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This election, the NDP could be fighting for its own survival

This election, the NDP could be fighting for its own survival

Party says it's a 'volatile' time as CBC Poll Tracker shows support under 12%. In a "get ready with me" video posted this week, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh twists his long hair under his turban and talks about his life before politics. "I went out and got three minimum-wage jobs … to put food on the table," he says to...

Canada Post laying off dozens of managers amid shaky financial future

Canada Post laying off dozens of managers amid shaky financial future

Canada Post is laying off dozens of managers in an attempt to save money after years of severe financial losses, CBC News has learned.The layoffs include firing three senior executives last month — most notably the company's chief financial officer. Two vacant roles have also been eliminated, resulting in an overall 20 per cent cut to senior management, Canada Post said.

Promised Canada-wide ban on vaping flavours increasingly unlikely, health groups warn

Promised Canada-wide ban on vaping flavours increasingly unlikely, health groups warn

Nicotine control groups that have waited years for a nationwide ban on vaping flavours say they've now been given indications it won't happen — despite the minister responsible vowing last fall that the restrictions were coming "soon." Cynthia Callard, executive director of Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, said she and representatives from a number of anti-smoking organizations met this week...

More than 1 million Canadians have now received dental care under new national insurance plan

More than 1 million Canadians have now received dental care under new national insurance plan

More than a 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.The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) helps cover the cost of dental visits for people who don't have access to private insurance and have a household income under $90,000.

National ban on vaping flavours coming 'soon,' says addictions minister

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."We have made a commitment from the start to restrict flavours. We haven't wavered from that," Ya'ara Saks told CBC News last week.

Looking for access to subsidized dental care? It might depend on where you live

Looking for access to subsidized dental care? It might depend on where you live

Dentists' rates of participation in the Canadian Dental Care Plan vary widely across the country. Nearly three quarters of dentists are accepting patients through the new Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) but dentist participation rates still vary widely from province to province. Data obtained by CBC News shows the CDCP participation rate for dentists is lowest in the Maritimes, Nunavut...

Nicotine pouches are now restricted to pharmacies. Former smokers say that's making it harder to quit

Nicotine pouches are now restricted to pharmacies. Former smokers say that's making it harder to quit

Flavoured nicotine pouches are now only available for purchase in Canada from a pharmacist — but some former smokers say the new national regulations also make it harder for adults to reach a product that was helping them quit cigarettes. "I think the government should be doing whatever they can to limit youth from getting addicted to nicotine, whether it's...

Is urban flooding becoming a more pressing threat as Canada's infrastructure ages?

Is urban flooding becoming a more pressing threat as Canada's infrastructure ages?

After multiple water main breaks and floods across the country this summer, municipalities and experts are warning that urban flooding could become more common as Canada's infrastructure ages."We have good infrastructure in Canada. The challenge is it's aging and we're not keeping up," John Gamble, president of the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of Canada, told CBC News.

More than 70 per cent of dentists now accepting patients through Canadian Dental Care Plan

More than 70 per cent of dentists now accepting patients through Canadian Dental Care Plan

More than 70 per cent of dentists are now accepting patients through Canada's new public dental insurance program — a significant increase over the 50 per cent participation rate reported a month ago. The federal government attributes the higher uptake to changes it introduced on July 8 that allow dental clinics to submit claims without officially registering as providers of...

Denturists, dental hygienists, assistants back dental care plan despite dentists' criticisms

Denturists, dental hygienists, assistants back dental care plan despite dentists' criticisms

A group of oral health-care providers have banded together against what they call misinformation about the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) being spread in part by the associations representing dentists. "I don't understand how dentists are saying it's an administrative burden when they haven't even registered or tried to submit a claim," said Kelly Mansfield, president of the Canadian Dental...

Canada's dental care plan begins today. Here's what you need to know

Canada's dental care plan begins today. Here's what you need to know

The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) begins covering 1.7 million seniors today — but many patients may have to wait a while to get their dental visits covered. The massive public oral health-care insurance program will eventually cover one quarter of Canadian residents who don't have private dental plans, at a cost of $13 billion over the next five years...

'Hundreds of thousands' of seniors will get subsidized dental care next month, health minister vows

'Hundreds of thousands' of seniors will get subsidized dental care next month, health minister vows

Canada's health minister is promising "hundreds of thousands" of seniors will receive subsidized dental work next month under the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), despite a low sign-up rate among the dentists who are expected to provide that care. "Hundreds and hundreds of thousands of seniors are going to be seen in May," Mark Holland said this week outside of...

The Canadian Dental Care Plan starts next month — but many dentists are reluctant to participate

The Canadian Dental Care Plan starts next month — but many dentists are reluctant to participate

The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) is set to start providing coverage next month — but it's not clear that enough dentists will enrol to provide care to the 1.6 million seniors that have signed up already. Health Canada would not provide CBC News with a figure for how many oral health care providers have registered for the CDCP since...

Health Canada clarifies eligibility for seniors under national dental care plan

Health Canada clarifies eligibility for seniors under national dental care plan

The federal government has posted updated information online on who is eligible for Canada's national dental care plan.The additional details come after seniors raised concerns about whether their existing private dental insurance plans disqualified them from the public plan.

Seniors unclear on whether they can drop their private dental insurance for national plan

Seniors unclear on whether they can drop their private dental insurance for national plan

Eligible seniors are now receiving letters inviting them to sign up for Canada's $13 billion national dental care plan — but there's a catch. Those who currently have private dental insurance do not qualify for the national plan. And according to a government website explaining the plan, anyone who opts out of "available benefits" is "still considered to have access...

Canada Post is selling pieces of itself to save money — the experts say that won't be enough

Canada Post is selling pieces of itself to save money — the experts say that won't be enough

Canada Post is selling off its IT and logistics departments, a move business experts say is an essential first step in saving a Crown corporation that lost more than half a billion dollars in 2022. "Canada Post is disappearing before our eyes," said Ian Lee, a business professor at Carleton University in Ottawa who has researched the decline of Canada...

Dentists, hygienists unsure how national free dental care plan will work

Dentists, hygienists unsure how national free dental care plan will work

Letters have started to arrive in the mailboxes of Canadian seniors inviting them to sign up for free dental care, but those who provide the services say they're concerned whether the program will be administratively and financially viable for them to take part. "If our questions aren't answered and our concerns aren't addressed, I don't know if dentists are going...

'We were duped': Health minister vows to close 'loophole' on flavoured nicotine pouches

'We were duped': Health minister vows to close 'loophole' on flavoured nicotine pouches

Canada's health minister says he'll act quickly to shut down a "loophole" after Health Canada approved the sale of flavoured nicotine pouches with no restrictions on how the product is advertised or sold. "There are very serious questions about what the tobacco industry is doing here and what their intention is. And it would seem that their intention is to...

Israeli-Palestinian conflict missing from resolution list as NDP prepares for policy conference

Israeli-Palestinian conflict missing from resolution list as NDP prepares for policy conference

The New Democratic Party of Canada has released its list of 60 "priority" resolutions up for debate at this weekend's party convention in Hamilton, Ont. — and none of them touch on the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Roughly 1,100 delegates voted to bring these resolutions to the convention. They cover everything from health care and affordability to worker's rights and foreign policy issues.