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CP NewsAlert: Quebec, Ottawa reach agreement on health-care funding
Quebec has reached an agreement in principle on health-care funding with the federal government. Premier Franois Legault's office says the proposed infusion of $900 million in health transfer payments...
Mar 19, 2024
CFL officials take different philosophies into league's national combine
They're the glamour events of any football combine but neither the bench press nor the 40-yard dash are major points of emphasis in Chris Jones's evaluation of a pro prospect. The Edmonton Elks head c...
Mar 19, 2024
Toronto FC's Richie Laryea expected to be out three months after hamstring surgery
Toronto FC's injury concerns grew Tuesday with news that Canadian international fullback Richie Laryea will be out for three months following hamstring surgery. The MLS club says Laryea will undergo s...
Mar 19, 2024
Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon dead at age 52
Chris Simon, once one of the hockey's most feared enforcers, has died. He was 52. The NHL Players' Association confirmed the news via Simon's family that he died Monday night. The cause of death wasn'...
Mar 19, 2024
Highlights from auditor reports on B.C. overdose prevention, safer-supply programs
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general has released a report on two key government programs aimed at curbing the death toll from the toxic-drug crisis. The first audit examined the implementati...
Mar 19, 2024
Hullabaloo over fate of Saskatchewan Hoopla basketball tournament overshadows budget
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is set to release its 2024 budget Wednesday, a day expected to be overshadowed by teacher protests and heightened hullabaloo over the fate of Hoopla. Hoopla, the p...
Mar 19, 2024
Highlights from auditor reports on B.C. overdose prevention, safer-supply programs
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general has released a report on two key government programs aimed at curbing the death toll from the toxic-drug crisis. The first audit examined the implementati...
Mar 19, 2024
What to know about MPs' vote on Palestine statehood, changes to Middle East policy
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament passed a symbolic motion on Palestinian statehood in the House of Commons late Monday with support from the Liberal government. Here's how the motion differs from Ottawa...
Mar 19, 2024
Darko Rajakovic, Raptors host open practice for Toronto-area coaches
TORONTO - Darko Rajakovic remembers what it's like to be an eager young basketball coach, trying to absorb as much as possible from more experienced teachers. Now that he's the head coach of the Toron...
Mar 19, 2024
Five things to know for the figure skating world championships in Montreal
MONTREAL - The world's best figure skaters descend on Montreal this week for the 2024 International Skating Union world championships. The competition goes Wednesday through Saturday at the Bell Centr...
Mar 19, 2024
