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Ottawa keeping tabs as doctors sound alarm about cancer drug supply
OTTAWA - The federal health minister's office says it is keeping a close watch on the supply of three generic cancer drugs as doctors raise serious concerns about the ris...
Aug 08, 2019
Retired senior Mountie says answers could still come in B.C. homicides
Investigators should be able to provide some answers about three homicides in northern British Columbia even though two suspects in the case are believed to be dead, says a former RCMP assis...
Aug 08, 2019
Mark Shapiro sympathizes with Blue Jays fans' frustration after trades
TORONTO - Mark Shapiro can sympathize with frustrated Toronto Blue Jays fans - he's unhappy too. The Blue Jays president and CEO spoke with media on Thursday afternoon, and before taking questions he ...
Aug 08, 2019
Federal ethics watchdog investigates B.C. Liberal MP after complaint from Tories
OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog has launched an investigation into allegations that Liberal MP Joe Peschisolido did not disclose that the Law Society of B.C. took control of his law fir...
Aug 08, 2019
Committee 'deeply disturbed' by reports of coerced, forced sterilization
OTTAWA - The House of Commons health committee is calling on the federal government to investigate the problem of coerced or forced sterilization of women in Canada. The committee has s...
Aug 08, 2019
NDP event billed as campaign gathering with Singh result of staff error: party
OTTAWA - A spokeswoman for NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says an event designed to be a constituency open house was mistakenly identified as a campaign event in an email. Melanie Richer says the party reco...
Aug 08, 2019
Williams continues to provide tough challenge for top stars in women's game
TORONTO - Caroline Wozniacki's father used to tell her not to whine whenever she had to face an opponent with a hard serve during her junior career. It could be worse, the then pre-teen...
Aug 08, 2019
Manitoba RCMP find items linked to B.C. murder suspects
GILLAM, Man. - RCMP in Manitoba have found several items linked to two suspects wanted for killings in British Columbia. Mounties would not disclose what the items are but said they were discovered on...
Aug 08, 2019
CHARBONNEAU: Satellites make good neighbours
A LOT OF fuss is being made of the Apollo 11 landing of a man on the moon one-half century ago but not so much about Canada's launch of the Alouette 1 at the same time. Canada was a leader in space -t...
Aug 08, 2019 Image Credit: NOAASatellites
New Impact midfielder Krkic says time was right for move from Europe to MLS
MONTREAL - When you've played alongside Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry and Francesco Totti, anything else may feel like a step down. But that's not how Bojan Krkic sees his move to Major League Soccer. T...
Aug 08, 2019
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