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Doctors, health experts call on N.S. to cover birth control and HIV-prevention drugNova Scotia physicians and other sexual health experts are calling on the provincial government to fund birth control and increase access to a medication used to prevent HIV.HealthJun 10
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What counts for NATO’s defence infrastructure spending? Not just mineralsDefence and economic policy experts agree the NATO agreement is broad enough that it affords allies a lot of wiggle room to justify certain projects as being defence-related.CanadaJun 27
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NDP choose Vancouver MP Don Davies as interim leaderFormer leader Jagmeet Singh said he would step down as soon as an interim leader was selected. He was among the more than a dozen New Democrats to lose their seats.PoliticsMay 5
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Poilievre promises to keep dental care, pharmacare if electedConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says no Canadian would lose their federal dental care or pharmacare coverage under a government led by him.PoliticsMar 25
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Nova Scotia NDP questions lack of pharmacare deal with OttawaNDP Leader Claudia Chender says pharmacare was left off Nova Scotia’s list of priorities contained in a letter sent earlier this week to Prime Minister Mark Carney.HealthMar 21
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Jagmeet Singh to resign as NDP leader after losing B.C. seatJagmeet Singh has announced plans to resign as NDP leader after being unseated in his own riding of Burnaby Central.PoliticsApr 29
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What next for the NDP after party loses leader, seats and official status?The NDP was projected to fall to a distant fourth place, with Leader Jagmeet Singh losing his riding and the party losing official status in the House of Commons.PoliticsApr 29
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Jagmeet Singh tells Alberta voters that NDP will be there ‘to fight for you’Jagmeet Singh said in Edmonton the Liberals and Conservatives will not fight for Canadians worried about paying for food and rent.CanadaApr 23
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Jagmeet Singh seeks to hold Prairie seats as election campaign enters homestretchThe NDP leader has said Ottawa works best when one party doesn't hold all the power.CanadaApr 25
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Liberals target NDP seats in B.C. in quest for majority governmentPolling suggests a Liberal majority government is possible, but to achieve that goal they will likely need to beat several B.C. NDP incumbents.PoliticsApr 22
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Canada election: One-on-one with 3 federal leaders in battleground B.C.As they campaigned in B.C., Global News sat down for a one-on-one interview with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh.PoliticsApr 24
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Singh makes Vancouver Island push as NDP faces ‘do-or-die’ battle in B.C.Singh spent his third consecutive day campaigning in the province, and second day on Vancouver Island where one political scientist says the fate of his party may play out.PoliticsApr 21
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NDP’s Singh pledges to hire 35,000 nurses by 2030While health-care staffing is a provincial responsibility, the party said it would tie new federal health transfers to hiring and retention strategies.HealthApr 14
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More doctors, easier licensing: Health ideas from Canada’s parties you may have missedWhile health care hasn't taken centre stage in the 2025 federal election, candidates recently brought it back into focus, unveiling platforms that spotlight key health issues.HealthApr 22
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Trump and U.S. trade war take spotlight in French leaders’ debateIn the French language election debate Wednesday night, the four main federal party leaders were asked to lay out policy priorities that have nothing with the United States.CanadaApr 16
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‘You, sir, are not a change’: Party leaders target Carney in final election debateLiberal Leader Mark Carney faced sharp attacks in the final English debate after refusing to disclose his assets, prompting opposition claims of a potential conflict of interest.PoliticsApr 19
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B.C., federal government sign $670M pharmacare agreement"Through this historic agreement, BC residents will receive public coverage for a range of contraceptives and diabetes medications at little to no cost."HealthMar 6
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Canada party leaders talk energy, crime as campaign nears halfway markSeveral candidates were shed by the Liberals and Conservatives over contentious comments ahead of Monday's nomination deadline.CanadaApr 9
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Close Tory-NDP race expected in Elmwood-Transcona in rematch of September byelectionTypically an NDP stronghold, the party managed to hold onto the seat in the by-election, but by a narrow margin over the Conservatives.CanadaApr 10
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Manitoba becomes first province to join national pharmacare program with $219M dealManitoba became the first province to officially join Ottawa's pharmacare program, giving it access to federal funding to cover the cost of birth control and diabetes medications.HealthFeb 27