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No cuts to people or services, but B.C. budget deficit to rise, finance minister says
VICTORIA - British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the budget she tables on Thursday will protect services and won't raise taxes for ordinary residents, but she also forecasts an increas...
Feb 21, 2024
Cooper Gallant, Jeff Gustafson both anxious for start of 2024 Elite Series season
Fishing for a living hasn't grown old for Cooper Gallant. The Bowmanville, Ont., native begins his second Elite Series campaign Thursday in the season-opening tournament at Toledo Bend Reservoir. Gall...
Feb 21, 2024
Provincial government supporting women in the trucking industry
As Alberta experiences a labour shortage in the commercial trucking industry, the province wants to address this issue by getting more women in this career.$2.8 million in funding will now be given to...
Feb 21, 2024
Province announces $3.85 million to support medical first responders
Medical first responders (MFR) across Alberta will be better supported in their efforts to keep people safe.The Government of Alberta has announced $3.85 million in funding, which Health Minister Adri...
Feb 21, 2024
Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A large Alabama hospital has paused in vitro fertilization treatments as health care providers weigh the impact of a state court ruling that frozen embryos are the legal equiva...
Feb 21, 2024
Federal government announces $15 million to combat car thefts across Canada
MONTREAL - The federal government is committing an additional $15 million over three years to fight the rise in vehicle thefts across the country. Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc made the an...
Feb 21, 2024
Marine area bigger than Lake Superior could soon be protected off Ontario's shores
A vast marine area home to beluga whales and threatened polar bears off Ontario's northern shores is a step closer to protected status. Officials with the federal government and nine First Nations say...
Feb 21, 2024
Quebec turns to Supreme Court to stop asylum seekers' access to subsidized daycare
Quebec is heading to the country's highest court to prevent children of asylum seekers from accessing the province's coveted subsidized daycare spaces. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says the g...
Feb 21, 2024
Sturmay qualifies for Tournament of Hearts playoff with extra-end win over McCarville
CALGARY - Alberta's Selena Sturmay improved to 6-0 and clinched a playoff spot at the Canadian women's curling championship with a 10-9 extra-end win over Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville in Wedne...
Feb 21, 2024
The stretch run of the NBA season has arrived. It's time for the playoff push
There's no NBA player who is a bigger fan of harness racing than Denver's Nikola Jokic. He owns horses, goes to tracks whenever he can and even accepted one of his MVP awards while riding around at hi...
Feb 21, 2024