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Largest grocers making more on food sales: competition watchdog
Canada's grocery sector needs more competition to help keep food prices down and encourage new entrants, the country's competition watchdog has found.In a highly anticipated study released Tuesday, th...
Jun 27, 2023
Dolphin moms use baby talk to call to their young, recordings show
WASHINGTON (AP) - You know instantly when someone is speaking to an infant or small child. It turns out that dolphin mothers also use a kind of high-pitched baby talk. A study published Monday found t...
Jun 27, 2023
A scientist's 4-decade quest to save the biggest monkey in the Americas
CARATINGA, Brazil (AP) - The emerald-green canopy shifts and rustles as a troop of willowy, golden-gray monkeys slides through a tropical ecosystem more threatened than the Amazon. Karen Strier starte...
Jun 27, 2023
Provinces with existing dental coverage got smaller share of federal kids' benefit
OTTAWA - Provinces that already cover dental-care services for children have been given a smaller share of federal dollars from the Canada Dental Benefit, further driving concerns that governments wil...
Jun 27, 2023
Supreme Court upholds North Carolina ruling that congressional districts violated state law
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that North Carolina's top court did not overstep its bounds in striking down a congressional districting plan as excessively partisan under state l...
Jun 27, 2023
No evidence of political interference in McKinsey contracts: Treasury Board report
OTTAWA - The Treasury Board says it has found no evidence of political interference in federal contracts with consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Treasury Board President Mona Fortier and Procurem...
Jun 27, 2023
Court date postponed for Trump valet Walt Nauta in classified documents case
MIAMI (AP) - A court appearance has been postponed for a valet for Donald Trump charged with helping the former president hide classified documents that the Justice Department wanted back. A lawyer fo...
Jun 27, 2023
Faith of Canadians in Biden, U.S. slipped in the spring, Pew survey suggests
WASHINGTON - A new survey suggests Canadians still have a more positive view of the United States than they did three years ago - but that their faith is slipping. The Pew Research survey released tod...
Jun 27, 2023
Clean-up continues on P.A.'s 15th Street after weekend storm
Several businesses in Prince Albert are still dealing with the aftermath of Sunday's storm.Areas across the city dealt with flooded streets and large-sized hail with properties on 15th Street arguably...
Jun 27, 2023
Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign veteran quarterback Dakota Prukop
WINNIPEG - Dakota Prukop is back with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The CFL club signed the veteran American quarterback to a one-year deal Monday. Prukop returns to Winnipeg after dressing for four game...
Jun 27, 2023
