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Medavie Blue Cross Expands Access to Vision Care with KITS Partnership
Medavie Blue Cross (MBC) is expanding access to affordable vision care through a new partnership with KITS, a Canadian leader in online eyewear. This collaboration gives Medavie Blue Cross members ...
Winners of Inaugural Atlantic Canada Cleantech Awards Showcase East Coast Excellence
Foresight Canada announced the winners of the inaugural Atlantic Canada Cleantech Awards at last night’s sold-out ceremony in Halifax. The event celebrated the region's innovators, funders, adopters, ...
East Coast, top tier: this year's 'Nova Scotia's Top Employers' extend the province's recent employment gains
Employers in Nova Scotia are doubling down on offering workplace benefits and forward-thinking HR policies that are nationally competitive, extending the province's strong employment growth since the ...
WILDBRAIN PROVIDES UPDATE ON THE SALE OF ITS TV CHANNELS
WildBrain Ltd. ("WildBrain" or the "Company") (TSX: WILD), a global leader in kids' and family entertainment, provides the following update with respect to its television broadcast business, including ...
This ‘useless’ tube line is home to London’s most expensive mortgages
As ever, it’s mind the mortgage gap as the Waterloo and City line has been named the most expensive for homeowners on the ...
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Halifax Health and partners launches fall prevention program
Halifax Health has launched a comprehensive Falls Prevention and Assessment Program, available at local YMCA locations.
Halifax clarifies exact date you need to make deposits to benefit from 5.5% rate
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
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RFK Jr. targets the nation’s public health infrastructure with brutal layoffs and cuts
By Steve Benen Last week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a conspiracy theorist whom Republicans put in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services, left little doubt that he would soon announce ...
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Kennedy's 'MAHA' quest begins: 10,000 jobs expected to be cut at health agencies
Thousands of federal workers were bracing for pink slips Friday as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. begins dismantling the sprawling federal agency responsible for ...
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Halifax-area man, 74, convicted of sex crimes after abusing daughter over 3 decades
A Nova Scotia judge has convicted a 74-year-old Halifax-area man of a number of sex offences for abusing his daughter over three decades, beginning when she was a young teenager and lasting until ...
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Halifax to keep property tax rate flat, bills going up about 4.7%
The average Halifax homeowner will see their property ... and a civilian crisis team to handle mental health calls rather than police. "We're trying to build a better municipality for the people ...
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WHO introduces new guidance to strengthen mental health policies
The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched new guidance to help all countries reform and strengthen mental health policies and systems. Mental health services worldwide remain underfunded ...