Attracting a doctor to work in a smaller community today is tough as fewer physicians choose family medicine. That's why Cheryl Gnyp, the recruiter for the city of Castlegar, B.C., needs to stand out. She uses the board game Operation and specialized coffee as part of her pitch to potential …

Canada’s national dental care plan begins covering 1.7 million seniors today — the first phase of a massive public oral health-care insurance program that eventually will cover one quarter of Canadians. But many patients may still be kept waiting to get their dental visits covered. Seniors 70 and older can …

As the entire country reels from the scorching summer heat exacerbated by the El Niño weather phenomenon, it is agriculture that appears to have taken a severe beating. According to the latest Department of Agriculture data, damage to agriculture from the dry spell has reached P4.39 billion in about 66,065 …

LABOR DAY WITH THE PRESIDENT. President Marcos Jr, acknowledges guests at the “Labor Day with the President” event in Malacanang Palace on Wednesday. With him are Exec. Sec. Lucas Bersamin, Speaker Martin Romualdez, DOLE Sec. Bienvenido Laguesma and Philpost Postmaster General Luis Carlos. PPA POOL / Marianne Bermudez Boards to …

The Energy Regulatory Commission temporarily suspended the operation of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Luzon and Visayas under certain conditions to mitigate the anticipated increase in prices in the spot market, President Marcos said on Wednesday. This developed as the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) placed …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that his country needed "a significant acceleration" in deliveries of weaponry from its partners to enable its troops to face advancing Russian troops in several sectors of the front line. 'We need a significant acceleration of supplies' to help boost soldiers' capabilities, leader …

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has written about killing a dog and a goat, and also confessed to shooting three horses. Her upcoming memoir should be subtitled “The Truth on How I Destroyed My Political Career by Bragging About Canine Murder,” writes Vinay Menon. By Vinay MenonEntertainment Columnist Luckily for …

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Ryan Gosling in a scene from “The Fall Guy.” (Eric Laciste/Universal Pictures via AP) flag wire: trueflag sponsored: falsearticle_type: Reviewpubinfo.section: cms.site.custom.site_domain : thestar.comsWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_starbHasMigratedAvatar : falsefirstAuthor.avatar : By Lindsey Bahr The Associated Press One of the worst movie sins is when a …

Dua Lipa poses for a portrait to promote her new album “Radical Optimism” on Friday, April 26, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP) flag wire: trueflag sponsored: falsearticle_type: pubinfo.section: cms.site.custom.site_domain : thestar.comsWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_starbHasMigratedAvatar : falsefirstAuthor.avatar : By Maria Sherman The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Dua …

All London Drugs stores remained closed across Western Canada on Tuesday morning, two days after the B.C.-based company announced it was dealing with a "cybersecurity incident." No timeline for reopening after abrupt closure on Sunday of more than 80 stores across Western Canada All London Drugs stores remained closed across …