Santé Québec U-turn: Dual-job workers clocking extra hours get one-year lifeline

NHL HOCKEY: The Montreal Canadiens' playoff hopes have influenced the election debate schedule, prompting the commission to move a leaders' debate from 8 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday due to the team's critical game for playoff qualification. Meanwhile, Liberal Leader Mark Carney reacted to unfounded reports about job losses at Honda's Alliston plant, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre criticized trade policies. The Green Party faced exclusion from the debates despite initial inclusion due to...

SummaryThe Leaders’ Debates Commission has disinvited the Green Party from the federal leaders’ debates due to their failure to run candidates in at least 90% of federal ridings, as they have not named candidates in over 100 of the 343 ridings. Co-leader Jonathan Pedneault stated this was a strategic decision to avoid splitting the progressive vote where Conservatives are strong, but the Commission deemed this approach inconsistent with party viability. The Greens plan to issue...

As Canada approaches its federal election, with U.S. relations, economic concerns, and affordability taking center stage, Indian residential school survivors and their advocates are calling on all political parties to commit to supporting investigations into unmarked burials and missing children. This plea comes in light of the discovery of over a hundred "unmarked burial features" at the former McIntosh Indian Residential School, and researchers indicate there may be additional potential burial sites on the property....

A large-scale study published in JAMA Internal Medicine by Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman estimated that CT scans performed in the U.S. could lead to over 100,000 cancer cases, primarily lung, colon, leukemia, and bladder cancers. In 2023, 61.5 million Americans underwent 93 million CT exams, exposing patients to higher doses of ionizing radiation compared to standard X-rays. The findings suggest that if current practices continue, CT-related cancers could account for 5% of annual cancer diagnoses, with...

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's performance in upcoming debates is seen as crucial for the party's campaign, particularly as they aim to sway undecided voters amidst a current 15-point deficit against the Liberals in Quebec. Supporters anticipate a positive shift in polling following Blanchet's debates, although experts advise managing expectations, cautioning against overconfidence. While recent polls show Blanchet trailing behind competitors like Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre, the debates' timing close to advance polls raises...

SummaryMike de Jong, a former British Columbia cabinet minister, is running as an Independent in the federal election for Abbotsford—South Langley after being rejected as a Conservative candidate, a decision he attributes to dissatisfaction with the party's nomination process. His candidacy has raised concerns about the Conservatives' internal decisions, which are believed to contribute to their declining public support against the Liberals. De Jong, who previously supported Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, campaigned for a year...