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How much do Canadians care about the weather? Government develops new mobile app
It may be a cliché, but Canadians do like to talk about the weather. Now, the federal government is working on an app to give them smartphone access to Environment Canada weather reports.
Watchdog says nursing exam puts francophone students at a disadvantage
New Brunswick's official languages commissioner is slamming the licensing exam used to evaluate most nurses nationwide, saying it puts francophones at a clear disadvantage.
Environment Canada settles court case over threats to caribou habitat
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has settled a court action launched by an environmental group over the protection of critical habitat for a species at risk.
'Good news' coming soon for thalidomide survivors, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons today that an announcement is coming shortly on expanded compensation for thalidomide survivors.
Abortion pill prescribed more than 4,000 times in Canada last year
Doctors issued more than 4,000 prescriptions for the abortion pill Mifegymiso to Canadian women in 2017 — the first year it was available in Canada.
Federal government not doing enough to manage risk of fish farms, environmental watchdog says
The federal government isn't doing enough to manage the risks associated with salmon farming, the federal environment commissioner says in her spring report.
MP committee's report on pharmacare landing today
The House of Commons all-party health committee will officially table its report on the prospects for a national pharmacare program today.
A relic of Canada's atom age, the NRU reactor is shutting down for good
On March 31, a little-known part of Canada’s nuclear history will end.
Ottawa making it easier for doctors to prescribe methadone and heroin
The federal government is taking steps to make it easier for doctors to prescribe methadone and pharmaceutical grade heroin.
'Into the dark': With just months to go before legalization, federal government funds marijuana research
With the legalization of recreational cannabis use just months away, the federal government is "stepping a little into the dark," according to the scientist who helped create pot use guidelines for Canada.