Georgia's president accuses Russia of 'special operation' to meddle in its election

Premier Ford and his health minister, Sylvia Jones to be in Sudbury on Monday

How are ER wait times affecting you?

Amina Zafar

Journalist

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Most Canadian adults, 83 per cent, say they have access to a regular family doctor or nurse practitioner, according to a new report. But those with a dedicated provider may face lengthy waits, the report's author says.

Most Canadians have a health-care provider but could be waiting weeks to see them, report suggests

Simrin Sangha meets with her patient Jane Cassie at the Axis Primary Care Clinic in Surrey, British Columbia on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. 

Nurse Practitioner 

Elizabeth Whitten 

Reporter

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There are calls to allow nurse practitioners with private practices to bill their services to MCP but nurses’ union president Yvette Coffey says no one should have to pay for health-care services.

National nurse practitioner association calls for N.L. to embrace public funding model

Lamèque Hospital and Community Health Centre has 12 inpatient beds, three of which are for end-of-life patients (palliative care) and nine for patients awaiting placement, according to Vitalité's website.

nurse, hospital, Lamèque, Vitalité

Brandie Weikle

radio

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The people behind a new medical school dedicated solely to turning out family doctors say the program is disrupting traditional medical education in a way that could help solve Canada’s shortage of family physicians. But critics say the effort is a drop in the bucket and that solutions to the primary care shortage lie elsewhere.

New med school for family doctors aims to help solve the shortage. Can it do so with doctors alone?

Students in the first cohort at the Queen’s-Lakeridge Health MD Family Medicine Program get their orientation in September 2023. 

Queen's Lakeridge students orientation

Philip Drost

Carberry, a town of fewer than 2,000 people, is one of many rural communities across Canada that has struggled to keep its emergency room open and its hospital fully staffed. But Mayor Ray Muirhead says the community has fought and advocated for itself to make sure its health-care needs are met.

'We weren't giving up': How this Manitoba town fought to reopen its ER

Carberry and District Health Centre on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.

CARBERRY CLINIC

How are ER wait times affecting you? Cross Country Checkup finds out

4 people arrested in connection to homicide in northwestern Alberta: RCMP

NDP widens lead but B.C. election remains too close to call

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Elections B.C. is counting votes from mail-in ballots, absentee voters and recounts in key electoral districts over the weekend. Get the latest results here.

B.C. election count continues: Get the latest results here

B.C. Votes 2024

Akshay Kulkarni

Andrew Kurjata

Journalist, Northern British Columbia

The full results of the 2024 provincial election in British Columbia won't be known until at least Monday. Here's what you need to know about B.C.'s election results delay.

When will we know the results of B.C.'s election? What you need to know about this weekend's final vote count

From left: B.C. NDP Leader David Eby, B.C. Conservative Party Leader John Rustad, B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau.

David Eby, John Rustad, Sonia Furstenau

Final B.C. election results won't be known until at least Sunday, could be as late as Monday

While the winner of the B.C. election was expected to be announced on Saturday night, the B.C. NDP and B.C. Conservatives remain deadlocked on 40 seats with 11 ridings too close to call — and Juan de Fuca-Malahat, in particular, is neck and neck. 

Just 20 votes in this riding separate NDP, Conservatives in B.C.

Two B.C. Green MLAs could be the difference as the provincial election sits on a knife's edge, with the full results not to be known for several days.

B.C. Greens mull role of potential kingmaker after tight election

Rob Botterell, left, is the MLA-elect for Saanich North and the Islands. Jeremy Valeriote, right, is the MLA-elect for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky.

ROB BOTTERELL JEREMY VALERIOTE

A man's latest attempt to challenge B.C.'s rules on unpasteurized milk — also known as "raw milk" — was dismissed in the province's Supreme Court.

Judge doesn't swallow B.C. cow-share advocate's raw milk argument

A fire was reported in an apartment highrise in Vancouver's Coal Harbour neighbourhood on Monday afternoon.

Fire breaks out in apartment highrise in Vancouver's Coal Harbour

RCMP are warning people to stay away from the Sarita River near Bamfield, B.C., after one person was found dead and another is missing, presumed dead, following weekend flooding on Vancouver Island.

1 dead, 1 feared dead on Vancouver Island after weekend flooding

Compare and contrast platforms and policies from the Conservative Party of B.C., B.C. NDP and B.C. Green Party ahead of the provincial election on Oct. 19. 

How B.C.'s 3 main parties compare on top election issues

Brady Strachan

CBC Reporter

As final tabulations take place this week in the B.C. provincial election, a split in votes among right-leaning candidates may have paved the way for the B.C. NDP's potential victory in the closely contested riding of Vernon-Lumby.

Independent spoiler in riding of Vernon-Lumby has no regrets

Kevin Acton won nearly 4,200 votes as an independent candidate in the riding of Vernon-Lumby.

Kevin Acton

Courtney Dickson

If B.C. had a different electoral system, the breakdown of representatives elected to the legislature might look a little different.

How proportional representation would have changed B.C.'s election results

B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau arrives to cast her ballot at Sir James Douglas Elementary School in the Victoria-Beacon Hill riding in Victoria, B.C., on Saturday, October 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Election Day BC-20241019

First Nations leadership and Vancouver residents are butting heads over a massive, Indigenous-led development in West Point Grey. The Jericho Lands projects promises to add 13,000 housing units in buildings ranging in height from four to 49 storeys, along with businesses and community spaces. 

The Jericho Lands give First Nations a say in Vancouver's future. But some say the development is too large

Vancouver council has voted to consider giving the Vancouver Police Department access to the city's traffic camera network. While advocates for the the plan say it would help police manage their resources and keep people safe, critics say it could violate residents' Charter rights and their right to privacy.

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