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Here's a look at Jean Charest, candidate to be the next Conservative party leader
OTTAWA - Former Quebec premier Jean Charest is running to be the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Here's a look at who he is: Age: 63 Family life: Charest is married to Michle Dionne. ...
Mar 10, 2022

Budget office says federal spending on health care going up faster than planned
OTTAWA - Federal spending on health care and elderly benefits are set to rise at a faster clip over the next 12 months than previously planned under forecasts the parliamentary budget officer warns do...
Mar 10, 2022

Scrap thresholds in requests to decriminalize simple drug possession: coalition
OTTAWA - More than 20 advocacy organizations are urging the federal minister of mental health and addictions to not require quantity limits from jurisdictions requesting to decriminalize simple drug p...
Mar 10, 2022

B.C. to ease COVID-19 restrictions on masks, long-term care visits, vaccine cards
VICTORIA - British Columbia will lift its mask mandate, restore long-term care visits and drop capacity limits on faith gatherings starting Friday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said case...
Mar 10, 2022

Ministry of Health reports 13 COVID deaths and 17 care home outbreaks last week
There have been 1,013 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the province between Feb. 27 and March 5 according to the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 integrated epidemiology (epi) report.There were 13 COVI...
Mar 10, 2022

14th Annual Montreal Lake Walleye Derby
Get ready for the famous 14th Annual Montreal Lake Walleye Derby on Saturday, March 19.See the poster for details.Ticket sellers :Prince Albert - PA CO-OP / Lakeland country co-op 2nd ave west has bar...
Mar 10, 2022

‘Nothing went wrong:’ No hitches in surprise births during snowstorm
Kelsie Funk has one wild birth story to tell her son when he's old enough to understand it.The cabinet designer was one of three moms in the Rosthern area to go into labour at home in the middle of a ...
Mar 10, 2022

Supreme Court agrees to examine constitutionality of Quebec cannabis law
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of a Quebec law that forbids the growing of cannabis for personal use. Four years ago the federal government legalized recreationa...
Mar 10, 2022

Trial opens for ex-USC coach in college bribery scandal
BOSTON (AP) - A decorated former water polo coach at the University of Southern California is going on trial for his alleged role in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal. Opening statement...
Mar 10, 2022

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell out at least two weeks with rib injury
TORONTO - A rib injury will keep Toronto Maple Leafs starting goaltender Jack Campbell out of the lineup for at least two weeks. Campbell made 26 saves in Toronto's 6-4 win over the Seattle Kraken on ...
Mar 10, 2022