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Blood thinners no longer needed for many with irregular heatbeats, study suggests
By Canadian Press on November 8th, 2025
Those who have undergone successful corrective procedures for irregular heart beats may no longer need to commit to long-term blood thinning therapy, an international study co-led by Canadian researchers suggests. Researchers behind the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine say the discovery could potentially alter the clinical care of millions of people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moe receives more than 80 per cent approval, says he’s responsible for city losses
By Canadian Press on November 8th, 2025
SASKATOON — Premier Scott Moe has received more than 80 per cent support from members at his Saskatchewan Party’s convention. Organizers of the gathering did not provide Moe’s exact approval rating percentage. Ahead of the vote, Moe had told the gathering he plans on running in the next election, but the party needs to do ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jason Kelce says he didn’t mean to insult Canada with comments about World Series
By Canadian Press on November 8th, 2025
Former Philadelphia Eagles centre Jason Kelce says he didn’t mean to insult Canada when he questioned why he was supposed to care about the World Series in a podcast episode earlier this week. Kelce issued the clarification on social media Friday after a clip of his “New Heights” podcast, which he hosts with his younger ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moe says he’s responsible for city losses ahead Saskatchewan Party convention vote
By Canadian Press on November 8th, 2025
SASKATOON — Premier Scott Moe says he takes responsibility for his Saskatchewan Party’s losses in the province’s two major cities. Moe had made the comments at the party’s convention, where he is facing a leadership vote. Moe says he needs the support of his members so he can run again as the party leader in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. ostrich farm is ‘ground zero for change’ as family reels from shooting cull
By Canadian Press on November 8th, 2025
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — With the flock of several hundred ostriches on the British Columbia farm co-owned by her mother shot dead in a cull ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Katie Pasitney said she is focused on creating change for other farmers. Standing on the highway overlooking the field where the cull ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Official says test reveals no contamination of a local water system after derailment
By Canadian Press on November 8th, 2025
VICTORIA — A local official says testing has revealed “no contamination” of a local water system on Kamloops Lake in B.C. after more than 80,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled on its shores in a train derailment last weekend. Michael Grenier, director for Area J of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, says in a social media ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto will add over 1,200 shelter spaces for winter months
By Canadian Press on November 8th, 2025
TORONTO — The City of Toronto is adding more than 1,200 shelter spaces for people experiencing homelessness later this month as part of its winter services plan. A news release from the city says this figure includes 370 permanent supportive and subsidized housing units, 244 warm centre spaces that will open when temperatures hit -5 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. ostrich farm is ‘ground-zero for change’ as family reels from shooting cull
By Canadian Press on November 8th, 2025
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Katie Pasitney, whose mother co-owns the British Columbia ostrich farm where hundreds of the birds were shot dead in a cull ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, says she is focused on creating change for other farmers. Standing on the highway overlooking the field where the cull took place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian travellers to Europe face new border measures as security ramps up
By Canadian Press on November 8th, 2025
OTTAWA — Many Canadian travellers to Europe are being asked to reveal more about themselves as officials begin to usher in new security measures. European countries are rolling out a border management system to register people for short stays and, starting late next year, many visitors will need to obtain electronic travel authorizations in advance. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How Indigenous veterans faced battles at home and abroad
By Canadian Press on November 8th, 2025
VANCOUVER — John Moses says that when his father Russell Moses returned on leave from the Korean War, his battles weren’t over. When the Indigenous residential school survivor came back to Canada in 1952, he was turned away from a bar in Hagersville, Ont., because of his race, his son said. “That was not unique,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3 people kicked out of Canada in extortion probe in B.C., border agency says
By Canadian Press on November 7th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Canada Border Services Agency says it has removed three people from the country as part of its work within the B.C. Extortion Task Force. The agency says in a statement that it is also investigating another 78 foreign nationals who may be inadmissible to the country and connected to the spate of ... Read More »
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