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New dental care program should give First Nations benefits more teeth: NDP
OTTAWA - NDP health critic Don Davies says dental benefits for Indigenous people should be improved if the new national dental insurance plan offers better or more accessible services. The Liberals ha...
Apr 12, 2023
Beware risk of 'mutually sabotaging competition' on corporate subsidies: Freeland
WASHINGTON - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is warning of the dangers of a global "race to the bottom" as government spending fuels the growth of the new green economy. Freeland issued the "polite...
Apr 12, 2023
Sophomore receiver Tyson Philpot sees opportunity to excel in 2023 with Alouettes
Once again, Tyson Philpot will play football minus a brother. The Montreal Alouettes receiver spent his rookie campaign without his twin brother, Jalen, a receiver with the Calgary Stampeders. The two...
Apr 12, 2023
Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk fined $5K for cross-checking
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk was fined $5,000 on Wednesday for cross-checking Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Johansson. The incident occurred at 19:10 of the third period of Tuesday n...
Apr 12, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Teenager dies after being stabbed on transit bus in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say a teenager has died from his injuries after he was stabbed while aboard a transit bus in the city. Police say it happened just before 9:30 Tuesday night. Inves...
Apr 12, 2023
Canada's Wickenheiser, Virtue, Hughes among 42 former Olympians banned from Russia
Hayley Wickenheiser, Tessa Virtue and Clara Hughes are among dozens of former Canadian Olympians banned from entering Russia for signing a statement encouraging the removal of Russian athletes from ne...
Apr 12, 2023
Extended power outages raise questions about resilience of Quebec's power grid
MONTREAL - The weeklong power outages across Quebec after the April 5 ice storm are raising questions about the resilience of the province's electrical grid. Franois Bouffard, an electrical engineerin...
Apr 12, 2023
Brooks RCMP lay charges in connection to assault
BROOKS, AB - The RCMP has apprehended a man following an assault that allegedly took place last week.In the early morning hours of April 5, 2023, officers were called to an intersection north of Rolli...
Apr 12, 2023
Forge FC executive Costa Smyrniotis joins Canadian Premier League front office
TORONTO - Costa Smyrniotis, who helped build Forge FC into a championship franchise, is joining the Canadian Premier League as executive vice-president, soccer. Smyrniotis, who served as director of f...
Apr 12, 2023
Province investing $2 million for expanded cardiac services at Chinook Regional Hospital
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new expansion is coming to Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge.Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, it will invest $2 million in for an expansio...
Apr 12, 2023