Pandemic accord talks at loggerheads as time ticks away

The final round of talks on a landmark pandemic accord faces a frantic last push this week, with countries still pulling in different directions on how to handle future global health crises. The last week of negotiations runs until Thursday with nations trying to hammer out an agreement to make sure the world is better … Read more

Ottawa ‘not looking for placebo policy’ to fix health care, minister says  – National

Provincial leaders were frantic about the ailing state of their health care systems last year when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat them down and offered $46.2-billion worth of urgent treatment. It wasn’t enough, but most of the provinces grudgingly accepted the broad terms of the deal and returned home to negotiate the finer points behind … Read more