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Health care providers, advocates cry foul over stalled action on pharmacare
OTTAWA - Doctors and nurses on the front lines of Canada's health system are sounding the alarm after the Liberal government appears to have put its promise of a national pharmacare program on the bac...
May 11, 2021
Province wants feedback on cannabis impairment in workplace, union says no need for panic
The Government of Saskatchewan wants the public to have their say on how best to keep people safe in the workplace once recreational marijuana is legal in October, though a union leader believes there...
Jul 06, 2018
Winning ticket for Oilers 50/50 delayed another week as team processes refunds
EDMONTON - Officials with the Edmonton Oilers say it could be another week before they draw a winning ticket for a record-setting 50/50 raffle. The pot for the Aug. 7 online draw hit more than $15 mil...
Aug 14, 2020
Australian media companies admit breaching Pell gag order
CANBERRA, Australia - Australian media companies admitted in court Monday they breached a gag order in publishing references to Cardinal George Pell's since-overturned convictions in 2018 for child se...
Feb 01, 2021
Chinatowns in Western Canada evolve and renew, both within and outside tradition
Every Thursday to Sunday evening, the wait staff at the Ugly Duckling Dining & Provisions restaurant carefully set knives and forks on chopstick rests at each table. The Ugly Duckling, which opene...
Mar 31, 2023
Tip helps nab wanted polygamous sect leader Lyle Jeffs
PIERRE, S.D. - Polygamous leader Lyle Jeffs’ one-year run from justice was ended by pliers, sharp-eyed pawn shop workers and an astute off-duty detective in a small town in South Dakota. The eve...
Jun 16, 2017
Pawn shop workers help nab polygamous sect leader Lyle Jeffs
PIERRE, S.D. - Polygamous leader Lyle Jeffs’ one-year run from justice was ended by pliers, sharp-eyed pawn shop workers and an astute off-duty detective in a small town in South Dakota. The eve...
Jun 15, 2017
Chiefs of Ontario asks for judicial review of carbon price regime
TORONTO - First Nations leaders in Ontario are asking a court to review what they call Canada's "discriminatory" carbon price system. A group representing more than 130 First Nations in the ...
Nov 30, 2023
Petronas-backed Pacific NorthWest LNG megaproject in B.C. scrapped
Malaysian national energy giant Petronas and its partners scrapped the Pacific NorthWest LNG megaproject Tuesday, ending months of anticipation on the fate of what would have been one of Canada’...
Jul 25, 2017
Town contest encourages people to move to electronic billing
Battleford residents who usually receive their utility invoices through the mail may want to opt for electronic billing instead with this new offer.The town is running a contest with a chance for a re...
Mar 09, 2020