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Yukon budget lays out $48.2-million surplus, funding for dental, inflation relief
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government is predicting a $48.2-million surplus in 2023 with a budget promising cash for housing, health care, infrastructure and inflation relief. The document, tabled by Fina...
Mar 02, 2023
Alejandro Kirk welcomed to Blue Jays spring training after birth of first child
DUNEDIN, Fla. - The familiar horns of "El Mechon" by Banda MS blared in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league facility on Thursday to welcome back catcher Alejandro Kirk. Kirk was trumpeted in to the clu...
Mar 02, 2023
RCMP make two arrests, seize firearms, right-wing political material west of Montreal
MONTREAL - RCMP say two men face charges in connection with a large firearms seizure last year just west of Montreal. Authorities say Jordan Madden, 29, and Joshua Madden, 31, of Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que...
Mar 02, 2023
B.C. firm gets approval from Health Canada to make and sell cocaine
LANGLEY, B.C. - Health Canada has granted a British Columbia cannabis company the right to possess, produce, sell and distribute cocaine. Adastra Labs says in a news release that Health Canada gave it...
Mar 02, 2023
'Not scared to be seen': Two-spirit northerner walks the runway in New York City
Never in his life did La Loche's Jazz Moise think he would be walking a runway in New York City during its famed Fashion Week.But the 25-year-old, two-spirit northerner did just that on Feb. 10 for To...
Mar 02, 2023
B.C. to ask Ottawa for money laundering law changes after case fails to yield charges
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general says she will lobby the federal government to amend Canada's financial crime law after a multi-year money laundering investigation by police failed to pr...
Mar 02, 2023
Manitoba RCMP say 2 teenage girls died after being found in the cold on First Nation
ST. THERESA POINT, Man. - RCMP say two teenage girls died in the cold outside a home on a remote First Nation in Manitoba. Mounties were called after the 14-year-old girls were found Wednesday in St. ...
Mar 02, 2023
Canadian players want talks with Canada Soccer before next president chosen
Canada's men's and women's soccer teams have called on Canada Soccer to consult with the players "on the best path forward" before the next permanent president is chosen. Former Olympian Charmaine Cro...
Mar 02, 2023
Who's left? NHL trade deadline day shaping up to be a dud after flurry of action
Bo Horvat was the first to go at the end of January. Vladimir Tarasenko moved on next. Ryan O'Reilly wasn't far behind. NHL trade boards had already shed three big names two weeks before the league's ...
Mar 02, 2023
Quebec health minister says emergency room death of 86-year-old woman 'disturbing'
MONTREAL - Quebec Health Minister Christian Dub says details surrounding the death of an 86-year-old woman in an emergency room last week are "disturbing" and "unacceptable." First reported by TVA Nou...
Mar 02, 2023