The Canadian Dental Care Plan is expected to start providing coverage to all eligible seniors in May. (CBC - image credit)Seniors aged 72 and older are eligible as of today to register for Canada's national dental care plan, but dentists still can't sign up for the program — even though they're supposed to start taking patients in just a few months. The $13 billion national dental plan is expected to provide dental care to approximately nine million uninsured Canadians by 2025. Carr said dentists have been pushing for a national dental care plan for years. Do you have questions about how Canada's new dental care plan may affect you?

All matches from the upcoming Davis Cup Qualifier tie between Team Canada presented by Sobeys and the Republic of Korea will be broadcast live in French on TVA Sports 2 and livestreamed in English by CBC Sports. Played out of IGA Stadium in Montreal on February 2-3, the tie will determine which country qualifies for the Group Stage of the Davis Cup Finals. “After winning the Davis Cup in 2022 and experiencing the passion across the country, we’re thrilled that fans will get another opportunity to watch Canada’s best take to the courts in what promises to be a thrilling Davis Cup Qualifier. ET, as both teams look to keep their 2024 Davis Cup title hopes alive. ETFollowed by Singles Rubber #3Followed by Singles Rubber #4**If tie is decided following Doubles Rubber, the last Singles Rubber may not be contested.

— OTTAWA — Federal politicians condemned CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO Catherine Tait’s refusal to rule out bonuses for executives this year despite plans to cut 10 per cent of the national broadcaster’s workforce. “It’s embarrassing,” said Conservative Sen. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu on his way to his party’s caucus meeting on Wednesday morning. “The idea that we would have bonuses at a time of cuts to vital services just doesn’t make sense. I think that Ms. Tait and those with her heard that message,” said NDP House leader Peter Julian after Tuesday’s meeting. “If we achieve the results of the current fiscal year, I will recommend that 1,140 unaffiliated, non-unionized employees receive their fair pay, their performance pay, if they achieve their targets,” she said.

CBC/Radio-Canada president and chief executive Catherine Tait waits to testify before a House of Commons committee in Ottawa, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. The federal government is denying that it told the broadcaster to cut its budget by 3.3 per cent, as some of its executives have said. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Ottawa denies it told CBC to find 3.3 per cent budget cut, as executives have claimed Jan 31, 2024 | 12:35 PMOTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is denying that it told CBC/Radio-Canada to cut its budget by 3.3 per cent, as executives with the public broadcaster have insisted. The Treasury Board, which oversees spending in the federal budget, says no such directive was given to the public broadcaster. CBC/Radio-Canada didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. In December, the public broadcaster announced it was cutting 800 jobs and $40 million from its production budget because of a $125-million projected shortfall for the coming fiscal year.

@CBC head Catherine Tait won't rule out accepting a #bonus amid widespread cuts. #CDNPoli #CBC #RadioCanada For the broadcaster to announce job cuts in December after paying out $15 million in bonuses last March is "hard to stomach," Coteau said. "What most Canadians feel is a strong support for CBC and Radio-Canada," NDP MP Peter Julian said Tuesday. "And the idea that we would have bonuses at a time of cuts to vital services just doesn't make sense." CBC documents released under access-to-information law show more than $99 million in bonuses was awarded to employees between 2015 and 2022.

Is running it back the right choice for the Cowboys in 2024? SaveFacebookTwitterPinterestRedditEmailEven with the Super Bowl taking place next weekend, a hot topic is Mike McCarthy, Dak Prescott, and the Dallas Cowboys. Now that I have had a few weeks to gather my thoughts after another disappointing end to a Cowboys season, maybe running it back is better than the alternative. The Dallas Cowboys offense looked better with McCarthy calling plays than they did with Kellen Moore. Jerry Jones All-In CommentsJerry Jones said the Dallas Cowboys will be going “all in” this year.

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About 70 per cent of people with major mental health disorders aren’t well enough, “through no fault of their own,” to hold down jobs, Bowman said. “I know some people that are living with (severe mental illness) and it’s hell. The special joint parliamentary committee on MAID and mental illness heard testimony from 21 witnesses, including legal and medical experts, and received hundreds of written submissions. The majority report highlighted concerns around assessing “irremediability” — essentially, whether a person’s mental illness is incurable — and whether doctors can distinguish a “reasoned wish to die” from a death plea made during a time of crisis. “However, to treat patients with a mental illness differently to other citizens and automatically exclude them as a group based solely on their diagnosis is stigmatizing and discriminatory,” the Ottawa-based organization said.

Broadway legend Chita Rivera has sadly passed away at age 91. When accepting her lifetime achievement Tony Award in 2018, Rivera said, "I wouldn't trade my life in the theatre for anything, because theatre is life." Chita Rivera, centre, poses with her Tony Award for best actress in a musical for Kiss of the Spider Woman, on June 6, 1993. In his review, then-Associated Press drama critic Michael Kuchwara wrote that Rivera "is more than a musical theatre star. In winning the Tony for best actress in a musical, Rivera topped the show's top star, Liza Minnelli, who was also nominated.

The corporation’s bonus structure is merit-based and they are only provided to those employees who meet certain goals, Tait said. For the broadcaster to announce job cuts in December after paying out $15 million in bonuses last March is “hard to stomach,” Coteau said. But the government has not asked the public broadcaster to hold back bonuses, Poulter said. And that “what people heard you say is it doesn’t matter cuts are happening, we’re still giving bonuses,” he said. Despite this, the public broadcaster faces “chronic underfunding,” said Tait, as it navigates rising costs of operations and productions and declines in revenue, particularly in Quebec.

The CBC Decision Desk projects that Liberal candidate Fred Hutton will win the byelection in Conception Bay East-Bell Island and become Newfoundland and Labrador's newest MHA. (Heather Gillis/CBC - image credit)The CBC Decision Desk projects that Liberal candidate Fred Hutton will win the byelection in Conception Bay East-Bell Island and become Newfoundland and Labrador's newest MHA. Liberal candidate Fred Hutton has won the byelection in Conception Bay East-Bell Island and will become Newfoundland and Labrador's newest MHA. (Heather Gillis/CBC)Liberal candidate Fred Hutton has won the byelection in Conception Bay East-Bell Island and will become Newfoundland and Labrador's newest MHA. Tory no more, Fred Hutton," Furey said with a large smile.

Wheat for Mar. gained 12 cents at $6.0550 a bushel; Mar. corn was up 7.50 cents at $4.4775 a bushel, Mar. oats rose 11.75 cents at $3.77 a bushel; while Mar. Feb. live cattle rose .65 cent at $1.7802 a pound; Jan. feeder cattle gained 2.70 cents at $2.4132 a pound; while Feb. lean hogs was up .58 cent at $.7585 a pound.

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OTTAWA -The president of CBC and Radio-Canada signalled Tuesday that she will recommend bonuses are rolled out to executives this year, despite plans to cut 10 per cent of the national broadcaster's workforce. The additional payments to some staff are merit-based and only provided to those employees who meet certain goals, Tait said. More than 1,100 employees who are managers, executives or are compensated in certain pay bands are currently part of the incentive pay program, she said. CBC documents released under access-to-information law show more than $99 million in bonuses was awarded to employees between 2015 and 2022. Coteau noted that Tait could direct the board to reconsider its bonus structure given the new financial reality.