Unpublished Newswire
An OPP officer brought a person to safety in a Quinte West residential fire early Monday after another person attempting a rescue had been pushed back by heavy smoke. Read More
October 15, 2025 - 20:27 | Doug Menary | Ottawa Citizen
More than 50 per cent of the Ontarians who were on an official waiting list for a family doctor at the start of the year now have a medical provider, according to the provincial government, which has promised to spend $2.1-billion to combat a long-running shortage of reliable primary care.There were approximately 235,000 people on Ontario’s Health Care Connect list on Jan.1. Half of those patients have since been added to the roster of a family doctor or nurse practitioner, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said in a statement Wednesday.
October 15, 2025 - 20:17 | Kelly Grant | The Globe and Mail
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Progressive Conservatives won a slim majority over the incumbent Liberals in Tuesday’s provincial election, a result that casts doubt on the future of a proposed multibillion-dollar energy deal with Quebec.Tony Wakeham’s Tories won 21 of the province’s 40 ridings, a gain of seven seats, after a nail-biting race that see-sawed as the final ballots were counted on Tuesday evening.
October 15, 2025 - 20:08 | Lindsay Jones | The Globe and Mail
Alberta based advocacy groups are hoping to convince the federal government to follow through on an old promise to ban flavoured e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches in Canada.
October 15, 2025 - 20:05 | Drew Stremick | Global News - Canada
Ontario is standing firm in its decision to change eligibility requirements for international medical graduates to apply for first-round residencies despite mounting pressure to reverse course from advocacy groups, health system leaders and applicants.The province announced last week a new rule for international medical graduates, or IMGs – doctors who trained outside of Canada and have permanent residency or Canadian citizenship. They must now have completed at least two years at an accredited Ontario high school to qualify for provincial residency positions in the first match.
October 15, 2025 - 19:03 | Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail
A child under the age of 10 was taken to hospital in critical condition with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a dump truck on a street in the Overbrook neighbourhood on Wednesday afternoon. Read More
October 15, 2025 - 18:53 | Gord Holder, Postmedia | Ottawa Citizen
