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Provinces dig in heels on federal health funding, renew call for Trudeau meeting

Provinces dig in heels on health funding

OTTAWA — The federal government's push to close bilateral health-funding deals with individual provinces and territories appears to be losing momentum.

After talks to establish a national funding framework fell apart last month, the feds reached side deals with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador.

But health and finance ministers from the 10 other provinces and territories are now repeating their call for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet face to face with the premiers to resume negotiations.

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