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Leafs fall to Flyers in a shootout, lose star winger Mitch Marner to injury
TORONTO - Mike Babcock stepped to the microphone after the Maple Leafs' 3-2 shootout loss Saturday and answered the only question on the minds of Toronto fans before he was even asked. What's the stat...
Nov 12, 2019
Arizona dogged by suit over quality of health care in prison
PHOENIX - For more than five years, Arizona has been dogged by a federal lawsuit that alleges the state provides shoddy medical care for its prisoners. Now, the state is facing the prospect of million...
Aug 09, 2017
B.C. Liberals to repeal Vancouver natural gas ban that city says doesn't exist
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Liberals say they will repeal a City of Vancouver plan the party claims prohibits natural gas in some new buildings, but the city says no such ban exists. Andrew Wilkinson, candid...
Apr 29, 2017
'Pay-what-you-feel' grocery store opens in Vancouver, aims to combat food insecurity
VANCOUVER - More than 35.5 million tonnes of food is thrown out each year in Canada, but one group in Vancouver is hoping to divert some of that to help people who are food insecure. The Food Stash Fo...
Oct 01, 2021
Time to check: tick season already underway in Saskatchewan
Pesky ticks are already back to bugging humans and pets in Saskatchewan. Saskatoon Veterinarian Henry Kucharski noted a change in when ticks arrive in the province. “Fifteen years ago I’d ...
Apr 06, 2017
Time to check: tick season already underway in Saskatchewan
Pesky ticks are already back to bugging humans and pets in Saskatchewan. Saskatoon Veterinarian Henry Kucharski noted a change in when ticks arrive in the province. “Fifteen years ago I’d ...
Apr 06, 2017
Newfoundland to provide naloxone kits to counter effects of opioid overdoses
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government says it will spend $180,000 on a province-wide program to counter the effects of opioid overdoses. Provincial Health Minister Jo...
Aug 31, 2016
Newfoundland to provide naloxone kits to counter effects of opioid overdoses
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government says it will spend $180,000 on a province-wide program to counter the effects of opioid overdoses. Provincial Health Minister Jo...
Aug 31, 2016
PM pledges access to medication as pharmacists, patient groups fear shortage
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pledging to ensure Canadians have access to medication they need at affordable prices in the face of concerns about a Trump administration decision to allow p...
Aug 01, 2019
Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. sets record for most over overdose deaths in a year
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's chief coroner says the province recorded the most deaths ever in a single year due to an unnatural cause, with 1,716 lives lost to illicit drug overdoses in 2020. Lisa L...
Feb 11, 2021