Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Kyle Duggan
Publication Date: May 10, 2025 - 14:47
Federal government looks to off-load costly, seldom-used mobile hospitals bought for COVID-19 pandemic
May 10, 2025
The federal government expects to spend about $7 million this fiscal year to store and maintain four custom-made, portable hospitals that cost taxpayers more than $200 million to buy — facilities meant to bolster overwhelmed hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic that were barely used.Early on in the pandemic, as the federal government moved at breakneck speed to respond to a global health crisis, it issued rush orders for these Mobile Health Units.
Unpublished Newswire
An official with Elections Canada says the seat for a Quebec riding has flipped from the Bloc Québécois to the Liberals by a single vote after a judicial recount was completed.Elections Canada says the seat for the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne has now gone to Tatiana Auguste, bringing the Liberals to 170 seats in the House of Commons.Elections Canada had said the difference between Auguste and incumbent Bloc Québécois MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagne was 44 votes following an earlier count.
May 10, 2025 - 20:55 | | The Globe and Mail
People exiting the United States by vehicle could be photographed at the border crossings,
WIRED reported on Friday.
No timeline was provided for when this system comes into effect.
The photographs taken at the border crossings will be matched to commuters’ travel documents such as passports, green cards and visas to verify identity. When implemented, the system will impact outbound lanes going to Canada and Mexico.
This will be an expansion to the...
May 10, 2025 - 20:50 | National Post Staff | National Post
Moose Jaw's recent point-in-time homeless count shows the number of people experiencing homelessness in the city has doubled within the last year.
May 10, 2025 - 20:25 | Kat Ludwig | Global News - Canada
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