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CP NewsAlert: B.C. provides universal coverage for opioid treatments
VICTORIA - British Columbia says it is providing universal coverage for opioid agonist treatments that help people with substance use disorders, making it the first province in Canada to do so. More c...
Jun 14, 2023
B.C. school district bans man who queried gender of girl, 9, at track meet
KELOWNA, B.C. - A man has been banned from events at a British Columbia school district after a mother said he interrupted a track meet to wrongly suggest her nine-year-old daughter was transgender an...
Jun 14, 2023
'Keep fighting': Ukrainian soldiers continue battle with Russia despite low morale
KYIV, Ukraine - The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has left many Ukrainian soldiers feeling war weary but unwilling or unable to give up the fight. Artem Baulin, a junior sergeant from Ky...
Jun 14, 2023
Albertans encouraged to prepare for hail, wind and floods ahead of summer: AMA
CALGARY, AB - As the temperatures begin to warm so does the risk of severe storm activity in Alberta. The province is no stranger to destructive weather, with the Alberta Motor Association (AMA) indic...
Jun 14, 2023
Los Angeles city councilman charged with embezzlement may face suspension
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The president of the Los Angeles City Council said he will file a motion Wednesday to suspend a councilman charged with embezzlement, perjury and other crimes in the latest scandal ...
Jun 14, 2023
Singh and Poilievre to begin talks on terms for public inquiry on foreign meddling
OTTAWA - A spokesperson for the NDP says its leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are about to begin talks on setting terms of reference for a possible public inquiry into for...
Jun 14, 2023
Hockey Hall of Famer Henri Richard had stage 3 CTE at time of death, study finds
OTTAWA - Hockey Hall of Famer and Montreal Canadiens great Henri Richard has been posthumously diagnosed with stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada an...
Jun 14, 2023
Statistics Canada launches tracking tool as Canada's population nears 40 million
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Canada is close to reaching 40 million people, and Statistics Canada has launched a new tool to watch that population growth in real time.The Canada population clock keeps an ongoing ...
Jun 14, 2023
Law Society of Alberta hearing into former health minister adjourns until September
CALGARY - A Law Society of Alberta hearing into allegations that a former cabinet minister broke the lawyers' code of conduct won't hear final arguments until September.Tyler Shandro, a lawyer who was...
Jun 14, 2023
Poilievre calls for Mendicino to resign over handling of Paul Bernardo transfer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Marco Mendicino should resign or be fired over his office's handling of knowledge that Paul Bernardo was being transferred to a medium-security priso...
Jun 14, 2023