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Residents of some B.C. long-term care homes are missing showers, eating meals alone and reporting missed medications after the province ended pandemic-era pay supplements to cover overtime and contract workers.Operators warn that, without intervention, hundreds of beds could close over the next year, leaving seniors stuck in hospitals or unsafe situations at home as wait lists for care homes balloon.
November 17, 2025 - 05:30 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
Cancer mortality rates continue to fall in Canada, driven by decreases in the death rates from lung and colorectal cancer, but progress has stalled against one type of cancer that is entirely preventable. Cervical cancer rates have plateaued, according to a major report on cancer trends published every two years by Statistics Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society.
November 17, 2025 - 04:01 | Kelly Grant | The Globe and Mail
Prime Minister Mark Carney faces a crucial confidence vote on his budget on Monday, but it's not known yet if Canada will be heading to another election or not.
November 17, 2025 - 04:00 | Sean Previl | Global News - Canada
Now that we know how many public servants the prime minister wants to kick to the curb over the next few years, is it possible that these levels of reductions can be achieved mostly through attrition or attrition alone? Read More
November 17, 2025 - 04:00 | Alex Robinson | Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority government will face a crucial test on Monday, Nov. 17, as it will face a third and final confidence vote on his budget,
Already, Conservatives and the Bloc Québécois have said their MPs would be voting against the government’s fiscal plan, leaving few options for the Liberals to find the two votes needed in the House of Commons to get a majority of votes to pass their budget.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, with her single vote, has said she would not support the budget in its current form but is open to negotiating. Meanwhile, the...
November 17, 2025 - 04:00 | Catherine Lévesque | National Post
OTTAWA
— As Mark Carney sought to restart Canada’s relationship with India, a top official advised the prime minister in May that a reset should require a “public commitment from India” on accountability measures amid claims the country is behind a rash of criminal activity and murders.
Months later, despite Canada saying India has agreed to more collaboration, it appears that no such public commitment has been secured, as anxiety turns...
November 17, 2025 - 04:00 | Stephanie Taylor , Christopher Nardi | National Post
