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Trudeau touts 'real progress' on pharmacare, calls on premiers to start cutting deals
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on provinces and territories to start negotiating pharmacare deals as soon as possible, now that the federal legislation to enact the program has beco...
Oct 11, 2024

Struggling Whitecaps take on heavyweight LAFC with playoff positioning on the line
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps need a win - badly. Points have been tough to come by for the 'Caps in recent weeks and, with just two games left in their regular-season schedule, Vancouver is in ...
Oct 11, 2024

Prime Monday Night Hockey job a homecoming for Canadian broadcaster Adnan Virk
Broadcaster Adnan Virk's passion for sports blossomed as a youngster when he lived above a convenience store his family owned in the small Kingston-area town of Morven, Ont. He made a habit of watchin...
Oct 11, 2024

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese organization of atomic bombing survivors Nihon Hidankyo
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons. Jrgen Watne...
Oct 11, 2024

MLSE shows off Scotiabank Arena upgrades, including tunnel club, with more to come
TORONTO - Fans at Scotiabank Arena for concerts or Toronto Maple Leafs and Raptors games will notice bigger, brighter walkways and more technology these days. But the venue remains a work in progress....
Oct 11, 2024

MLSE boss looks to give fans championships and more access to their teams
TORONTO - Six months into his tenure as president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, Keith Pelley hasn't stopped moving. And that's not easy. Everywhere he goes in the MLSE offices and ad...
Oct 11, 2024

As ASEAN Summit wraps, Trudeau says Canada needs to keep showing up in Southeast Asia
VIENTIANE - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada needs to keep up its presence in Southeast Asia if it wants to benefit from the region's economic boom. Trudeau wrapped up a visit to Laos on Frid...
Oct 11, 2024

In the news today: Statistics Canada to release September jobs report
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Statistics Canada to release September jobs report Statistics Canada is expected to provide its latest snapsho...
Oct 11, 2024

AI is here to stay — including in health care. Here's what to ask your doctor
TORONTO - As artificial intelligence continues to develop in seemingly all facets of life - including health care - experts say it's important for patients to know AI may be used in their care. "I thi...
Oct 11, 2024

B.C. billionaire posts third large sign criticizing NDP ahead of the election
VANCOUVER - British Columbia billionaire Chip Wilson has put up yet another billboard message to voters, his third post outside his multimillion-dollar mansion in NDP Leader David Eby's own riding. Th...
Oct 11, 2024