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Dental care program starts accepting claims for 1 million seniors
OTTAWA - The first seniors to register with the new federal dental care plan can now start submitting claims. The government says about 1 million seniors are now eligible to receive dental care under ...
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Conservatives continue to out-fundraise all other federal parties
OTTAWA - The Opposition Conservatives continue to out-fundraise other federal parties, bringing in millions more than all the others combined in the first three months of the year. The Tories raised n...
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Quebec policy restricting gender-neutral bathrooms in schools enters into effect
Quebec's new rules banning the construction of shared gender-neutral bathrooms in schools come into effect today. The government directive requires that all new bathrooms and locker rooms in schools a...
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Hughes, Makar, Josi named finalists for NHL's defenceman of the year
NEW YORK - Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks, Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche, and Roman Josi of the Nashville Predators are the three finalists for the Norris Trophy, awarded to the NHL's be...
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Conservatives call on Commons Speaker to resign, say he let Trudeau cross the line
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs want House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus to resign after ejecting their leader - and not Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - during a heated debate Tuesday. The Conservatives sa...
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Canfor buying lumber mill in Arkansas from Domtar affiliate for US$73 million
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says it has signed a deal with an affiliate of Domtar Corp. to buy its El Dorado lumber manufacturing facility in Arkansas for US$73 million. The facility in Union County, Ark...
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Tumbleweed Playschool Society in Merritt struggling with financial hardships
MERRITT, B.C. - The Tumbleweed Playschool Society is a small, non-profit preschool with the purpose of nurturing children in the community of Merritt. Tumbleweed Playschool has been running for over 4...
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Rookie goaltender Joseph Woll stands tall, gives Maple Leafs life against Bruins
BOSTON - Joseph Woll knew he wasn't getting the nod for Game 1 of the playoffs. The Toronto Maple Leafs had clearly been trending towards Ilya Samsonov late in the regular season, including a week of ...
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Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney want to expand stadium capacity to 55,000
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have given an insight into their long-term ambitions for Welsh soccer team Wrexham, which they hope could eventually see the capacity of its Racecourse Ground stadium ...
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Nova Scotia mass shooting: progress report released on response to public inquiry
HALIFAX - An independent committee released today its first report on how governments and the RCMP are responding to the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives. The f...
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