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B.C.'s drug decriminalization threshold based on police input: Bennett
OTTAWA - Carolyn Bennett, minister of mental health and addictions, says the federal government's decision on British Columbia's drug decriminalization threshold was based on police input. Drug users ...
Jun 02, 2022
Ukrainian refugees in Canada can now apply for government income support
OTTAWA, ON - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Ukrainians who have fled to Canada from the war with Russia will start to receive income assistance from the federal government in the next five days...
Jun 02, 2022
Police warn parents, teens about online 'sextortion' scam
CALGARY, AB - Police in Calgary are warning parents, caregivers and teens about an online 'sextortion' scam. Police say they have already had 48 reports this year and most have targeted teenage boys. ...
Jun 02, 2022
Toronto Blue Jays place left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu on 15-day injured list
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays placed left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu on the 15-day injured list Thursday due to left forearm inflammation. He was the starter in Toronto's 7-3 win over the Chicago White Sox...
Jun 02, 2022
White House: 1st shots for kids under 5 possible by June 21
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration said Thursday that children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination doses as soon as June 21, if federal regulators authorize shots for t...
Jun 02, 2022
Ottawa signs $1.3 billion settlement with Siksika Nation
SIKSIKA NATION, AB - A historic settlement between the Government of Canada and the Siksika Nation has been made official.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Mil...
Jun 02, 2022
Oilers goaltender Mike Smith to start Game 2, Avalanche counterpart Darcy Kuemper out
DENVER - Mike Smith will be back in the crease for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Western Conference final. Colorado counterpart Darcy Kuemper, meanwhile, is out with an upper-body injury and wo...
Jun 02, 2022
Aspiring GM Deidre Donaldson appreciative of CFL's Women in Football program
GUELPH, Ont. - Deidre Donaldson can't believe how quickly the time has flown by. The Brampton, Ont., native is completing her four-week stint with the Toronto Argonauts as part of the CFL's inaugural ...
Jun 02, 2022
Jason Nixon to serve as acting Alberta Minister of Finance
EDMONTON, AB - Premier Jason Kenney announced today that Jason Nixon has accepted the role of acting Minister of Finance.The cabinet position recently became vacant after Travis Toews stepped down in ...
Jun 02, 2022
Bill to create Canada Disability Benefit reintroduced but with few details
OTTAWA - The federal government has reintroduced legislation to create a monthly benefit cheque for working-age Canadians with disabilities but Ottawa still can't say who will qualify, how much they'd...
Jun 02, 2022