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The ups and downs (but mostly ups) of federal health transfers
OTTAWA - The message Canada's premiers sent to Ottawa last year was unanimous: the federal government needed to pay its fair share to contain the ballooning cost of health care. Before Prime Minister ...
Sep 02, 2024
Swimmer Nicholas Bennett wins Canada's first Paralympic gold medal in Paris.
PARIS - Nicholas Bennett won Canada's first gold medal of the Paralympic Games on Monday. The 20-year-old swimmer from Parksville, B.C., was first in the men's 100-metre breaststroke and collected his...
Sep 02, 2024
US government seizes plane used by Venezuelan president, citing sanctions violations
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, citing violations of sanctions and export control laws, the Justice Department said Monday. U.S. o...
Sep 02, 2024
Britain says it is suspending some arms exports to Israel over risk of breaking international law
LONDON (AP) - The British government said Monday it is suspending exports of some weapons to Israel because they could be used to break international law. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said there is a...
Sep 02, 2024
Federal health spending has outpaced provinces, analysis shows
OTTAWA - Despite castigation from provincial premiers over lagging federal contributions to health spending, an analysis of 20 years of health funding data shows that federal transfers have mostly out...
Sep 02, 2024
Quebec labour tribunal orders McGill to stop obstructing union of law professors
MONTREAL - Quebec's labour tribunal has ordered McGill University to stop obstructing and interfering with a union representing full-time law professors. The tribunal found the university appears to h...
Sep 02, 2024
PHOTOS: Northern lights dazzle across Saskatchewan
The northern lights were dazzling all across Saskatchewan this weekend.The lights, or aurora borealis, are caused when the Sun blasts charged particles (electrons and protons) into space, which is cal...
Sep 02, 2024
Brazil Supreme Court panel upholds judge's decision to block X nationwide
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A Brazilian Supreme Court panel has upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk's social media platform X nationwide, according to the court's websi...
Sep 02, 2024
Canada's Taylor earns Paralympic triathlon bronze, heartbreak for Daniel
PARIS - Paralympic triathlon in Paris was a mix of joy and pain for Canadians when races finally did get underway. Winnipeg's Leanne Taylor earned a bronze medal in her Paralympic debut in women's whe...
Sep 02, 2024
Putin arrives in Mongolia, a member of the ICC that issued an arrest warrant for him
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Monday in Mongolia, a member of the international court that issued an arrest warrant for him. The official visit, in which he is to meet Tuesday with Mongolia...
Sep 02, 2024
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