Prime Minister and Manitoba Premier Expected to Finalize Health Deal

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to sign a health-care agreement with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew on Feb. 15. The two governments agreed in principle last year on a plan that would see $1.22 billion in federal money flow to the province over 10 years for shared health-care priorities. The agreement also laid out $72 million for an immediate one-time top-up to address urgent issues such as long wait lists for surgeries. Just over a year ago, Ottawa announced $196 billion in funding over the next 10 years for provinces and territories to improve access to health care. About $46 billion of that was new money. That funding includes increases to the federal health transfer and $25 billion for tailored one-on-one agreements targeting specific needs in different jurisdictions over a decade....