Canada says health deal won&#39;t derail new programs
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Canada said on Thursday the multibillion-dollar health-care deal it has negotiated with its provinces will not derail its day-care and urban-renewal initiatives
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TORONTO - Some provincial premiers are backing away from their demand that Ottawa pay for a national pharmacare program. &quot;It appears that it&#39;s not on for the federal government so we have to go back to the
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A day after suggesting a new national health-care accord could be a long way off, Prime Minister Paul Martin pledged to work at the September health summit between Ottawa and provinces until a deal gets done.
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OTTAWA -- A scheduled three-day first ministers conference next month designed to reform the health system should continue &quot;as long as it takes&quot; to get a deal, Prime Minister Paul Martin said yesterday, even as one of the key premiers said he will limit
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KELOWNA - Prime Minister Paul Martin says he&#39;s willing to make concessions to forge a lasting health-care deal with the premiers, including individual deals with the provinces and the possibility of more equalization payments.
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OTTAWA - In a ceremony held in the National Conference Centre just after midnight, the prime minister and the premiers have formally signed a 10-year agreement aimed at rescuing the country&#39;s health-care system.
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The country&#39;s provincial and territorial health ministers forged ahead today with their push for a multibillion-dollar national pharmacare program despite continuing rejection of the idea from Ottawa.
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The Ontario government is adamant it will push ahead with its agenda to improve health care despite a sound rejection of a proposed landmark deal by the province&#39;s doctors.
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Don&#39;t expect imports of flu shots from Canada or other countries to ease the crippling shortage, the nation&#39;s health secretary cautioned Thursday.
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TORONTO (CP) - With no deaths and just 25 human cases, it&#39;s tempting to think that Canada has dodged the bullet from the big gun that was the threat of West Nile virus this year.
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OTTAWA - Chastened by an international report slamming Canada&#39;s child care programs, provincial ministers say they expect to make significant progress this week on a deal with Ottawa to quickly pump new money into learning and care programs for
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The Canadian government is considering offering provinces more than C$9 billion ($6.9 billion) for health care over five years as long as they follow rules when spending the money, the
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BOSTON -- Canada&#39;s health minister said Wednesday that his country &quot;cannot be the drug store of the United States&quot; - a warning that comes as several states are pushing to buy low-cost prescription drugs north of the border.
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QUEBEC (CP) - Premier Jean Charest expressed growing optimism Thursday that Quebec and other provinces will be able to reach a deal with Ottawa on health care.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Canada&#39;s premiers are hopeful that Prime Minister Paul Martin&#39;s tenuous grip on a minority government will give them leverage to drive a hard bargain at this week&#39;s high-stakes health-care summit.
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OTTAWA - Ottawa&#39;s latest $12 billion offer is not enough to fix Canada&#39;s health care system, some premiers are charging as they prepare for an historic three-day summit with the prime minister.
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KELOWNA, BC - Prime Minister Paul Martin says he&#39;s willing to be flexible to reach a long-term health-care deal with the premiers, including the possibility of more equalization payments and individual deals with provinces.