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B.C. hospice looking at legal and other options after funding cut by province
VANCOUVER - A hospice society in British Columbia says it is outraged by the province's decision to stop its funding because it refuses to provide medically assisted death. Angelina Ire...
Feb 26, 2020
B.C. hospice looking at legal and other options after funding cut by province
VANCOUVER - A hospice society in British Columbia says it is outraged by the province's decision to stop its funding because it refuses to provide medically assisted death. Angelina Ire...
Feb 26, 2020
Alberta must juggle sluggish economy, big deficits, lost jobs in upcoming budget
EDMONTON - Alberta is to bring in its new budget Thursday while juggling a sluggish economy, multibillion-dollar deficits and escalating conflicts with public-sector workers. "There continues to ...
Feb 26, 2020
Names in the mix: an list of potential Conservative leadership contenders
OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race is underway and the deadline to register as a candidate is Feb. 27. By then, candidates must have submitted 1,000 signatures, $25,000, a full application form...
Feb 26, 2020
Candidates down to the wire to enter Conservative leadership contest
OTTAWA - Rudy Husny scrambled up and down the stairs of the House of Commons Wednesday, thrusting his nomination papers for the Conservative leadership in front of one party member after another ...
Feb 26, 2020
Jamaica defeats Canada 3-1 in group play at CONCACAF U-20 Championship
SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic - Jamaica defeated Canada 3-1 Wednesday to win Group E at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship. Captain Jody Brown, Lacey Murray and Marlee Fray score...
Feb 26, 2020
What if Canada gets an outbreak of the new coronavirus? A look at pandemic plans
OTTAWA - Canada has a leg up on preparing for a potential outbreak of the novel coronavirus because the country already has a detailed pandemic plan, according to federal Health Minister Patty Ha...
Feb 26, 2020
Kindness, not pink shirts, will help erase bullying: student advocates
NANAIMO - A board in the foyer of John Barsby Secondary School specifically used for Pink Shirt Day was barely used. Only a handful of students on Wednesday, Feb. 26 had written nice things on it, in ...
Feb 26, 2020 Students pledged many things on Pink Shirt Day, but advocates say much more is needed than token words of support. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Bouwmeester says he is not ready to make decision on hockey future
St. Louis Blues defenceman Jay Bouwmeester says he is feeling better since suffering a cardiac episode during an NHL game, but he is not ready to make a decision on his hockey future. Bouwmeester...
Feb 26, 2020
Trudeau urges peaceful end to blockades as Scheer says PM's done 'literally nothing'
OTTAWA - The spirit of reconciliation requires a "peaceful resolution" to the blockades that have kept rail traffic from operating across the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday, hours ...
Feb 26, 2020