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Feds boost funding for refugee health care, but study says barriers remain
OTTAWA - Canada's refugee health program is getting a $283 million boost over the next two years. Immigration officials say the funding increase - contained in last week's federal budget -&n...
Mar 29, 2019
Oklahoma ex-senator David Boren accused of sexual misconduct
OKLAHOMA CITY - A former University of Oklahoma student alleges he was touched and kissed inappropriately by former university President David Boren on several occasions almost a decade ago when the m...
Mar 29, 2019
SaskEnergy rate decrease coming, but so is the carbon tax
While the province has approved a rate change that will take SaskEnergy's commodity rate to its lowest mark in 20 years, it says residents won't be seeing a decrease on their bills with the incoming c...
Mar 29, 2019
Combat boots begin cross-country journey to honour 75th anniversary of D-Day
VANCOUVER - A pair of combat boots has been loaded on a train in Vancouver to begin a cross-country journey symbolizing those who travelled to Halifax during the Second World War before they embarked ...
Mar 29, 2019
Trial set for man accused of swimming naked in Toronto shark tank
TORONTO - A British Columbia man accused of stripping naked and jumping into a large shark tank at a Toronto aquarium last year is set to stand trial in September. Crown and defence lawyers&...
Mar 29, 2019
Sen's Cup makes big return to Art Hauser Centre
The pucks drop Friday afternoon for the fifth annual Senator's Cup at the Art Hauser Centre, and organizers say it will be their biggest tournament to date.Tami McKenzie, Sports, Culture and Recreatio...
Mar 29, 2019 The Red Pheasant Rebals are looking to defend their championship win last year. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Caitlan Coleman alleges she was hit, tied up, forced into sex by Joshua Boyle
OTTAWA - The estranged wife of Joshua Boyle says he allegedly struck her, tied her ankles and wrists with rope and forced her to have sex during an incident following the couple's forced captivity in ...
Mar 29, 2019
Lyft's shares soar as investors bet on ride-hailing future
Lyft's shares soared as the company went public Friday, giving investors their first chance to bet on the future of the ride-hailing industry. The stock opened at $87.24, up 21 per cent from its offer...
Mar 29, 2019
Prime minister fires John McCallum as Canada's ambassador to China
OTTAWA - Canada's strategy for navigating growing tensions with China was in disarray Saturday after Justin Trudeau fired his ambassador to Beijing. The prime minister's office announced Saturday...
Mar 29, 2019
Prime minister fires John McCallum as Canada's ambassador to China
OTTAWA - Canada's strategy for navigating growing tensions with China was in disarray Saturday after Justin Trudeau fired his ambassador to Beijing. The prime minister's office announced Saturday...
Mar 29, 2019
