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Oliveira, Bombers look to shine versus Argos with much at stake for both sides
WINNIPEG - The fire inside Brady Oliveira is burning a bit hotter this week, which could spell trouble for the Toronto Argonauts. The Blue Bombers star running back said he and the offence are ready t...
Oct 10, 2024

Chiefs of Ontario to vote in favour of $47.8B child welfare agreement with Canada
OTTAWA - Chiefs in Ontario have voted in support of a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement with Canada. Regional Chief Abram Benedict called the support of chiefs in the province "a s...
Oct 10, 2024

Senate passes Liberal, NDP bill to cover diabetes and birth control medication
OTTAWA - The pharmacare bill that was central to a political pact between the Liberals and NDP is now set to become law after the Senate passed the bill without making any changes. The legislation wil...
Oct 10, 2024

Senate passes Liberal, NDP bill to cover diabetes and birth control medication
OTTAWA - The pharmacare bill that was central to a political pact between the Liberals and NDP is now set to become law after the Senate passed the bill without making any changes. The legislation wil...
Oct 10, 2024

If elected, Rachael Weber says she will hold government, whoever it is, accountable
PRINCE GEORGE - It has been an interesting election campaign, to say the least, for independent candidate Rachael Weber. She announced her candidacy for the riding of Prince George-Mackenzie in Octobe...
Oct 10, 2024

Poilievre supports mandatory drug, psychiatric treatment for kids, prisoners
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is in favour of mandatory, involuntary drug and psychiatric treatment for kids and prisoners who are found to be incapable of making decisions for themsel...
Oct 10, 2024

Aritzia earnings up on higher retail, e-commerce revenue
VANCOUVER - Clothing retailer Aritzia Inc. says it earned $18.2 million in the second quarter of its 2025 fiscal year, an improvement over the nearly $6-million loss it incurred in the same quarter a ...
Oct 10, 2024

A federal judge rejects a call to reopen voter registration in Georgia after Hurricane Helene
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge said Thursday that she won't order the presidential battleground state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November's elections despite recent disruptions to reg...
Oct 10, 2024

Team Gushue announces departure of second E.J. Harnden effective immediately
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Team Brad Gushue says the rink and second E.J. Harnden are parting ways. Harnden spent two-plus seasons with the team. There's no immediate word on why he's leaving the St. John's-b...
Oct 10, 2024

B.C. writer Steven Galloway's defamation case clears court hurdle as appeal rejected
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a bid to appeal by accusers of former University of British Columbia writing professor and novelist Steven Galloway, paving the way for his defamatio...
Oct 10, 2024