Coverage

• Manitoba Public Insurance rolls out a new service, customers to get easier access

  Manitoba Public Insurance announced a new feature that would allow customers to get easier access to their insurance claims information online.

  Money

  May 9, 2023
  
• Great Lakes hit all-time low for winter ice coverage

  Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that ice coverage on the Great Lakes is at a record low, something a lake biology expert says is bad news.

  Environment

  Feb 23, 2023
  
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• Brain cancer widow calls for equitable access to chemotherapy treatment in Canada

  'He wasn't working ... I was with him, self-employed, no benefits. And we found out that his chemotherapy wasn't covered,' said Jessica Soares of her husband's battle with cancer.

  Health

  Oct 25, 2022
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• Private insurance is hurdle for Ontario patients needing ‘miracle’ Cystic Fibrosis drug

  An annual price tag of $300,000 per patient puts Trikafta out of reach for a lot of families. Ontario said it would cover the drug, but some patients say there's a catch.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2021
• Northumberland County Forest snowmobile trails closed while county, snowmobile association negotiate

  Snowmobiling is currently not permitted on trails in the Northumberland County Forest.

  Sports

  Feb 4, 2021
• 2020 Crop Insurance Program helps to promote soybean production

  Saskatchewan says crop insurance premiums are dropping to an average of $7.40 per acre, down from $8.61 per acre in 2019.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2020
• Canadians support publicly funded dental care for those without insurance, Ipsos poll finds

  An opinion poll finds nearly nine out of 10 Canadians would support publicly funded dental care for patients without dental coverage.

  Canada

  May 14, 2019
• Dartmouth man ‘feels punished’ because he was denied provincial dental benefits for working full-time

  A Dartmouth man is frustrated over missing out on much needed dental surgery after not qualifying for a social assistance program due to working full-time hours.

  Health

  Nov 6, 2018
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• Sask. family turns to fundraising for hearing aids for 9-year-old girl

  One Saskatchewan family is fundraising to purchase hearing aids for a nine-year-old girl with fluctuating hearing loss.

  Health

  Oct 12, 2018
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• Bell Aliant says cable cuts that led to cell outages in Eastern Canada were ‘perfect storm’

  The Aug. 4 breakdown affected emergency services, caused widespread cellular outages on Bell, Telus Virgin and Koodo

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2017