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Liberal-NDP deal on pharmacare should include some illicit substances, advocates say
OTTAWA - Advocates say they hope the agreement reached by the Liberals and New Democrats for a national pharmacare program will address the opioid overdose crisis and the problem of a toxic drug suppl...
Mar 23, 2022
Madeleine Albright, 1st female US secretary of state, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) - Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 85. President Bill Clinton chose Albright as America's top diplom...
Mar 23, 2022
B.C. building enough homes to meet growing population, but not enough are affordable
VANCOUVER - The organization representing British Columbia's municipal governments says resolving the province's affordable housing crisis is more complex than just building more homes. A Union of B.C...
Mar 23, 2022
Canada's military to adopt gender-neutral dress code as it moves to diversify ranks
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces will soon adopt a gender-neutral dress code for service members as military commanders push for more diversity in the ranks. Men and women in uniform are currently s...
Mar 23, 2022
US finds Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration on Wednesday made a formal determination that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine and said it would work with others to prosecute offenders, ...
Mar 23, 2022
Trudeau arrives in Brussels to address European Parliament ahead of NATO, G7 talks
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicks off a whirlwind trip with an address to the European Parliament in Brussels later today on his second visit to the continent this month. Trudeau will stress the imp...
Mar 23, 2022
Montreal man, 21, charged with attacking child sent for psychiatric evaluation
MONTREAL - A Montreal man accused of beating a 10-year-old girl who was walking home for lunch has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine his criminal responsibility at the time...
Mar 23, 2022
Supreme Court tosses Wisconsin legislative voting maps
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out Wisconsin state legislative maps that were preferred by the state's Democratic governor and selected by Wisconsin's top court. Republicans ha...
Mar 23, 2022
Fractious April 9 party vote on Alberta premier moves from in-person to mail-in
EDMONTON - The contentious April 9 party vote to determine the fate of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's leadership has been changed from an in-person vote to mail-in ballots. UCP president Cynthia Moore...
Mar 23, 2022
Quebec to hold public inquiry into deaths of young sisters killed by their father
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is announcing a public coroner's inquiry will be held into the death of two young sisters and their father in 2020. Public Security Minister Genevive Guilbault says in a...
Mar 23, 2022
