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Fear mounting that changes to drug pricing in Canada could stifle innovation
OTTAWA - Canadian patients and groups that advocate on their behalf are sounding the alarm about the federal government's recent changes to the way it regulates the cost of patented medicines. Toronto...
Aug 22, 2019
Two suspicious fires along 9 Avenue North under investigation
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Police and fire crews in Lethbridge are investigating two suspicious house fires.According to a release from Lethbridge Police Service, the incidents occurred within a two-block radiu...
Aug 22, 2019 Two suspicious fires, including one along the 900 block of 9 Avenue North, are under investigation (Lethbridge News Now)
'We're going to act:' Military investigating reservist for hate group link
WINNIPEG - The commander of the Canadian Army says the military will take action if an investigation finds that a reserve member in Manitoba participated in a hate group. Master Cpl. Patrik Mathews, w...
Aug 22, 2019
Putrid stench envelops Cape Breton town known as premier golf destination
INVERNESS, N.S. - Known for its two world-class golf resorts, a former coal mining town in Cape Breton is quickly gaining a reputation for something other than spectacular seaside fairways. In re...
Aug 22, 2019
Area 51 events in Nevada prompt emergency crowd planning
LAS VEGAS - Fearing they could be overwhelmed with visitors, officials in the remote Nevada county that's home to the Area 51 military base have drafted an emergency declaration and a plan to team res...
Aug 22, 2019
Review meeting for Alberta's supervised consumption services in Lethbridge September 4th and 5th
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government has announced its plans to speak with the people of Lethbridge about supervised consumption services.They said on August 19th that they would be touring Albe...
Aug 22, 2019 The entrance to the Supervised Consumption Site in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)
Canada's climate plan not enough, entire G7 must do more report says
OTTAWA - A report card on the climate action plans of the world's wealthiest nations suggests not one of them is on track to meet even their own stated climate goals. The Climate Action Network, an in...
Aug 22, 2019
Patriots safety Chung indicted on cocaine possession charge
LACONIA, N.H. - New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung has been indicted in New Hampshire on a charge of cocaine possession, according to court paperwork released Thursday. A Belknap County grand j...
Aug 22, 2019
Scheer promises EI tax credit for new parents if Conservatives form government
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer made a pre-campaign play for parental votes Tuesday as he promised that a Conservative government would introduce a tax credit for new mothers and fathers receiving sp...
Aug 22, 2019
Top general says military started dealing with suspected neo-Nazi in the spring
OTTAWA - Defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance says the military first became aware of a Manitoba reservist's alleged links to a neo-Nazi group in the spring and were investigating him in earnes...
Aug 22, 2019