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Global Affairs says two more Canadians have died in Ukraine-Russia war
MONTREAL - Global Affairs Canada says two more Canadians have died in the war between Ukraine and Russia, bringing the total number of Canadians killed in that conflict to 11. An obituary for Alain De...
Mar 25, 2024

Holland must sell oral-health providers on dental care plan before coverage begins
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland is on tour to sell Canadian dentists and hygienists on the new federal dental care plan as concerns mount about what the government plans to pay providers for the...
Mar 25, 2024

Preliminary hearing begins for Quebec man charged with murder in daycare bus crash
SAINT-JRME, Que. - A preliminary hearing is underway for a Quebec man accused of killing two young children by allegedly driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare last year. Pierre Ny St-Amand w...
Mar 25, 2024

Depleted Toronto Raptors sign guard Kobi Simmons to 10-day contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Kobi Simmons to a 10-day contract. The six-foot-five, 180-pound Simmons has averaged 15.9 points, 4.9 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 31.6 minutes per game in...
Mar 25, 2024

Bell CEO summoned to committee over job cuts after not finding time to appear
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament have summoned the head of Bell Canada to testify next month about the company's decision to cut thousands of jobs across the country. CEO Mirko Bibic was originally invi...
Mar 25, 2024

Judge sets April 15 trial date in Trump's New York hush money case
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York judge has scheduled an April 15 trial date in former President Donald Trump's hush money case. Judge Juan M. Merchan made the ruling Monday. The judge earlier had scolded th...
Mar 25, 2024

Dani Alves released from prison after paying bail while awaiting appeal of rape conviction in Spain
MADRID (AP) - Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves was released from prison Monday after paying 1 million euros ($1.2 million) in bail to be set free while appealing a rape conviction, a Spanish court sai...
Mar 25, 2024

Man arrested after fatal Quebec strip club brawl north of Montreal
TERREBONNE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say they've arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with a fatal brawl at a strip club last week north of Montreal. Police say the suspect was involved in ...
Mar 25, 2024

Liberal MPs call on finance minister to fund disability benefit in upcoming budget
OTTAWA - Dozens of Liberal members of Parliament are calling on the finance minister to set aside money for the Canada Disability Benefit in next month's federal budget. In a letter shared on social m...
Mar 25, 2024

Naturopathic doctors aren't solution to primary care crisis: doctors, health experts
Vancouver naturopathic doctor Vanessa Lindsay has been treating a longtime patient's high blood pressure through nutrition and exercise."She's lost weight. She's stronger. She's eating well. She's hyd...
Mar 25, 2024