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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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1 of 5 ex-world junior hockey players in sex assault case missing pretrial court to play overseas: lawyer | CBC News
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September 5, 2024

1 of 5 ex-world junior hockey players in sex assault case missing pretrial court to play overseas: lawyer | CBC News

Five hockey players charged with sexual assault in a case…

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Air travellers complained about 'unprofessional' screening staff. Now the officers are speaking up | CBC News
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September 5, 2024

Air travellers complained about ‘unprofessional’ screening staff. Now the officers are speaking up | CBC News

Current and former airport screening officers say systemic issues such…

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Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei dies after being set on fire following Paris Games | CBC News
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September 4, 2024

Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei dies after being set on fire following Paris Games | CBC News

A Ugandan Olympic athlete living in Kenya has died from…

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What killed and ate a really big shark? An even bigger shark, scientists say | CBC Radio
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September 4, 2024

What killed and ate a really big shark? An even bigger shark, scientists say | CBC Radio

When marine biologist James A. Sulikowski started monitoring the migration…

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Stronach family legal dispute ends with settlement out of court, company says | CBC News
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September 4, 2024

Stronach family legal dispute ends with settlement out of court, company says | CBC News

The Stronach Group says a lawsuit filed by Frank Stronach’s…

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1 dead, 1 seriously injured in random downtown Vancouver attacks: police | CBC News
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September 4, 2024

1 dead, 1 seriously injured in random downtown Vancouver attacks: police | CBC News

Vancouver’s chief of police says the city’s collective sense of…

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Should Canada have commercial rent control to protect small businesses? | CBC News
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September 4, 2024

Should Canada have commercial rent control to protect small businesses? | CBC News

Commercial rent control is being explored as one tool to…

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Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.25% | CBC News
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September 4, 2024

Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.25% | CBC News

The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate to…

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Totem pole in Vancouver's Stanley Park to be moved | CBC News
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September 4, 2024

Totem pole in Vancouver’s Stanley Park to be moved | CBC News

One of the totem poles in Vancouver’s Stanley Park will…

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