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'You're on pal': Biden accepts Trudeau's bet on Habs as Stanley Cup final kicks off
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is challenging the U.S. president to a bet as the Montreal Canadiens face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup final - a gamble Joe Biden readi...
Jun 29, 2021
'You're on pal': Biden accepts Trudeau's bet on Habs as Stanley Cup final kicks off
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is challenging the U.S. president to a bet as the Montreal Canadiens face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup final - a gamble Joe Biden readi...
Jun 29, 2021
Mounties say teen charged after 12-year-old shot, injured in central Alberta
SADDLE LAKE - RCMP in central Alberta say a 14-year-old has been charged in the shooting of a 12-year-old boy.Mounties say it appears the shooting on Friday at Saddle Lake Cree Nation was targeted.The...
Jun 29, 2021
Canada delays new drug-pricing regulations until January 2022
OTTAWA - Health Minister Patty Hajdu is delaying the first big overhaul of Canada's patented-medicines pricing system for a third time. The regulations changing how the Patented Medicine Pricing Revie...
Jun 29, 2021
Budget officer says Liberals' gun buyback could cost up to $756 million
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says it could cost the government $756 million to buy back guns now prohibited in the country, depending on how many there are in Canada and how the Liberals ...
Jun 29, 2021
Lethbridge doctors tell city council to remove mask bylaw
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A group of specialists in respiratory and critical care say the City of Lethbridge's face mask bylaw is no longer necessary.Drs. Eric Wilde, P.L. Oviatt, Josh Henkelman, and Kurt Olso...
Jun 29, 2021
New all-time record set in B.C. as heat wave grips the West, slides into Manitoba
A record-breaking heat wave could ease over parts of British Columbia, Yukon and Northwest Territories by tomorrow but any reprieve for the Prairie provinces is further off. Environment Canada says th...
Jun 29, 2021
Bianca Andreescu headlines Canada's Olympic tennis team, Milos Raonic drops out
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., was among the athletes named to Canada's Olympic tennis team on Tuesday morning. Ranked No. 7 in the world, Andreescu has struggled with injuries since...
Jun 29, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Tuesday, June 29, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 10:45 a.m. Prince Edward Island is reporting one new case of COVID-19 today. Health officials say the case involves a person in ...
Jun 29, 2021
Runway overshoot that destroyed 747 cargo jet in Halifax caused by many factors: TSB
HALIFAX - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says several factors contributed to a 2018 runway overshoot that destroyed a Boeing 747 cargo jet at Halifax Stanfield International Airport. In its...
Jun 29, 2021