Consumer Affairs & Relations

The lawsuit in Superior Court alleges that the province’s response to the first two waves of COVID-19 was improvised and that a pre-existing pandemic plan was ignored until it was too late.

Tim Smith, CMA CEO since 2015, announced plans to step down from the role at the end of 2024.

‘Despite the fact that systems [around the world] are so different, the challenges are very much the same,’ says Sandra Hanna, chief executive officer of the association.

Very few food items have true ‘expiry’ or ‘use-by’ dates printed on their labels, say food safety professors.

Enrolment began last month for a new federal benefits program, which was developed as a condition of a political pact between the Liberal government and the NDP.

The ratification vote is set to close Feb. 02.

Health Minister Mark Holland says he’s received assurances that the U.S. government has no intention of triggering drug shortages in Canada.