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Blue Jays announce opening day 28-man roster, put Borucki and Pearson on injured list
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays announced their 28-man active roster ahead of Opening Day on Thursday afternoon. Left-handed reliever Ryan Borucki was been placed on the 10-day injured list with a rig...
Apr 07, 2022
Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice
WASHINGTON - The Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a...
Apr 07, 2022
MyCityCare to open first permanent street store
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The grand opening of the first permanent MyCityCare street store will take place this Saturday at the Victory Lutheran Church, and organizers will be welcoming the community with fo...
Apr 07, 2022
Budget 2022: Housing supply gets $10B boost; Feds add measures to curb speculation
TORONTO - The Liberal government will try to ease Canada's housing crisis with more than $10 billion in funding meant to speed up home construction and repairs along with measures to cool the market a...
Apr 07, 2022
Budget 2022 devotes $4.3 billion to Indigenous housing needs
Ottawa is preparing to spend $4.3 billion over seven years to help improve Indigenous housing, while also giving more to help communities contend with the harmful past of residential schools. Investin...
Apr 07, 2022
Budget 2022 makes good on dental care, but little in new health spending
OTTAWA - The Liberals have made good on promises to the NDP when it comes to health spending in their newly released budget, but offered little else in new spending to reinvigorate Canada's struggling...
Apr 07, 2022
Resurgence of COVID-19 underway in Saskatchewan, chief medical health officer says
REGINA - Saskatchewan is experiencing a resurgence of COVID-19, but the province's chief medical health officer says a sixth wave has not yet arrived.Dr. Saqib Shahab says the resurgence of COVID-19 c...
Apr 07, 2022
Increases in PCR positivity rate and wastewater data being monitored
Health Minister Jason Copping says Alberta is seeing increases in leading COVID-19 indicators as fears of a sixth wave circulate in Alberta.He said the wastewater data from March 29 and April 4 show t...
Apr 07, 2022
Budget 2022: A look at the highlights of the federal Liberal fiscal plan
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the 2022 federal budget on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - $452.3 billion in new spending on projected revenue of $408.4 billion for a d...
Apr 07, 2022
Budget 2022: $500M in military aid to Ukraine, projects economic upheaval from war
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland referenced horrific allegations of Russian war crimes on Thursday as the federal Liberal government promised another $500 million in military aid as well as...
Apr 07, 2022