March 19th, 2024

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B.C. auditor to release reports on overdose prevention, safer-supply programs

By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024

VICTORIA – British Columbia’s auditor general is expected to release two independent audits on government programs aimed at curbing the death toll from the toxic drug crisis. Michael Pickup’s office has conducted reports on the government’s overdose prevention and supervised consumption services and the first phase of the prescribed safer-supply implementation. The safer-supply program has ... Read More »

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As former prime minister Mulroney lies in state, public tributes in Ottawa begin

By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024

OTTAWA – Members of the public who wish to pay tribute to Brian Mulroney can visit his casket in Ottawa starting this afternoon. The former prime minister’s casket is being brought to the Sir John A. Macdonald building opposite Parliament Hill this morning. Dignitaries including the Governor General and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are set ... Read More »

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‘The lost season’: Winter comes to a close as Canada’s warmest on record

By Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024

The warmest winter on record could have far-reaching effects on everything from wildfire season to erosion, climatologists say, while offering a preview of what the season could resemble in the not-so-distant future unless steps are taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Winter comes to a close on Tuesday night ““ early Wednesday on Canada’s East ... Read More »

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New Brunswick to table budget today; opposition wants more help for health care

By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024

FREDERICTON – New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative government is set to table its final budget before voters head to the polls later this year in the provincial election. Liberal Leader Susan Holt says she hopes today’s budget focuses on health care and on the rising cost of living, and includes money for a fully funded school ... Read More »

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Statistics Canada to release February inflation report today

By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024

OTTAWA – Statistics Canada is set to release its February consumer price index report this morning. Economists expect the inflation rate to tick up above three per cent again after slowing to 2.9 per cent in January. The consensus expectation among forecasters is that prices rose 3.1 per cent last month from a year ago, ... Read More »

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Ethan Tobman went to great heights with Grammy winner Allison Russell for a Juno nod

By David Friend, The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024

TORONTO – Ethan Tobman has worked on music videos for Taylor Swift and Beyoncé but he wanted to make something special for his childhood friend and Grammy winner Allison Russell. With his music video directorial debut, the Montreal-raised production designer took Russell to new worlds, transporting her to the desert and even tossing her off ... Read More »

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Credit delinquencies on rise among Canadian businesses: Equifax

By The Canadian Press on March 19th, 2024

TORONTO – A new report suggests credit delinquencies among Canadian businesses are on the rise. Equifax Canada’s latest quarterly business credit trends report says there was a 14.3 per cent uptick in the number of businesses that missed a payment on a credit product between the fourth quarter of 2023 and the fourth quarter of ... Read More »

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NHL roundup: Ovechkin joins small list to score 20 goals in at least 19 straight seasons

By The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024

CALGARY, Alta (AP) – Alex Ovechkin scored twice and became the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons as the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 5-2. The 38-year-old Ovechkin had two power-play goals in the second period as Washington won its third straight game. He joined ... Read More »

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Sports scoreboard for Monday, March 18, 2024

By The Canadian Press on March 18th, 2024

Monday’s Scoreboard NHL Washington 5 Calgary 2 Buffalo 6 Seattle 2 — AHL W/B Scranton 5 Cleveland 2 — NBA Boston 119 Detroit 94 Cleveland 108 Indiana 103 Philadelphia 98 Miami 91 Chicago 110 Portland 107 Minnesota 114 Utah 104 New York 119 Golden State 112 L.A. Lakers 136 Atlanta 105 Sacramento 121 Memphis 111 ... Read More »

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4 things to know from Elon Musk’s interview with Don Lemon

By David Hamilton, The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Former CNN reporter Don Lemon mixed it up with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in an interview Lemon posted on Musk’s X social network Monday. The interview was supposed to kick off Lemon’s new talk show on X, formerly known as Twitter, at least until Musk canceled the show shortly after the ... Read More »

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