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Federal health minister criticizes new Alberta rules on transgender youth
Canada's health minister says Alberta's proposed changes to rules surrounding transgender youth will put children at risk. Mark Holland says one of the main reasons why children commit suicide is due ...
Feb 01, 2024
Diallo to open Davis Cup qualifier against South Korea, Raonic doesn't make draw
Montreal's Gabriel Diallo is scheduled to meet Soonwoo Kwon to open Canada's Davis Cup qualifier against South Korea on Friday at IGA Stadium. Canada won its only previous encounter against South Kore...
Feb 01, 2024
AI is already permeating politics — and it’s time to put rules in place, experts say
OTTAWA - A woman in a grey-brown shirt sits next to a man, looking like she could be listening intently to someone out of frame. She has her arms crossed on a table - but also a third arm, clothed in ...
Feb 01, 2024
Interest rates not to blame for housing crisis, Macklem says
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank can't solve the housing crisis with interest rates because the root cause is a supply shortage. Macklem appeared before MPs on the f...
Feb 01, 2024
Planned rollout of dental care will miss deadline in Liberals' deal with the NDP
OTTAWA - The New Democrats and Liberals are at odds over the rollout of the new federal dental plan, after the government announced it wouldn't fully expand eligibly until 2025 - contrary to the pact ...
Feb 01, 2024
Six inmates charged with murder, three with attempted murder after incident at Sask. Penitentiary
Six inmates at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary have been charged with second-degree murder while three others have been charged with attempted murder after an incident at the prison on Monday night.In a...
Feb 01, 2024
Allen Harper Inducted to the Lions Sports Wall of Fame
On Friday, January 26th, Allen Harper was inducted into the Lion Sports Wall of Fame at the Birch Hills Blackhawks hockey game. His plaque will hang in the Hesje Centre with the plaques of former indu...
Feb 01, 2024
Two N.B. men waiting for compensation a month after being cleared of 1983 murder
FREDERICTON - Nearly a month after two New Brunswick men had their murder convictions overturned, the province is yet to respond to a request for compensation and an apology. New Brunswick's Court of ...
Feb 01, 2024
Fundraising scandal: Quebec governing party to stop collecting political donations
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says his Coalition Avenir Qubec party will no longer accept donations, and he is asking the other parties to do the same. His announcement today comes after several memb...
Feb 01, 2024
Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun right...
Feb 01, 2024
