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Your Pet Insurance Probably Won’t Cover Required Vaccines. Here’s Why

Image source: Getty Images What’s the deal with pet insurance not covering required vaccines? Key points Many people are used to health insurance covering preventive care, but pet insurance works differently. Your pet insurance policy most likely won’t cover vaccines even though they are required. Some pet insurance…

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NDP chief threatens to drag out settlement with the Liberals over well being care

OTTAWA — The New Democrats are able to withdraw from their confidence-and-supply settlement they signed with the Liberals if there isn’t a federal motion to deal with the health-care disaster, NDP Chief Jagmeet Singh stated Monday. OTTAWA — The New Democrats are able to withdraw from their confidence-and-supply…

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Exclusion of migrant farm workers from public health insurance puts Nova Scotia agriculture at risk, advocates say

Amidst the worsening labor crunch in Nova Scotia’s agriculture sector, the government’s exclusion of many migrant workers from public health insurance potentially puts over 1,600 farmworkers and the agri-food supply at risk, advocates warn. Migrant advocates say that the provincial government’s “deliberate policy” excludes migrant workers from public…