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"Smoke-free generation" concept could save billions in health-care costs
Smoking stubbornly remains a leading cause of disease, disability and death in Canada, even as prevalence rates have fallen ...
A 'smoke-free generation' in Canada? New analysis says it would result in vast health gains, health care cost savings
Smoking stubbornly remains a leading cause of disease, disability and death in Canada, even as prevalence rates have fallen ...
Reuters5d
US agency declares California wildfires a public health emergency
Jan 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday declared a public health emergency for California to address the health impacts of the ongoing wildfires in Los ...
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Provinces now responsible for buying COVID-19 vaccines as feds issue new guidance
Federal funding for COVID-19 vaccines will stop this year and the provinces and territories will be responsible for buying ...
The Conversation6d
How the EPA administrator protects public health, air, water and the environment
Stan Meiburg worked for 39 years at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, culminating as Acting Deputy Administrator, the agency’s second-highest position, from 2014 to 2017. He also served ...
The Globe and Mail3d
U.S. benefits from Canadian trade at least as much as Canada, report finds
The U.S. benefits just as much as Canada does from the current bilateral trade relationship, argues a new report by economist Jim Stanford. Among the reasons for the equal benefits include Canada ...
Burlington Post3d
Expecting a Canada Child Benefit payment? Here’s how much parents can get and when, plus how to sign up
If you’re entitled to the Canada Child Benefit (CCB), your payment is set to come out on Jan. 20. The tax-free monthly payment is meant to help eligible families with the costs of raising children ...
Burlington Post6d
Canadian benefit payments go out today, including Advanced Canada Workers Benefit and Ontario Trillium Benefit
The Canada Workers Benefit comes out in three payments this year — with the first coming out today, Friday, Jan. 10. The Ontario Trillium Benefit payment also comes out on Friday.
Toronto Star5d
The Advanced Canada Workers Benefit will go out Friday. Here’s how you can apply
Low-income Canadians will get some relief for the beginning of the year with the Advanced Canada Workers Benefit (CWB) going out to eligible workers. Andy Takagi is the transportation reporter for ...
Toronto Star6d
Expecting Ontario Trillium Benefit payments Friday? Here’s how much you will get
Ontarians can expect a cheque-filled start to the year, as the Ontario Trillium Benefit rolls out this week, ahead of the $200 cheques promised by the Ford government later in the coming months.
Hindustan Times3d
Shikha gives health update on father Tiku Talsania after brain stroke: ‘It's been an emotional time for us’
Tiku Talsania’s daughter Shikha Talsania took to her Instagram to share a health update about her father after he was hospitalised following a brain stroke. On Friday, Tiku Talsania was admitted ...
Cleveland.com3d
2.5 million Americans were once denied Social Security benefits. A new law changes that
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Ohio Federation of Teachers President Melissa Cropper’s 15,000 members spent decades urging their Congress members to repeal a pair of laws that docked the Social Security ...