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Child care cost less in 2023, but more parents say spots are hard to find: StatCan
OTTAWA, ON - A new report from Statistics Canada says child care was more affordable across the country in 2023, but parents are having a harder time finding it.The average amount parents paid for the...
Dec 06, 2023
Fort Macleod Emergency Department to temporarily close
FORT MACLEOD, AB - The Emergency Department (ED) of the Fort Macleod Health Centre is set to temporarily close.Due to a lack of physician coverage, the ED will be closed from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. on We...
Dec 06, 2023
Alberta nurses union decries job cut threats as collective bargaining looms
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's nurses union says the province is making a bad situation worse in health care by threatening in two recent letters to cut and contract out nursing jobs. David Harrigan, with t...
Dec 06, 2023
In the news today: Canadians to Ottawa: spend on health care, housing and AFN votes
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Ottawa should spend on health care, housing A majority of Canadians think the f...
Dec 06, 2023
Montreal Canadiens draw online backlash for charging fans $195 to meet mascot Youppi!
Montreal Canadiens fans attending games at the Bell Centre can ensure they get a personalized visit at their seat from team mascot Youppi! - as long as they're willing to pay nearly $200 for the privi...
Dec 06, 2023
StatCan: Eight million people, 27 per cent of Canadians, have at least one disability
The number of Canadians with at least one disability has doubled in ten years, a reality that should push governments to help reduce barriers to accessibility, says the head of a human rights organiza...
Dec 06, 2023
First-degree murder trial of Saskatchewan Mountie set to hear autopsy evidence
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The first-degree murder trial of a former Saskatchewan Mountie is set to continue today with autopsy evidence. Bernie Herman, who is 55, has pleaded not guilty in the 2021 death...
Dec 06, 2023
Most Canadians want more federal spending on health care, housing: poll
OTTAWA - A majority of Canadians think the federal government should spend more on health care, a housing strategy and initiatives to ease inflation and cost-of-living issues, a new poll suggests - bu...
Dec 06, 2023
Assembly of First Nations to elect new national chief in special assembly
OTTAWA - It's election day for the Assembly of First Nations, where chiefs in the assembly or their proxies will decide who's best suited to lead the organization after several turbulent years. The el...
Dec 06, 2023
Pass federal gun bill without delay, father of Ontario shooting victim urges senators
MONTREAL - The father of a woman who was fatally shot in October by her former partner is urging senators to pass a federal gun-control bill without delay. In a letter sent this week to members of the...
Dec 06, 2023