More than 1 million Canadians join the Federal Government’s Canada Dental Care Plan, including almost 25,000 in Nova Scotia

Nov 7, 2024 | Regional News

Central Nova MP Sean Fraser says the federal government’s Canada Dental Care Plan passed an important threshold recently.
Fraser says more than one million Canadians have accessed care through this program.
Fraser says in some cases, patients found out they had a serious medical condtion  during a visit to the dentist.
Fraser says dental care is health care and to see this many people signed up through this program is exciting news.

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Canadian Radio Awards: 989 XFM Small Market Station of The Year

Broadcast Dialogue has announced the winners of the inaugural Canadian Radio Awards, which we’ve dubbed “The Howards” after our publisher emeritus Howard Christensen.

When Howard, a radio veteran and one of the original Broadcast News anchors, founded Broadcast Dialogue in 1992, he saw a need for both timely delivery of Canadian broadcast industry news, but also recognized the importance of creating a sense of community.

989 XFM is very proud to be the winner of the 2020 Station of Year – Small Market award.