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AHS offering tips to keep kids safe from open windows
As the weather heats up and Albertans open more windows to cool off, Alberta Health Services is offering advice to keep children safe around windows and balconies.AHS says toddlers and preschoolers ar...
Jun 19, 2024
New discount for Alberta seniors renewing their driver's licence
The Government of Alberta is taking a step that it says will make life more affordable for seniors.In effect now, people who are 65 years or older will get a 25 per cent discount on driver's medical e...
Jun 19, 2024
After rough season, Canadian men look to last-chance Olympic rugby sevens qualifier
Not much has gone right for the Canadian men's rugby sevens team this season. Relegated from the elite HSBC SVNS series earlier this month in Madrid after a 3-36-0 campaign that ended with 29 straight...
Jun 19, 2024
Health minister says he aims to launch national pharmacare program by next April
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says he hopes to launch a national pharmacare program by April 1, 2025. A pharmacare bill drafted by the Liberals and the NDP has made its way through the House o...
Jun 19, 2024
Ontario's open single-game sports-betting industry continues to thrive.
TORONTO - Ontario's single-game sports betting industry is on a winning streak. On Wednesday, iGaming Ontario (iGO) released a report that states the industry contributed $2.7 billion to Ontario's gro...
Jun 19, 2024
Environment Canada says the extreme heat is continuing today in Ontario and Quebec
Central and southern Ontario and much of western Quebec are forecast to experience another day of sweltering weather. Environment Canada's heat warnings say daytime highs are expected to hit 30 to 35 ...
Jun 19, 2024
Alberta reopens applications for Every Kid Can Play program
The province is reopening applications for the Every Kid Can Play program.Every Kid Can Play provided direct financial support to more than 8,500 children and youth in the past year and supported more...
Jun 19, 2024
In the news today: NATO head to visit Ottawa and Fans on edge as Oilers remain alive
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... NATO secretary-general visiting Ottawa The head of the NATO alliance is set to meet with the prime minister in...
Jun 19, 2024
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to meet with prime minister in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The head of the NATO alliance is set to meet with the prime minister in Ottawa today. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is also slated to give a speech at an event hosted by the NATO Associa...
Jun 19, 2024
Federal government decision expected on controversial B.C. fish farms
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to announce the way forward for fish farms along British Columbia's coast. The ocean-pen aquaculture operations have been a flashpoint between First Nations...
Jun 19, 2024