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B.C. pharmacists to renew, issue prescriptions as part of reworked health plan
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is expanding the power of pharmacists to renew and issue prescriptions as part of a wide-ranging strategy to relieve pressure on family doctors and emergency departments. ...
Sep 29, 2022
National chief says Canada's reconciliation actions taking long road; 40 years away
VICTORIA - The road to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada remains a long one, says Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, who estimates it will take 40 years at the...
Sep 29, 2022
Eighth arrest in Gallagher murder
An eighth person has been charged in connection with the death of Megan Gallagher. Robin Tyler John, age 34, was arrested at a correctional facility on Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation this morning ...
Sep 29, 2022
Bears hold press conference ahead of home opener, Esso Cup tournament
The Prince Albert Northern Bears held a small conference on Thursday morning where they announced the Esso Cup along with the upcoming season.The tournament is now four years in the making for the Bea...
Sep 29, 2022
Russian oligarch charged in U.S. evaded sanctions to deliver flowers to Canadian: FBI
OTTAWA - A Russian oligarch indicted in the United States today for conspiring to circumvent its sanctions regime stands accused of, among other things, having flowers delivered to a former member of ...
Sep 29, 2022
Prime Minister Trudeau visits storm-damaged Quebec islands, promises aid for region
HAVRE-AUBERT, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Quebec's les-de-la-Madeleine today, promising federal support for the archipelago hammered by post-tropical storm Fiona last weekend. Trudeau...
Sep 29, 2022
Vancouver gas prices pass $2.39, breaking North American record: analyst
VANCOUVER - Gas prices in Vancouver have hit a new high of more than $2.39 a litre at some stations, blowing past the previous peak set this summer. One gas analyst says that's a new all-time record f...
Sep 29, 2022
Trudeau rejects Russia referendum, again promises sanctions
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned votes in occupied parts of Ukraine to join Russia, but gave no timeline for sanctions Canada promised a week ago. Trudeau says the referendums are ...
Sep 29, 2022
Stabbing incidents at Sask Pen result in eight-year sentence
Klaine Campeau said he no longer wanted to waste the court's time.The 29-year-old entered guilty pleas on Thursday to aggravated assault, related to two separate stabbing incidents that happened at th...
Sep 29, 2022
3 Russian cosmonauts return safely from Intl Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) - Three Russian cosmonauts returned safely Thursday from a mission to the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft carrying Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveyev and Sergey Korsakov...
Sep 29, 2022
