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The federal government has unveiled its long-awaited plan to cover drug costs for all Canadians, starting with diabetes medications and birth control. But as the pharmacare plan rolls out, questions about whether provinces and territories will buy in and where health-care dollars are spent are emerging.

The federal government's pharmacare plan so far seems to only cover contraception and diabetes treatments. People with cancer are disappointed about that news. Wellspring London executive director Tracey Jones told London Morning how the new plan could leave some cancer patients on their own to cover the cost of their medication.

Laura Syron, CEO of Diabetes Canada who lives with type 2 diabetes, discusses what's she's looking for in Canada's pharmacare program when it comes to help for people with diabetes.

The Winter active events or activities have started in some communities. The winter active encourages everyone to be physically active during the Winter. Some of the activities are: walking, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, cutting wood etc. The goal of the Winter active is to bring awareness about healthy living and staying active. We spoke with Wally Rabbitskin from the Cree Health Board about the importance of physical activity.

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