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Trans student denied coverage for hormone therapy says policy is 'rooted in transphobia' (Thu, 02 Dec 2021)
Jiya Chandan, an international student at Memorial University, is transgender and takes hormone therapy medication. When her MCP expired, she had to switch insurance providers and now has to carry the full cost of the medication.
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Construction issues will delay opening of 2 N.L. long-term care homes (Thu, 02 Dec 2021)
Inspectors found hundreds of issues in long-term care homes in Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor earlier this year, and they won't be fixed until 2022.
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N.L. search and rescue inquiry report recommends more money, training for 'essential' volunteer groups (Wed, 01 Dec 2021)
A 159-page final report into ground search and rescue found that missions rely heavily on what it called "underfunded" volunteer groups.
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Calls steadily increasing to food helpline, says Food First N.L. (Wed, 01 Dec 2021)
Food First N.L. says its community food helpline is ringing off the hook with a dramatic increase in calls from people who are hungry.
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N.L. reports 2 new COVID-19 cases as watch for omicron variant begins (Wed, 01 Dec 2021)
Both new cases are in the province's Western Health region, and the source of infection is being investigated.
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