PC MLAs instead substituted a request to the province's two health authorities to look at whether New Brunswick's current abortion access complies with the Canada Health Act.

Despite recent statements from the New Brunswick Medical Society in support of Clinic 554 and a protest on the legislature's lawn Premier Blaine Higgs reaffirmed his decision on Monday.

A letter signed by the chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Chalmers Regional Hospital called for support and funding of Clinic 554 in Fredericton, New Brunswick’s only facility offering abortions outside of hospitals.

Advocates say New Brunswick's decision to only fund abortions at two hospitals in Moncton, N.B., and one in Bathurst, N.B., is putting women that need abortion services in danger.

Ahead of the Alberta election, some party leaders are vowing to push Ottawa to revise or end equalization. How much sway could a province have? And, is a constitutional referendum the way to go?

The health funding deal between Nova Scotia and Ottawa has not yet been finalized despite it being announced in December.

Ontario is earmarking $140 million over three years for mental health and addictions services, including investments in psychotherapy and supportive housing.

P.E.I. is the latest province to sign on to a health deal with the federal government, agreeing to an additional $45.1 million over the next 10 years.

Saskatchewan is now the fourth province to make a bilateral deal with the federal government on health-care transfers.

The federal government says it has reached a health-care funding agreement with the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon.