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The committee’s report, released Friday, says the federal government should create the list and provide funding to ensure all Canadians can get essential medication at no cost.

Snacking has become the new meal for many Canadians, replacing sit-down lunches and dinners, as people increasingly seek out convenience on a budget. Food manufacturers, meanwhile, are keeping a close watch.

Doctors and nurses in Quebec’s Nunavik region say constant water shortages are a factor that is pushing some colleagues to leave, in a region where retention of staff has long been an issue.

Sandra Azocar, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, or AUPE, says its members, some of whom had already walked off the job by the time they received word on the agreement, have been ordered back to work.

Police have charged a man in the assault at St. Boniface Hospital, where it’s alleged he confronted a female employee while she was trapped between two vehicles.

Justice Minister Mickey Amery also noted that education or training that address ‘political, historical, social, or cultural issues’ will be permitted under the act if it is ‘directly related to professional competence or ethics.’

Chris Gallaway, executive director of Friends of Medicare, says Albertans only have to look at Quebec’s health care system to know that this plan isn’t going to work.

The current minority Liberal government under Prime Minister Mark Carney set aside no new funding for pharmacare in its recent budget.