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Provinces, territories make backup plans for essential services during Canada Post strike
A nationwide strike at Canada Post has brought mail delivery across the country to a standstill for nearly a week, with only a handful of government support cheques being delivered.
Canada Post says strike threat is already affecting revenue
Canada Post says the threat of a strike is “rapidly impacting” its revenue as customers who worry about their holiday packages not arriving in time switch delivery services.
More than 1 million Canadians have now received dental care under new national insurance plan
More than one million Canadians have now received dental care under the new public insurance plan, with each patient receiving an average of $730 on oral health-care services.
Canada's new autism strategy does nothing to address treatment backlog, families say
Some parents of severely autistic children say they are profoundly disappointed with Canada's new national plan for autism — which provides no specific timeline or funding to improve care and group home access.
National ban on vaping flavours coming 'soon,' says addictions minister
The minister of mental health and addictions says the federal government will ban most vape flavours across Canada soon — more than three years after Ottawa first promised to bring in the regulations.
Anti-tobacco groups say Addictions Minister Saks must resign if she fails to ban flavoured vapes
Three anti-tobacco groups are demanding that federal Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks resign if she fails to pass regulation that would ban flavoured vaping products Canada-wide.
NDP reactivates TikTok account despite foreign interference risk and security concerns
The federal NDP reactivated its TikTok account this spring — after the controversial social media platform became the subject of an ongoing national security review and it was banned from all government-issued phones.
Looking for access to subsidized dental care? It might depend on where you live
Nearly three quarters of dentists are accepting patients through the new Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) — but data obtained by CBC News shows some parts of the country have much lower uptake.
Nicotine pouches are now restricted to pharmacies. Former smokers say that's making it harder to quit
Canada has banned nicotine pouches from convenience stores and gas stations, while pulling fruity flavours they say were targeted at youth — but adult nicotine users say the new regulations are also making it harder for them access a product that helped them quit cigarettes.
Canada banning sales of flavoured nicotine pouches in convenience stores, gas stations
Starting next week, the federal government will impose new restrictions on nicotine pouches to make it illegal to sell them anywhere but from behind a pharmacy counter.