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B.C. to announce plan for access to diabetes drug Ozempic, hyped for weight loss
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister plans to announce how the government will ensure patients in the province will have secure access to the diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic. Adrian Dix said in January that the government would be investigating why almost 10 per cent of prescriptions for the drug in B.C. were filled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal single-use plastics ban comes into effect, covering range of products
By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
MONTREAL – A Montreal municipal bylaw banning the use of single-use plastic items comes into effect today, with glasses, stir sticks, straws and utensils among the items that will be prohibited. The ban also applies to polystyrene or compostable plastic products, whether used on-site in restaurants or for takeout, with the only exception being trays ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senior Mounties involved in N.S. mass shooting response either retired or in new jobs
By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2023
HALIFAX – As a public inquiry prepares for the release of its final report into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting, its findings are sure to refocus the spotlight on the RCMP’s problem-plagued response to the 13-hour rampage that claimed 22 lives. Almost three years after a man disguised as a Mountie started murdering people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Always remember’: Funeral held for 2 Edmonton police officers killed on duty
By Ritika Dubey and Angela Amato, The Canadian Press on March 27th, 2023
EDMONTON – Two police officers killed in the line of duty were honoured Monday at a regimental funeral with tears and tales of off-key crooning, birdies and beers, laughs and contagious joy. Thousands of officers gathered with family members to say a formal goodbye to Edmonton police Const. Travis Jordan, 35, and Const. Brett Ryan, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Walmart Canada CEO says retailer not trying to profit from inflation
By The Canadian Press on March 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – The president and CEO of Walmart Canada says the retail giant is not attempting to profit from soaring food inflation. Gonzalo Gebara spoke before a parliamentary committee studying food inflation Monday evening, saying Walmart Canada’s gross profit rate for its food business declined last year, as did the company’s total operating profit in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa eyeing U.S.-made surveillance planes for Canadian Armed Forces
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on March 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada is looking at buying a fleet of military surveillance aircraft from U.S. aerospace giant Boeing without a competition. The federal Procurement Department says Canada has submitted a letter to the U.S. government asking for more information, including a price, for up to 16 P-8 Poseidon planes and associated equipment. The department says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grocery money, clean tech tax breaks expected in federal budget Tuesday
By Nojoud Al Mallees and Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on March 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – A second top-up to GST rebate cheques for low-income Canadians and “significant” new tax measures to keep Canada in the green technology game will be among the highlights in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s federal budget on Tuesday. The document, Freeland’s third since taking on the finance post in the early months of COVID-19, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at some of the seven victims who perished in Old Montreal fire
By The Canadian Press on March 27th, 2023
Montreal police said seven people perished in a fire that swept through an Old Montreal building on the morning of March 16. Victims are from Ontario, Quebec and the United States. After discovering the final two bodies on Monday, police said they did not believe there were any other victims in the rubble. Here is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada extends, shrinks anti-ISIL ‘Operation Impact’ mission in the Middle East
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on March 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada is extending a scaled-down version of its military mission in Iraq and the Middle East for another two years. Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the extension Monday afternoon, before the mandate for the mission known as Operation Impact was set to expire on Friday. The latest extension comes more than eight years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. plans family law changes to decide who gets the pets when couples split
By The Canadian Press on March 27th, 2023
VICTORIA – The important role pets play in families who are separating is being addressed in proposed amendments to British Columbia’s Family Law Act. Attorney General Niki Sharma says amendments she introduced in B.C.’s legislature will clarify the law around pets, property and pensions for couples and families going through a separation or divorce. She ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two final bodies pulled from rubble after Old Montreal fire, five bodies identified
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on March 27th, 2023
MONTREAL – The bodies of the final two missing victims of a fire in Old Montreal were pulled from the rubble on Monday, as investigators shifted their attention to uncovering the causes of the deadly blaze. The total number of people killed in the March 16 fire sits at seven, and fire operations chief Martin ... Read More »
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