Sue Jones

NDP is 1st Ontario party to reveal full election platform and universal pharmacare will be in it

Andrea Horwath’s NDP unveiled its platform for the 2022 election campaign on Monday, with health-care and pocketbook-related commitments forming the core of a sweeping set of promises.Ontario residents spend at least $2.5 billion a year out-of-pocket on prescription medications, according to health ministry figures. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)Andrea Horwath’s NDP unveiled its platform for the 2022 election…

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More than 200 boxes of records under scrutiny by Ottawa, courts for residential school connections 

More than 200 boxes of records are currently under separate court and internal federal reviews to determine their connection to residential schools after they were found in storage facilities within the last year, CBC News has learned.Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said his department continues to search for documents related to residential schools in Canada.…

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Here’s How to Actually Cook Asparagus

As soon as you get back from the store, it’s chill time. But don’t just stuff that bunch in the fridge; you’ll retain max freshness and flavor by taking a few minutes to prep your spears for storage.Start by removing the tough, woody ends at the bottom of the asparagus spears—they’re not something you want…

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FDA sends warning letter to TreeHouse Foods Inc.

As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company…

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FSIS: More testing not preventing

– OPINION- This column addresses Docket No. FSIS-2019-0023 “Changes to the Salmonella Verification Testing Program: Proposed Performance Standards for Salmonella in Raw Comminuted Pork and Intact or Non-Intact Pork Cuts and Related Agency Verification” For more information, or to comment on the docket, click here. Comments close on April 18. The introductory paragraph, “Salmonella bacteria are…

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Guy Lafleur to be honoured in national funeral May 3

Quebec Premier François Legault has confirmed a national funeral will be held for Guy Lafleur, the Montreal Canadiens superstar and hockey Hall of Famer who died at the age of 70 Friday.Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur died at 70 Friday. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press)Quebec Premier François Legault has confirmed a national funeral will be held for Guy…

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