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Why Canadian taxpayers spend millions on U.S. medical treatments

Why Canadian taxpayers spend millions on U.S. medical treatments

An exclusive CBC data analysis has found that since 2018, Ontario has spent over $200 million sending patients to U.S. clinics for procedures unavailable in Canada. The biggest expenditure under the program last year was a specialized cancer treatment called proton beam therapy — a treatment available in every G7 country except Canada.

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Ontario bill aimed at ending encampments to strengthen trespass, drug penalties
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December 17, 2023

Ontario bill aimed at ending encampments to strengthen trespass, drug penalties

Premier Doug Ford’s government is introducing new legislation that it…

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117 homebuyers out millions, as Ontario builder admits to selling homes without legal approvals | CBC News
Star

December 16, 2023

117 homebuyers out millions, as Ontario builder admits to selling homes without legal approvals | CBC News

More than 100 people are out tens of thousands of…

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Kenneth Law, who sold poisonous chemical linked to 131 deaths, sued by Ontario teen's parents | CBC News
Star

December 11, 2023

Kenneth Law, who sold poisonous chemical linked to 131 deaths, sued by Ontario teen’s parents | CBC News

WARNING: This story contains distressing details.Two years after losing her…

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Buffy Sainte-Marie's Order of Canada terminated by Governor General
Star

October 27, 2023

Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Order of Canada terminated by Governor General

Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Order of Canada has been terminated, nearly three…

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Modi says Carney invited him to G7, 1st visit to Canada since RCMP linked India to killings, extortion
Star

September 22, 2023

Modi says Carney invited him to G7, 1st visit to Canada since RCMP linked India to killings, extortion

Prime Minister Mark Carney defended his decision to invite Indian Prime Minister…

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Piece by piece, cranes lift 84 prefabricated rental units into place in downtown Calgary
Star

August 1, 2023

Piece by piece, cranes lift 84 prefabricated rental units into place in downtown Calgary

Along a busy street on the west end of downtown,…

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Why Ontario's 1.5M new homes target looks increasingly out of reach
Star

August 1, 2023

Why Ontario’s 1.5M new homes target looks increasingly out of reach

The new Ontario budget foresees a slow pace for housing construction…

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Mike Holmes endorsement ads for renovation company disappear amid CBC investigation
Star

August 1, 2023

Mike Holmes endorsement ads for renovation company disappear amid CBC investigation

Trusted Canadian TV celebrity contractor Mike Holmes has endorsed AGM…

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First Nation members say they got OK to install home security cameras. Now they're being evicted
Star

August 1, 2023

First Nation members say they got OK to install home security cameras. Now they’re being evicted

MaryAnne Kenney’s father passed away when she was four, without ever…

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