Rural communities boost incentives to attract medical staff
As small communities across Ontario struggle to recruit doctors and nurses, one town has landed on a strategy that appears poised for success: giving them “a bag of money up …
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Sarnia chemical plant appealing provincial order to reduce toxic emissions
A chemical plant in Sarnia, Ont., that has been shut down over benzene emissions says complying with certain conditions set out by the provincial government can’t be done safely and will cost up to …
Despite all the shouting, the opioid crisis continues to defy simple answers
The debate in Parliament about British Columbia’s experience with drug decriminalization was already operating at extremes before Pierre Poilievre used the term “wacko.” During question period on Monday, the Conservative leader said the …
Aamjiwnaang First Nation says high chemical levels making members sick, calls for Sarnia facility shutdown
Aamjiwnaang First Nation in Sarnia, Ont., is calling on all levels of government to shut down a facility after data indicated high levels of a harmful chemical were present in the air. …
Nurse shortage prompts state of emergency in Pimicikamak Cree Nation
A northern Manitoba First Nation declared a state of emergency Friday afternoon, owing to a nursing shortage officials in the community described as a crisis. Pimicikamak Cree Nation — also known …
Alberta commits $810M over 3 years as Red Deer hospital expansion planning continues
The promise of hundreds of millions more in funding for Red Deer’s long-awaited hospital expansion, included in Alberta’s recent budget, is being greeted with relief and renewed calls for a plan …
A city in California has no house numbers. Here’s why they’re finally addressing it
As It Happens6:04A city in California has no house numbers. Here’s why they’re finally addressing it In the small Californian city of Carmel-by-the-Sea, there isn’t a single home address. It …
In an Iowa gym, Republicans faced a choice. They chose Donald Trump
In school gyms, libraries and community centres across Iowa on Monday night, the Republican Party found itself at a fork in the road. It chose the path of Donald Trump. …
B.C. powerlifter inspires documentary and hometown affection — but remains humble
A Clearwater, B.C., man’s trip to the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin has garnered him the praise and love of his small town — along with an upcoming documentary …
Maine residents remain at home as search for gunman continues
Shocked and fearful Maine residents kept to their homes Friday as hundreds of heavily armed police and FBI agents searched intensely for Robert Card, an Army reservist authorities say fatally …