Canada And Beyond
- Recommendations for Universal Dental Care – The Canadian Dental Association believes the Federal government’s approach to universal dental care should include preserving private dental insurance programs and using existing clinics. The Association has made several recommendations regarding universal dental care and is hoping the government will have a national oral health strategy in place by April 2025. (Castanet)
- B.C. To Offer Free Contraception – British Columbia is set to become the first province to make prescription contraception free for all residents. It is estimated that the move will save an individual about $300 a year and as much as $10,000 over a person’s lifetime. (Global News)
- Ukraine May Abandon Bakhmut – Ukrainian is signaling that the besieged eastern city of Bakhmut may soon be impossible to defend as Russia intensifies it’s attack on the city. Less than three weeks ago Zelenskiy declared that they would not surrender Bakhmut but now he said his army won’t hold the city “at any cost and with everyone dying.” (National Post)
