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Feds award $15 million contract to Sun Life to lay groundwork for dental care program
OTTAWA - The federal government has awarded a contract worth up to $15 million to lay the groundwork for a new national dental insurance plan. Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and Health Minister...
Sep 06, 2023
Hockey Canada summit to tackle toxic masculinity as a root problem in sport's culture
CALGARY - Sheldon Kennedy feels the weight of what will be discussed at Hockey Canada's summit in Calgary. The two-day "Beyond The Boards Summit" on Friday and Saturday is designed to tackle one root ...
Sep 06, 2023
CPTPP panel sides with New Zealand over Canada dairy supply-management rules
OTTAWA - A Pacific Rim trade panel says Canada's dairy-sector protections violate obligations Ottawa signed with countries like New Zealand. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacif...
Sep 06, 2023
Bank of Canada holds key rate steady at 5%, says economy is weakening
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady at five per cent today, citing recent evidence that suggests the economy is weakening. The central bank says it decided not to raise its k...
Sep 06, 2023
Deb Haaland, first Indigenous member of U.S. cabinet, meets counterparts in Ottawa
WASHINGTON - The first-ever Indigenous member of the U.S. cabinet is in Canada to talk about how best to help First Nations, Mtis and Inuit communities across the continent. Interior Secretary Deb Haa...
Sep 06, 2023
US Imposes sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary leader for human rights abuses in monthslong conflict
CAIRO (AP) - The United States imposed sanctions Wednesday on a Sudanese paramilitary commander Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo for acts of violence and human rights abuses committed by his troops in their m...
Sep 06, 2023
Three Olympians sign with Toronto's Professional Women’s Hockey League franchise
TORONTO - The yet to be named Toronto franchise in the newly formed Professional Women's Hockey League signed some big-name talent on Wednesday. Canadian Olympians Sarah Nurse, Blayre Turnbull and Ren...
Sep 06, 2023
Germany holds off Latvia and will next play the USA in the FIBA World Cup semifinals
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Germany will play the United States in the semifinals of the Basketball World Cup, a rematch of an exhibition matchup from earlier this summer where the Americans needed a b...
Sep 06, 2023
Tennis ball wasteland? Game grapples with a fuzzy yellow recycling problem
NEW YORK (AP) - Tennis has a fuzzy yellow problem most players don't think about when they open can after can of fresh balls, or when umpires at U.S. Open matches make their frequent requests for "new...
Sep 06, 2023
Air Canada apologizes for booting passengers who complained about vomit-smeared seats
Air Canada says it has apologized to two passengers who were escorted off a plane by security after protesting that their seats were smeared in vomit. The airline said Tuesday that the passengers "cle...
Sep 06, 2023