Liberals add &#36;33 million to child care, boost family subsidy by &#36;200
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VICTORIA (CP) - The first increases in B.C. child-care subsidies in a decade were announced Tuesday.
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The first study of its kind has found that families typically pay much more out of pocket for maternity care under the new high-deductible health insurance plans paired with health savings accounts that have been heavily touted by President Bush and others.
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About 3.2 million households in the state, most of which are middle and lower income, would be affected, according to tax records.
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Ontario should use new federal day-care cash to turn the current &quot;mishmash&quot; of day care, parent resource and kindergarten programs for 4- and 5-year-olds into a single program for all children, says a study to be released today.
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Lawmakers in a key Senate committee brokered a bipartisan agreement Friday that they said would extend health insurance to an additional 3.3 million low-income children in the U.S.
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The Liberal Democrats have attacked the government's failure to get more children eating healthy school meals.
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OTTAWA (CP) - First the premiers snubbed Paul Martin's breakfast invitation. Then the prime minister reacted in kind to their demand for &#36;36.5 billion in new health-care funding.
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An increasing number of parents are turning to baby-sitting co-operatives for free and reliable child care.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Canada will increase its funding for tsunami relief to &#36;425 million, Prime Minister Paul Martin announced Monday.
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The much-anticipated Ontario day-care plan unveiled Thursday by the Liberal government was a far cry from what many parents were waiting to hear.
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Governors from both parties appealed Sunday for the Bush administration and Congress to provide more money &#151; now and over the long term &#151; for a health care program that insures millions of children.
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OPPOSITION Leader Mark Latham today unveiled a $1.6 billion childcare policy which he said would ensure all Australian children had a head start in life.
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The Labor Department said Thursday that claims, reflecting the impact of hurricanes in Florida, increased by a seasonally adjusted 14,000, to 350,000.
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New laws could increase your family's tax bill.
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WITH the average house price standing at 135,206 in Wales, parents across the nation are spending 9,622 more than that on raising their children.
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Congressional leaders and the White House reached a tentative deal on a package that would pay stipends of $300 to $1,200 per family and provide tax incentives for businesses.
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Texas' troubled Child Protective Services needs &#36;329 million for reforms such as hiring nearly 2,000 more caseworkers and support staff and improving foster care, state officials said.