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The government has quietly walked back some of its cuts to a program providing temporary health-care coverage to refugees and asylum-seekers, months after slashing benefits.

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Carney government restores health coverage it had cut for refugees

Thursday, August 06, 2026. 12:57 PM EDT

The government has quietly walked back some of its cuts to a program providing temporary health-care coverage to refugees and asylum-seekers, months after slashing benefits.

 
 
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