Ottawa aims at national child care
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OTTAWA - Federal and provincial officials hope to lay the groundwork for a national early childhood education and child-care program when they meet in Ottawa on Tuesday.
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Tony Blair has reiterated his commitment to  better education and childcare - but opponents say there is nothing new.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin kicked off his meeting with the country's premiers and top aboriginal leaders Monday with a &#36;700-million plan to improve native health.
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Prime Minister Paul Martin announces plans to improve health care for Canada's indigenous people.
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Ottawa has the money to set up and pay for a national pharmacare program despite its insistence to the contrary, provincial finance ministers said yesterday.
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There looks to be more room for healthy growth.
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OTTAWA - Canada&#39;s premiers and territorial leaders have laid down a demand that Ottawa commit to permanently funding 25 per cent of the cost of health care in the country.
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England's new education secretary stresses parents' responsibilities in their children's education.
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The health agreement reached between Ottawa and the provinces is a curious document. On the one hand, it puts Ottawa back in the game by committing the federal government to ratchet up its share of medicare funding.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - A final deal with the provinces and territories on child care remained out of reach Friday for Social Development Minister Ken Dryden, who urged his counterparts to grab at a historic chance for a national program.
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TORONTO (CP) - The association representing Canada's doctors is calling on Ottawa to provide a whopping &#36;1 billion to address the shortage of physicians and develop a strategy to ensure the country has enough health providers to care for patients in the future.
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John Paddock has been hired as coach of the Ottawa Senators.
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OTTAWA (CP) - A strong domestic economy and healthy global demand means Ottawa is on pace to record another whopping budget surplus - &#36;8.9 billion - this fiscal year, says Finance Minister Ralph Goodale.
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OTTAWA - Canada&#39;s premiers are gathered in Ottawa preparing for an historic summit with the prime minister on the issue of health care.
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OTTAWA -- Social Development Minister Ken Dryden met provincial and territorial representatives Tuesday to discuss issues ranging from help for people with disabilities to prospects for a national child-care system.
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Assembly government ministers issue advice to childcare professionals on spotting child trafficking.
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Plans to improve the way access to children is handled when parents divorce are due to be announced by ministers.