it struck with McKesson, a Texas-based health-care services business.CanadaSep 5
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Canadians are ‘done with Justin Trudeau,’ Singh says'People are telling us again and again that they are fed up with and frustrated with Justin Trudeau,' NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said on the first day back of the fall sitting.CanadaSep 16
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Pharmacare should be in place by April 2025, health minister saysHealth Minister Mark Holland says he aims to roll out the national pharmacare program by April 1, 2025, saying he's 'sprinting, not walking.'CanadaJun 19
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Trudeau loses 2nd Liberal stronghold as Bloc wins Montreal byelectionPrime Minister Justin Trudeau has suffered another devastating byelection blow with the loss of a second Liberal stronghold, this one to the Bloc Québécois in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun.CanadaSep 17
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NDP pulls out of supply-and-confidence deal with Liberal governmentThe move puts Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority at risk of falling at any time in the coming weeks or months if it loses any confidence votes.PoliticsSep 4
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Premiers wrapping up Council of the Federation meeting in HalifaxSeveral premiers have expressed frustration over what they say is a lack of teamwork from the federal government on important files.CanadaJul 17
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B.C. becomes 1st province in Canada to pay for PaxlovidThe federal government has told all provinces they will no longer be paying for the drug used to treat COVID-19. Other provinces are moving the drug to the pharmacare program.HealthMay 30
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House of Commons breaks for the summerMPs gathered on Parliament Hill for the final time today before the summer recess, and members of all parties seemed eager for the break.CanadaJun 19
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Toronto byelection mirrors choice for voters in next federal vote: TrudeauPrime Minister Justin Trudeau says voters in a Toronto riding will have a “real choice” when they head to the polls in an upcoming federal byelection.CanadaJun 20
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Support for Trudeau nears ‘rock bottom’ as 68% want him to step down: Ipsos'This is as bad as we’ve seen it for Trudeau. It’s close to rock bottom,' said Ipsos CEO Darrell Bricker about the latest polling numbers in regard to Canada's Liberal government.CanadaJun 19
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Speaker Greg Fergus will stay on after ouster vote failsHouse of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus will keep his job after an ouster attempt failed over accusations of partisan advertising related to a local riding event.CanadaMay 28
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Capital gains changes are ‘really fair,’ Freeland says, as doctors cry foulThe Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to reconsider its proposed changes to capital gains taxation, arguing it will affect doctors' retirement savings.CanadaApr 23
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Budget 2024: Liberals look to offset drug plan cost with higher smoking, vaping taxesThe increased cash flow coincides with the launch of a new $1.5-billion drug plan to offer universal coverage for contraceptive and diabetes medications.HealthApr 16
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Federal budget 2024: What lies ahead for Canada’s health-care system?With the unveiling of the 2024 federal budget Tuesday, Canadians may be anxiously awaiting insights into the plans for tackling the strains on the health-care system.HealthApr 14