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Regulator to restart consultations on long-delayed drug-price reform guidelines
OTTAWA - The federal agency that regulates the price of patented medicines says it plans to relaunch consultations on the finer points of long-delayed drug-price reforms. The Patented Medicine Prices ...
Oct 25, 2023
Mac Neil becomes Canada's most decorated Pan Am Games athlete with fifth gold medal
SANTIAGO, Chile - Maggie Mac Neil became Canada's most decorated Pan American Games athlete with her fifth gold medal in the pool in Santiago, Chile. The 23-year-old from London, Ont., swam the butter...
Oct 25, 2023
Rep. Bowman of New York faces misdemeanor charge in fire alarm pulled in House office building
Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman was charged Wednesday with a misdemeanor for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown deadline in September. The...
Oct 25, 2023
Driver pleads guilty over 2021 crash that killed two University of B.C. students
VANCOUVER - The BC Prosecution Service says a Vancouver man accused in the dangerous driving deaths of two University of British Columbia students has pleaded guilty. Dan McLaughlin, a spokesman with ...
Oct 25, 2023
Driver pleads guilty over 2021 crash that killed two University of B.C. students
VANCOUVER - The BC Prosecution Service says a Vancouver man accused in the dangerous driving deaths of two University of British Columbia students has pleaded guilty. Dan McLaughlin, a spokesman with ...
Oct 25, 2023
Canada rugby coach names five uncapped players for men's tournament in Spain
Canada coach Kingsley Jones has named five uncapped players in his 32-man roster for next month's La Vila International Rugby Cup in Spain The five are forwards Zephyr Melnyk and Dewald Kotze and back...
Oct 25, 2023
Canadian broadcasters Shulman and Doucet named finalists for Hall of Fame's Frick Award
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Canada's Dan Shulman and Jacques Doucet are among the finalists for the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting. Joe Buck, Gary Cohen, Joe Castig...
Oct 25, 2023
Driver in Malibu crash that killed 4 students charged with murder, prosecutor says
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu last week has been charged with four counts of murder, authorities said Wednesda...
Oct 25, 2023
Canada's Ellie Szeryk wins Jim West Challenge for first NCAA individual title
Canada's Ellie Szeryk had the golden touch over the weekend, winning four different ways at the Jim West Challenge. Szeryk won her first individual NCAA title on Monday, which in turn helped Southern ...
Oct 25, 2023
Canada needs to move faster than the rest of the world on renewable energy: Wilkinson
OTTAWA - Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada needs to "get with the program" and move faster to become a renewable energy powerhouse, as a new international energy outlook forecasts demand ...
Oct 25, 2023