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Canada Should Consider Healthcare the Swiss Way

Michel Kelly-Gagnon | Posted 11.19.2012 | Canada
Michel Kelly-Gagnon

In Switzerland, the way the health care system is organized has evolved in the opposite direction of Canada's, where the trend has rather been toward ever more centralized regulation and public financing. When all is said and done, the Swiss experience shows once again that the private sector can contribute constructively and efficiently to the provision of services within a public health care system without threatening the goals of fair and universal access to care.

C'mon Harper

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.19.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The New Democrats on Wednesday accused the federal Conservatives of endangering the fragile economic recovery and called on the prime ministe...

Cracker Singer Says Sorry To Neil Young After Bandmate's Attack Over HuffPost Article

The Huffington Post Canada | By Jason MacNeil | Posted 09.19.2012 | Canada Music

Cracker's David Lowery issued an apology yesterday to Neil Young after bandmate Johnny Hickman slammed Young for his stance about music piracy. In ...

$1M In Ecstasy Seized At Border

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.19.2012 | Canada British Columbia

LANGLEY, B.C. - A tip from U.S. border officials has helped lead Langley RCMP to a major drug bust.Cpl. Holly Marks says U.S. border patrol officers c...

WATCH: Rick Mercer Slams Harper On Omnibus Bill

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 09.20.2012 | Canada Politics

Rick Mercer returned to the airwaves last night and delivered a scathing rant attacking Stephen Harper and the Conservatives' sequel to last session's...

Alberta Hunter Becomes Prey, Fights For Life After Grizzly Attack

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.19.2012 | Canada Alberta

SWAN HILLS, Alta. - A Swan Hills grizzly bear attack has left a hunter facing potentially life-threatening injuries. The Shock Trauma Air Rescue Serv...

Olympians, Paralympians Visit Ottawa Today

CBC | Posted 11.19.2012 | Canada Impact

Canadian Olympians and Paralympians were touring Ottawa Wednesday as part of the Olympic Heroes tour that ended with a celebration at the House of Com...

Census Possibly Counted Roommates As Married Gay Couples

CP | Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.19.2012 | Canada Living

OTTAWA - An unexpectedly high number of same-sex marriages in places like the oilpatch left census-takers scratching their heads — until they realiz...

Border Agents Investigating Palestinian Nationals

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.19.2012 | Canada British Columbia

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Canada Border Services officials are travelling to Kamloops, B.C., to speak to four people after a possible security breach at the Ca...

Sexy Or Silly? A Look At Justin Trudeau's Style

The Huffington Post Canada | Sarah Kelsey | Posted 03.11.2013 | Canada Style

Parliament is now in session! As we kick-off this season of political wrangling and policies, we thought we'd take a look at some of our most prominen...

Old Is The New Young: 81-Year-Old Walks The Runway

TheKit.ca | Posted 09.19.2012 | Canada Style

By: The Kit The lifespan of a top model is 10 years at best, but don’t tell that to 81-year-old beauty Carmen Dell’Orefice. Modelling for the p...

Arsonist Strikes In Stanley Park

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.19.2012 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Vancouver fire officials confirm an arsonist struck not once, but twice, in Stanley Park, early Wednesday morning.Capt. Gabe Roder says a ...

The Tattooed Generation

CBC | Posted 11.19.2012 | Canada Living

Few expressions of individuality are more telling than a tattoo. At a time when curating one's image is as non-committal as changing a Fa...

How Much Privacy Can Kate -- And You -- Expect?

CBC | Posted 11.19.2012 | Canada Style

In the latest scandal to consume the House of Windsor, palace mandarins wasted no time pulling out some heavy legal ammunition. On Tuesday...

Can Canada Have Its Trophy Back?

CP | Andy Blatchford and Benjamin Shingler, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.18.2012 | Canada

MONTREAL - If the NHL's latest labour dispute wipes out the entire season, a man responsible for guarding the Stanley Cup says he would be free to del...

It's Go Time

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.18.2012 | Canada Politics

QUEBEC - The newly installed Parti Quebecois government wasted no time showing its sovereigntist stripes by appointing, on its first day in office, a ...

Mama Bear Scares Okanagan Hikers

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.18.2012 | Canada British Columbia

KELOWNA, B.C. - Officials in one Okanagan community have been forced to close a section of a regional park because of encounters between hikers and an...

Edmonton's 'Zero Hero' Gets New Job

CBC | Posted 11.18.2012 | Canada Alberta

The Edmonton teacher who was fired for giving his students zeros has got a new job at a local private school. Lynden Dorval, a former phys...

Vancouver Mayor: Not City's Job To Rescue People On Water

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.18.2012 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - City councillors in Vancouver want to discuss the closure of a local coast guard station with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.They passed a ...

Could This Cat Be Halifax's Next Mayor?

CBC | Posted 11.18.2012 | Canada Politics

An unlikely Halifax mayoralty candidate is attracting a lot of international attention. Tuxedo Stan, a dapper black and white cat that is ...

Brazen Burnaby Mall Robbery

CBC | Posted 11.18.2012 | Canada British Columbia

Thieves using a stolen SUV rammed through the doors of a Burnaby, B.C., shopping mall then smashed the car through the front of two jewelry stores bef...

Who's The Boss? Not This Dog..

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.18.2012 | Canada British Columbia

NORTH GALIANO ISLAND, B.C. - Boss the German shepherd learned the hard way that he wasn't in charge when it came to protecting his property from an in...

Gunfire Shakes Vancouver West End

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.18.2012 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Vancouver Police are investigating what they're calling a targeted shooting in the city's busy West End.Const. Brian Montague says several...

'Pro-Life' Flag To Fly At Kelowna Schools

The Huffington Post B.C. | Andree Lau | Posted 09.18.2012 | Canada British Columbia

A recent flag flap and online threats will not deter a pro-life group from flying their banner in Kelowna next week. Controversy over flying a pro-...

The Best Destinations For Fall Leaf Viewing Across Canada

The Huffington Post Canada | Brian Vinh Tien Trinh | Posted 09.19.2012 | Canada Travel

With the NHL lockout in full effect and no end in sight, it looks like Canadians hoping to watch the Maple Leafs will now have to turn to the outdoors...