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NDP says it has reached deal with Liberals on pharmacare bill as deadline looms
OTTAWA - The NDP says it has reached a deal with the governing Liberals to introduce the first piece of a national pharmacare program that includes coverage for birth control and diabetes medication. ...
Feb 23, 2024
Quebec's common front unionized workers vote to accept deal with province
MONTREAL - Some 420,000 unionized public sector workers have voted 74.8 per cent in favour of accepting an agreement in principle reached with the Quebec government. The workers, who are part of the "...
Feb 23, 2024
Jen Pawol to make big league spring training debut, on verge of becoming first MLB woman umpire
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Jen Pawol will take a big step toward breaking the gender barrier for Major League Baseball umpires on Saturday when she becomes the first woman to work a big league sprin...
Feb 23, 2024
Dabrowski, Routliffe lose semifinal match to Siniakova, Hunter in Dubai
DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand lost their women's doubles semifinal match at the Dubai Tennis Championships 6-4, 6-4 to Czechi...
Feb 23, 2024
Sei Young Kim is among three tied for the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Thailand tournament
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) - Former Women's PGA Championship winner Sei Young Kim moved from second place into a three-way tie for the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Thailand tournament on Friday. Aft...
Feb 23, 2024
In Quebec's strawberry fields, a tiny insect may forecast big climate impacts: study
A bug encroaching on Quebec's strawberry fields could help forecast climate change's impact on agriculture, a new study suggests, the latest to consider what the authors called the "colossal task" of ...
Feb 23, 2024
B.C. police announce dismantling of drug-making and distribution ring with 8 arrests
SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say they have dismantled a "significant, sophisticated" criminal organization involved in manufacturing and distributing fentanyl-laced counterfeit pharmaceut...
Feb 23, 2024
Canadian Championship draw produces local matchups in preliminary round
Friday's Canadian Championship draw produced a slew of local matchups with the defending champion Vancouver Whitecaps and 2023 runner-up CF Montreal watching from the sidelines at the start. Both MLS ...
Feb 23, 2024
Province gearing up for TeleMiracle 48
It's a big weekend in Saskatchewan and, once again, you are a part of the magic.The annual TeleMiracle fundraiser, the 48th edition, kicks off Saturday evening and runs through Sunday in the province'...
Feb 23, 2024
Man fined $250,000 for illegal prawn fishing in B.C. glass sponge refuge
SECHELT, B.C. - The captain of a commercial fishing vessel has been fined $250,000 by a provincial court judge and ordered to forfeit $80,000 worth of equipment after being caught setting prawn traps ...
Feb 23, 2024
