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In The News for March 31 : Drilling down on cost of federal dental care

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 31 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Greg Fry Mar 31, 2023

Quebec cracks down on Airbnb after deadly fire as some continue to evade rules

MONTREAL - The Quebec government's crackdown on Airbnb has upended Montreal's short-term rental market, leading some to welcome the changes and others scurrying to evade the new rules. Last week, foll...

Mar 31, 2023

Relatives of those killed in N.S. mass shooting say their work has only just begun

HALIFAX - The brother of a man killed during a mass shooting in Nova Scotia almost three years ago says he's keen to make sure recommendations from a public inquiry released Thursday are implemented. ...

Mar 31, 2023

Chinatowns in Western Canada evolve and renew, both within and outside tradition

Every Thursday to Sunday evening, the wait staff at the Ugly Duckling Dining & Provisions restaurant carefully set knives and forks on chopstick rests at each table. The Ugly Duckling, which opene...

Mar 31, 2023

Industry minister to deliver Rogers-Shaw update at press conference today

OTTAWA - Federal Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne is set to make an announcement this morning about Rogers Communications Inc.'s proposed $26-billion purchase of Shaw Communications Inc. A...

Mar 31, 2023

More people with greater needs driving $7B increase to dental-care cost

OTTAWA - The federal government now expects far more Canadians with long-overdue dental needs to sign up for its insurance plan, and the health minister says that's why the estimated cost has risen by...

Mar 31, 2023

'Learn to live with this:' Humboldt focuses on future five years after bus crash

HUMBOLDT, Argentina - Kevin Garinger says it feels like the passage of time is inexplicable. The five years since a deadly bus crash changed his city, his hockey team and his life sometimes feel like ...

Mar 31, 2023

'Significant step towards reconciliation:' N.W.T. introduces bill to implement UNDRIP

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government has introduced a bill to guide implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which it says will advance recon...

Mar 30, 2023

U.K. to join Pacific trade bloc after Canadian help, clearing path for bilateral deal

OTTAWA - Britain is set to join a massive trade bloc that will likely speed up negotiations on a bilateral deal between Ottawa and London. The countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement ...

Mar 30, 2023

Freeland says budget lacked housing measures because 2022 funds still being spent

SURREY, B.C. - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says this week's federal budget lacked new measures to address Canada's housing crisis because last year's budget already included a $10-billion plan ...

Mar 30, 2023