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By-the-numbers look at health-care funding and spending in Canada
OTTAWA – Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott is digging in for a fight with her provincial and territorial counterparts over how much Ottawa should shell out for health-care funding over the c...
Oct 17, 2016
Former general pleads guilty in false statements probe
WASHINGTON - A former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pleaded guilty Monday to making false statements during an investigation into a leak of classified information about a covert cyberatta...
Oct 17, 2016
UN continues to support DiCaprio's work on climate change
A U.N. spokesman has expressed continued support for Leonardo DiCaprio’s work as a “Messenger for Peace” for climate change despite an environmental group’s demand that he resi...
Oct 17, 2016
Why tomatoes lose flavour in fridge: their genes chill out
NEW YORK - If you buy tomatoes from John Banscher at his farmstand in New Jersey, he’ll recommend keeping them out of the fridge or they’ll lose some of their taste. Now scientists have fi...
Oct 17, 2016
Olympian Denny Morrison returns to racing in speedskating comeback, Part 2
CALGARY - The words “you don’t have to come back and see me ever again” from his neurologist was Denny Morrison’s green light to get back to what he loves. Less than six months...
Oct 17, 2016
Judge drops charge against 'Democracy Now' reporter
MANDAN, N.D. - “Democracy Now!” reporter Amy Goodman won’t face a riot charge stemming from her coverage of a protest against construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North ...
Oct 17, 2016
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Oct. 17 ____ TEARS, TRIBUTES FOR JIM PRENTICE IN PARLIAMENT: Former federal cabinet minister and Alberta premier Jim Prentice is being remembered in Ottawa, d...
Oct 17, 2016
Habitat For Humanity Gains Three Lots In Crossings Neighbourhood
Oct 17, 2016
Wayne Gretzky says Connor McDavid is the best 19-year-old he's ever seen
TORONTO - When watching Connor McDavid play for the Edmonton Oilers, Wayne Gretzky gets the urge to don his No. 99 again. “I could get 60 goals playing with that guy,” the Great One said. ...
Oct 17, 2016
Canadian troops supporting Kurds in fight to free Mosul from ISIL: Sajjan
OTTAWA - Canadian troops are supporting Kurdish fighters as they push toward the Iraqi city of Mosul, says Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. Kurdish and Iraqi military forces launched the much-anticipat...
Oct 17, 2016