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Reporter with The Canadian Press

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A dentist at the Riley Hospital for Children Department of Pediatric Dentistry, checks the teeth of Justin Perez, 11, during an office visit in Indianapolis, on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. File photo by The Associated Press/Michael Conroy

Inflation will chew up rent support payments, dental cheques, Conservatives say

Liberal payments for dental care and rental housing will only add to inflation, without providing relief from the rising cost of living, Conservative MPs argued in the House of Commons on Monday, October 3, 2022.

News, Politics | October 4th 2022

People wait in line to check in at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Thursday, May 12, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

Say goodbye to border vaccine requirements, mandatory masks on planes and trains

The final vestiges of COVID-19 restrictions at Canada's borders will be lifted on Saturday, October 1, 2022, as federal ministers announced on Monday, September 26, 2022, the end of mandatory vaccination, random tests, quarantine, use of the ArriveCan app and masks on planes and trains.

News, Politics | September 27th 2022

People travel at Pearson International Airport, in Toronto, on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. A cabinet order enforcing mandatory vaccinations at the Canadian border will be allowed to expire at the end of the month. File photo by The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

Canada to end vaccine requirements and ArriveCan app at border Sept. 30

The last of Canada's COVID-19 border restrictions will disappear at the end of this month with the expiry of a cabinet order affecting mandatory vaccinations, testing and quarantine of international travellers.

News, Politics | September 23rd 2022

Conservative MP Kevin Waugh rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 in Ottawa. File photo by The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Tories claim Poilievre's popularity forced Liberals to talk of easing border restrictions

The government was motivated to reconsider COVID-19 restrictions at Canada's border because of the growing popularity of new Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, MPs from his caucus said on Wednesday, September 21, 2022.

News, Politics | September 22nd 2022

Jean-Yves Duclos responds to questions during the second day of a Liberal cabinet retreat in Vancouver on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Photo by: The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Dental-care bill first up as Parliament resumes

Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos tabled new dental-care legislation in the House of Commons Tuesday to allow the government to send cheques to low- and middle-income families to help them pay for their kids' oral health services.

News | September 21st 2022

Design of new dental-care program for kids could open door to clawbacks, experts say

A University of Calgary economist warns a new federal dental benefit for children could open families up to the potential for "clawbacks" if they don't spend all the money on their kids' teeth.

News, Politics | September 20th 2022

Health-care worker Thi Nguyen administers Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine to a patient at a clinic in Ottawa on March 30, 2021. Photo by: The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Health Canada okays Moderna's Omicron booster vaccine, pushes for fast rollout

Canada has already purchased 12 million doses of Moderna's version of the Omicron vaccine,which includes converting some existing orders for the original Moderna vaccine so that the newly adapted version will be delivered instead.

News | September 1st 2022

Sean Fraser speaks at an event in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle

International students in limbo for fall semester due to visa delays

International students facing visa delays because of Canadian immigration backlogs are unsure if they'll make it in time for the fall semester as Ottawa works out whether it can prioritize applications for September.

News, Politics | August 26th 2022

Jean-Yves Duclos, Leigh Chapman, Chief Nursing Officer,

Chief nursing officer appointed to address Canada's health crisis

The federal health minister appointed a new chief nursing officer on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, as the government works to overcome a critical nurse shortage that has left many hospitals across the country struggling to maintain care.

News, Politics | August 24th 2022

A person rides their bike past a decommissioned church, on Thursday, August 18, 2022 in Ottawa. Photo by The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Group associated with 'Freedom Convoy' seeks to set up roots in Ottawa

An Ottawa-based group with suspected ties to the "Freedom Convoy" says it was threatened with eviction on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, and is ready to take its cause to court in an attempt to set up headquarters in the country's capital.

News, Politics | August 19th 2022