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Health Canada lifts years-long mad cow blood donation ban in Quebec
Quebec's blood supply agency says Health Canada has lifted a longstanding ban on blood donations in the province that stemmed from fear of mad cow disease. Hma-Qubec vice-president Dr. Marc Germain sa...
Nov 22, 2023
Canada's long wait to get to Copa America continues after loss to Jamaica
After losing its CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal to Jamaica on Tuesday, Canada's bid to qualify for the 2024 Copa America will have to wait until a play-in game in March. The 45th-ranked Canadian...
Nov 22, 2023
Nominations open for P.A.'s 2023 Samuel McLeod Business Awards
People in the Prince Albert area have the opportunity to get their favourite businesses recognized. Nominations are open for the 2023 Samuel McLeod Business Awards (SMBA). This will be the 33rd time t...
Nov 22, 2023
In the news today: Poll suggests pausing price on carbon popular
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Poll finds Canadians want carbon price paused on all home heating fuel A new po...
Nov 22, 2023
Fear of avian flu descends on B.C. farms as millions of chickens are killed
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - It's the first thing poultry farmers in British Columbia's Fraser Valley think about in the morning, and the last thing they worry about at night, according to industry spokeswoman ...
Nov 22, 2023
Israel-Hamas hostage deal offers pause in fighting, hope for Canadians still in Gaza
There is hope more Canadians will soon be able to leave the Gaza Strip, after Qatar announced a truce-for-hostages deal between Israel and Hamas that would bring a four-day halt in fighting in the dev...
Nov 22, 2023
Feds promise long-awaited Indigenous loan guarantee program, but offer few details
OTTAWA - The "next steps" for a long-awaited Indigenous loan guarantee program will be announced in next year's federal budget, the Liberal government promised in its fall economic statement on Tuesda...
Nov 22, 2023
Canada's astronauts set to receive new assignments during space agency announcement
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Some Canadian astronauts are set to get new assignments today. Franois-Philippe Champagne, the federal minister of innovation, science and industry, will announce the roles at the Ca...
Nov 22, 2023
Canadians want to see carbon price paused on all home heating fuel, poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are broadly in favour of the federal government's decision to exempt home heating oil from its price on carbon, and would welcome expanding the relief to all for...
Nov 22, 2023
Public sector general strike in Quebec enters Day 2, more walkouts later this week
MONTREAL - Unions representing hundreds of thousands of Quebec public sector workers, particularly in health care and education, are on strike again today. The workers are part of a "common front" of ...
Nov 22, 2023
