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Manitoba second province to sign onto federal school food deal
WINNIPEG - The federal and Manitoba governments have signed a deal to expand food programs. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government set aside $1 billion over five years in the last budget t...
Oct 18, 2024
Tobacco settlement will not protect future generations from addiction: advocates
The Canadian Cancer Society says a proposed settlement that may see tobacco companies pay out billions of dollars would do little to prevent future generations from becoming addicted to smoking. More ...
Oct 18, 2024
Fledgling Northern Soccer League expected to announce first player signings soon
The Northern Super League will likely start rolling out player signing announcements next week but its full schedule isn't expected until early next year, according to co-founder Diana Matheson. The f...
Oct 18, 2024
Weather warnings issued as atmospheric river approaches B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued several rainfall warnings for British Columbia, covering much of Vancouver Island and the coastal regions as the first atmospheric river of the season approac...
Oct 18, 2024
Argos host Redblacks in important East Division contest
TORONTO - He's chasing a career milestone, but Toronto Argonauts running back Ka'Deem Carey has his eye on a different prize. The Argonauts can clinch second in the East Division - and home field for ...
Oct 18, 2024
Quebec nurses union votes in favour of new collective agreement
MONTREAL - Quebec's largest nurses union has reached a deal with the provincial government more than a year and a half after their collective agreement expired in March 2023. Fdration interprofessionn...
Oct 18, 2024
Blazers snap four-game losing skid with overtime win over Winterhawks
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 overtime win over the Winterhawks in Portland Thursday (Oct. 17). Defenceman Harrison Brunicke opened the scoring for the B...
Oct 18, 2024
Lillooet emergency department to be temporarily closed for 25 hours
LILLOOET, B.C. - For the 16th time in 2024, the emergency department in Lillooet will be temporarily closed.In a news release, Interior Health says the emergency department at Lillooet Hospital and He...
Oct 18, 2024
Hamas official confirms Sinwar's death, as Hezbollah vows a new phase of war with Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) - A top political leader of Hamas, Khalil al-Hayya, on Friday confirmed the death of the group's leader, Yahya Sinwar. Al-Hayyaa, in a televised statement, reiterated the Palestinian mi...
Oct 18, 2024
South Korean intelligence says North has sent troops to aid Russia's war in Ukraine
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's spy agency said Friday that North Korea has dispatched troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine, a development that could bring a third country into the w...
Oct 18, 2024
