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Ontario to blow past federal deadline to publicly fund nurse practitioners
Ontario will not have a policy in place to publicly fund all medically necessary services from nurse practitioners by April 1, as ordered by the federal government, leaving some patients paying out of pocket for primary care. It comes years after the health minister called on Canada for more support. Source link
Laura Stacey learns from experience in Victoire's win over Torrent
Laura Stacey had two goals and an assist as the Montreal Victoire defeated the Seattle Torrent 4-1 in a dominant win without injured captain Marie-Philip Poulin on Thursday night. Source link
A negative attitude towards ageing is making you age faster
We know that a person’s outlook can have a huge effect on their health, and it’s no different when it comes to ageing. Columnist Graham Lawton looks at new evidence of just how powerful our attitude is – and how to use it to age better Source link
‘Hundreds’ of rats have taken over this Dartmouth parking lot. Now they’re damaging vehicles
Rats have taken over a parking lot in the middle of several apartment complexes in north Dartmouth. Residents say the problem is so bad the rats are chewing through the wires of parked vehicles, causing thousands of dollars in damages. Source link
Customers complain about long wait times, multiple calls to resolve issues with Rogers, Telus and Bell
More than a dozen customers told Marketplace they are frustrated with poor customer service they received from Canada’s big three telecoms. Employees at Rogers and Telus said frontline customer service representatives have less incentive to help customers issue credits or lower bills, and said they’re measured on their abilities to increase customers’ bills. Source link
Toronto transit still figuring out how to handle thousands of FIFA fans this summer
This summer, at least 65,000 soccer fans will swarm the city’s waterfront to cheer at Toronto Stadium and get rowdy at the Fort York set fan festival, with FIFA and the city telling them transit is the best way to get there. But with less than three months until kickoff, little has been announced about […]
Ryan Gosling's Project Hail Mary is the 1st banger of the year
The Ryan Gosling-led Project Hail Mary does, in many ways, feel like a lowercase Interstellar: a fantastically good time at the movies, if not quite as insightful or far-reaching as a generational classic. But it’s still everything you could want from a movie — it’s smart and it’s fun. Source link
Refugee family faces separation as father and son ordered deported from Canada
An Indian man whose wife is an accepted refugee in Canada is facing deportation with the couple’s five-year-old son in what lawyers say is a troubling new practice of separating the families of people with protected status. Source link
Why the WNBA's salary deal is being hailed as a historic moment for women's sports
The new collective bargaining agreement for WNBA players has been years in the making, and marks the end of an increasingly acrimonious battle over salaries and revenue-sharing that has seen players campaigning to be paid more since the basketball league’s 1997 inception. Source link
Buying a radon monitor? How to make sure you purchase one that actually works
Anyone hoping to check their home’s radon level can now pick from dozens of different radon monitors sold online or in stores — but experts warn many of those devices don’t actually work, and some have even been recalled. Source link