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N.S. couple donates 46 acres for an ‘intentional community’ with affordable housing
HALIFAX - When Amy Hendricks and Paul Davie moved to Antigonish, N.S., from Yellowknife, they had a bit of a struggle on their hands: finding the right plot of land. "We thought, how hard could it be?...
Jan 04, 2026

Peace by Chocolate and NuttyHero products added to pistachio recall due to salmonella
TORONTO - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has added several Peace by Chocolate and NuttyHero products to its ongoing recall of pistachios possibly contaminated with salmonella. The latest recall p...
Jan 02, 2026

Companies can make generic Ozempic as of next week, but don't expect to get it soon
TORONTO - Drug companies in Canada are allowed to make lower priced generic versions of the blockbuster drug Ozempic as of next week, but experts say patients shouldn't expect it to be available for a...
Jan 02, 2026

Montreal polar plunge fans want access to beach along St. Lawrence River
MONTRAL - On New Year's Eve morning in Montreal, Mark Nikiforov sawed a hole into the thick sheet of ice capping the St. Lawrence River, preparing to plunge inside. With temperatures hovering around -...
Dec 31, 2025

Montreal polar plunge fans want access to beach along St. Lawrence River
MONTRAL - On New Year's Eve morning in Montreal, Mark Nikiforov sawed a hole into the thick sheet of ice capping the St. Lawrence River, preparing to plunge inside. With temperatures hovering around -...
Dec 31, 2025

New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - The Alberta government in 2025 completed the final legal foundations of its new health-care system - and Premier Danielle Smith says she's working in 2026 to prove it was wo...
Dec 30, 2025

Advocates push for advance MAID requests two years after Parliament recommendation
OTTAWA - Sandra Demontigny knew something wasn't right when she couldn't remember buying herself a new pair of boots. They were a splurge - a little out of character for the mother of three - and she ...
Dec 28, 2025

Health minister says Canada can't rely on U.S. health institutions anymore
OTTAWA - Canada is used to looking to the United States as a source of health and scientific information, but the federal health minister said that is no longer the case. "I cannot trust them as a rel...
Dec 26, 2025

About one-third of Canadians optimistic about the new year: survey
OTTAWA - This year has been marked by economic upheaval, global conflict and climate change-induced natural disasters, and only a third of Canadians are optimistic things will get better in 2026, a ne...
Dec 24, 2025

For B.C. whale coroner, a gruesome duty to 'revered' animals approached with humility
VICTORIA - When veterinary pathologist Stephen Raverty is chest deep in work, the term takes on a gruesome meaning. Picture Raverty deep in the innards of a humpback whale, trying to retain his balanc...
Dec 24, 2025