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New dental care program should give First Nations benefits more teeth: NDP
OTTAWA - NDP health critic Don Davies says dental benefits for Indigenous people should be improved if the new national dental insurance plan offers better or more accessible services. The Liberals ha...
Apr 12, 2023

Beware risk of 'mutually sabotaging competition' on corporate subsidies: Freeland
WASHINGTON - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is warning of the dangers of a global "race to the bottom" as government spending fuels the growth of the new green economy. Freeland issued the "polite...
Apr 12, 2023

Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk fined $5K for cross-checking
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk was fined $5,000 on Wednesday for cross-checking Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Johansson. The incident occurred at 19:10 of the third period of Tuesday n...
Apr 12, 2023

Sophomore receiver Tyson Philpot sees opportunity to excel in 2023 with Alouettes
Once again, Tyson Philpot will play football minus a brother. The Montreal Alouettes receiver spent his rookie campaign without his twin brother, Jalen, a receiver with the Calgary Stampeders. The two...
Apr 12, 2023

Innisfail RCMP initiate rural ATV patrol program
With the welcoming of warmer weather, Innisfail RCMP have started up backcountry and rural all-terrain vehicle (ATV) patrols. RCMP say members were out on patrol over the weekend to ensure community m...
Apr 12, 2023

Bra Lounge Favourite Things Fashion Show fundraiser raises thousands for Dress for Success Central Alberta
Fundraising totals are now in from a fierce night of fashion and fundraising in support of Dress for Success Central Alberta.Officials with The Bra Lounge in Red Deer have announced that $6,380.44 was...
Apr 12, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Teenager dies after being stabbed on transit bus in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say a teenager has died from his injuries after he was stabbed while aboard a transit bus in the city. Police say it happened just before 9:30 Tuesday night. Inves...
Apr 12, 2023

Canada's Wickenheiser, Virtue, Hughes among 42 former Olympians banned from Russia
Hayley Wickenheiser, Tessa Virtue and Clara Hughes are among dozens of former Canadian Olympians banned from entering Russia for signing a statement encouraging the removal of Russian athletes from ne...
Apr 12, 2023

Extended power outages raise questions about resilience of Quebec's power grid
MONTREAL - The weeklong power outages across Quebec after the April 5 ice storm are raising questions about the resilience of the province's electrical grid. Franois Bouffard, an electrical engineerin...
Apr 12, 2023

Natural Resources Transfer Agreements: Joint Statement
A joint statement has been issued by Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith regarding a claim by Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Natio...
Apr 12, 2023