Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Sharif Hassan
Publication Date: May 8, 2025 - 07:49
Several Ontario mayors against communities’ financial incentives to attract doctors
May 8, 2025
Several Ontario mayors have been calling on the province to ban financial incentives municipalities use to lure in doctors, saying the recruitment tactic is harming communities that can’t pony up the cash – especially those in rural and northern regions.But Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker is going even further, suggesting the federal government should outlaw the practice from “coast to coast.”“I think it should be banned across the country actually,“ he said in a recent interview.
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May 8, 2025 - 12:58 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 6:07 p.m. Roman time, alerting the crowd of faithful Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square that the College of Cardinals have elected a new pope.
The sign comes on the second day of voting and the fourth vote. It means that the Cardinals reached the two-third majority have decided to elevate one of their ranks to be the head of the church.
The gathered crowd cheered in elation as the smoke rose on a beautiful Thursday evening in Rome.
The new pope will soon emerge on the papal balcony, announcing himself and his papal name...
May 8, 2025 - 12:54 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
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May 8, 2025 - 12:34 | | The Globe and Mail
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