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HUNTER: Mental health is human health
MAY 1-TO-7, 2023 MARKS Mental Health Week in Canada. This year's theme is #mystory, which is aimed at encouraging people to share their mental health experiences because, after all, mental health is p...
May 02, 2023

Sudan evacuees 'went through hell' and Canada must help stop crisis: Joly in Kenya
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canadians evacuated from Sudan "went through hell" and Ottawa will do everything possible to help the country find peace. Joly is wrapping up a visit...
May 02, 2023

Ottawa Redblacks select defensive lineman Ta'ala with first pick of CFL global draft
TORONTO - The Ottawa Redblacks selected defensive lineman Blessman Ta'ala with the first overall selection of the CFL global draft Tuesday. The six-foot-two, 305-pound defensive tackle, a native Samoa...
May 02, 2023

HSBC expects later close of Canadian division sale to RBC
VANCOUVER - HSBC Holdings plc says the sale of its Canadian division to Royal Bank of Canada is going to take longer than first expected, but that the deal remains a key priority. London-based HSBC sa...
May 02, 2023

Biden admin asks for 1,500 troops at US-Mexico border
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has requested 1,500 troops for the U.S.-Mexico border amid an expected migrant surge following the end of pandemic-era restrictions, according to three admin...
May 02, 2023

Vancouver's April home sales down 16.5% from a year ago: board
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says April home sales slid 16.5 per cent from a year ago as new listings remained below historical norms. The B.C. board says sales for the month...
May 02, 2023

Expect long passport lineups this week, post-strike immigration backlog: ministers
OTTAWA - A federal minister is advising Canadians to expect long lines at passport offices this week as the public service resumes work following a 12-day strike. Families minister Karina Gould says t...
May 02, 2023

Flooding has pushed Wisconsin's Bad River closer to Line 5 pipeline: court documents
WASHINGTON - Heavy flooding throughout the U.S. Midwest has pushed the edge of the Bad River in Wisconsin ever closer to the controversial Line 5 pipeline. Court documents filed Monday show the river ...
May 02, 2023

Conservatives out-fundraise Liberals by nearly $5 million in first quarter of 2023
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada brought in more donations during the first three months of the year than any other federal party. Financial statements from Elections Canada show the Conserva...
May 02, 2023

Search continues for two missing Quebec firefighters swept away during spring floods
BAIE-SAINT-PAUL, Que. - The search is continuing for two missing firefighters who were carried away by floodwaters northeast of Quebec City. The firefighters were helping two residents near St-Urbain,...
May 02, 2023

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