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Quebec launches new health-care agency in bid to improve services
MONTREAL - A new Crown corporation officially has officially taken the reins of Quebec's health-care system as part of the provincial government's effort to reduce emergency room wait times and surger...
Dec 01, 2024
Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapses on field and Serie A match against Inter is abandoned
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) - Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapsed on the field during his team's Serie A match at home to Inter Milan on Sunday, with the game abandoned shortly afterward. Bove's tea...
Dec 01, 2024
Max Verstappen wins action-packed Qatar Grand Prix after Lando Norris penalized
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen followed up his Formula 1 drivers' title with another win Sunday in an incident-packed Qatar Grand Prix as Lando Norris was hit with a penalty that ended...
Dec 01, 2024
Poilievre calls for asylum seeker cap, border plan as U.S. tariff threat looms
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has demanded the federal government present a plan before Parliament to beef up border security as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatens to impose s...
Dec 01, 2024
Canadian long-track speedskater Valerie Maltais takes silver in Beijing
BEIJING - Canadian long-track speedskater Valerie Maltais earned a silver medal Sunday in the women's mass start competition at the Beijing World Cup. Marijke Groenewoud of the Netherlands won gold in...
Dec 01, 2024
Australia women win Dubai 7s title for fifth straight time, Canada finishes eighth
DUBAI - A Canadian comeback fell just short Sunday in a 24-22 loss to Japan in the women's seventh-place game at the Emirates Dubai Sevens. Trailing 24-10, Savannah Bauder - the U Sports women's rugby...
Dec 01, 2024
Quebec forest industry already under pressure amid Trump tariff threat: Legault
MONTREAL - Quebec's premier is raising concerns about the potential impact of the tariff proposed by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on the province's forest industry. Franois Legault says in a stat...
Dec 01, 2024
Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) - Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution won't reach an agreement in South Korea and are making plans to resume the talks next year. ...
Dec 01, 2024
Saskatchewan Teachers Federation optimistic about provincial education commitment
The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) saw many encouraging signs for education during Premier Scott Moe's Speech from the Throne on Nov. 25.During the address, Moe said not enough was being done ...
Dec 01, 2024
Restrictions in place following water main break near downtown
City crews are out in full force trying to fix a water main break near Prince Albert's downtown. The break happened in the early hours of Sunday morning on the corner of 15th Street East and Central A...
Dec 01, 2024
