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Inflation rate cools to 1.7% in July thanks to lower gas prices: StatCan
OTTAWA - Inflation cooled in July thanks largely to relief at the gas pumps, but Statistics Canada said grocery and shelter costs were accelerating last month. The annual rate of inflation fell to 1.7...
Aug 19, 2025

Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center
MIAMI (AP) - A federal judge in Miami issued a split decision in a lawsuit over the legal rights of detainees at the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, dismis...
Aug 19, 2025

Health Canada approves Ozempic to reduce kidney deterioration in people with diabetes
TORONTO - Health Canada has approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of further kidney decline among patients with Type 2 diabetes. Between 30 and 50 per cent of people with Type 2 diabetes develop some fo...
Aug 19, 2025

Flight attendants union says tentative deal reached to end Air Canada strike
TORONTO - Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants have reached a tentative deal to end a strike that began on Saturday morning. The airline says it will gradually begin operations ...
Aug 19, 2025

Provinces have different measles vaccine schedules. Is it time to harmonize them?
TORONTO - Moving from Ontario to New Brunswick didn't just mean Jade Medeiros had to navigate a new province with two babies, she also had to figure out a new vaccination program. When her family move...
Aug 19, 2025

In the news today: Talks with Air Canada resume, union says
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Talks with Air Canada resume, union says There's hope today that a deal to end a strike by Air Canada's flight...
Aug 19, 2025

Canadian defence firm to make ballistic steel through Swedish partnership
OTTAWA - Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel is partnering with a Swedish steel company so it can produce ballistic-protection steel domestically for the first time. Roshel, which makes armoured vehi...
Aug 19, 2025

'Part of me is gone': Abrupt end for Fraser Downs track a blow to B.C. horse racing
Kristina Rennich started working as a groom at the Fraser Downs racetrack, formerly known as Cloverdale Raceway, when she decided to turn her passion for horses into a career at the age of 12. Rennich...
Aug 19, 2025

Poilievre's byelection win sets the table for his return to Parliament this fall
OTTAWA - After a summer of rodeos, dinosaurs and door-knocking, Pierre Poilievre is now officially heading back to Ottawa as a Conservative member of Parliament for Alberta. The Tory leader will repre...
Aug 19, 2025

Talks resume with Air Canada, flight attendants union says, after airline reached out
There's hope today a deal to end a strike by Air Canada's flight attendants could be reached at the bargaining table, following word from their union that both sides met for meetings last night. On Mo...
Aug 19, 2025