Murray Wood: Carney's Liberal majority will come because of floor crossers, not votes
Thanks to floor crossings, the Liberals only need to hold safe seats in Monday's byelections to get to majority status. ...
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Alberta creating new social support program for people with disabilities able to work
Alberta's government says it's looking to help people with disabilities join and stay in the workforce without losing access to their existing benefits and governmental supports. To do this, the gover...
Feb 04, 2025
Canadians with congenital heart disease living longer than ever: Report
A new report from the Heart and Stroke Foundation shows that Canadians with congenital heart disease are living longer than ever, but more needs to be done to ensure the care they require keeps pace. ...
Feb 04, 2025 According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, there are 257,000 people in Canada living with congenital heart disease, but the actual figure could be closer to 300,000. (magicmine/Depositphotos.com)
New Brunswick post-secondary education minister diagnosed with brain tumour
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's minister of post-secondary education, training and labour says she has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. In a social media post, Alyson Townsend says she was diagnosed ...
Feb 04, 2025
Will Trump's citizenship moves send more birth tourists Canada's way?
RICHMOND, B.C. - Vancouver-based birth tourism operator Liga Lin says her phone has been buzzing with inquiries from expectant mothers since U.S. President Donald Trump moved to end American birthrigh...
Feb 03, 2025
Manitoba law that restricts protests near abortion clinics comes into effect
WINNIPEG - A new Manitoba law restricting protests near clinics and hospitals where abortions are performed is to take effect Saturday. The NDP government introduced a bill last year that creates buff...
Jan 31, 2025
Judge grants temporary reprieve to hundreds of B.C. ostriches facing avian flu cull
TORONTO - A federal judge has granted a temporary reprieve to about 400 ostriches that were facing a deadline on Saturday for them to be killed at a British Columbia farm hit by an outbreak of avian f...
Jan 31, 2025
Alberta government overhauls board of health authority, appoints administrator
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it has dismantled the board of Alberta Health Services - for the second time in nearly as many years - and appointed a high-ranking bureaucrat as administrator. Th...
Jan 31, 2025
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin to perform at Invictus Games' opening ceremony
VANCOUVER - Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has been added to the lineup for the opening ceremonies of the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver. Games organizers announced Friday that the English vocalist ...
Jan 31, 2025
Don't wait to act on opioid deaths, coroner warns in report on Quebec teen's death
MONTREAL - The 2023 death of a Quebec teen who was poisoned from a synthetic opioid should raise alarm bells for authorities to do more to prevent similar tragedies, says a coroner's report released t...
Jan 31, 2025
Calls for major changes to landmark tobacco settlement too late: Imperial Tobacco
TORONTO - Imperial Tobacco is rejecting what it says are major changes to a landmark $32.5-billion settlement that would see it and two other tobacco companies compensate provinces, territories and ex...
Jan 30, 2025
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