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B.C. opens $500M fund to help non-profits buy rental buildings, keep rent affordable
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has opened access to its $500-million rental-protection fund that will help non-profit groups purchase rental buildings. The goal of providing the capital fu...
Jun 28, 2023

Trudeau announces child-care infrastructure funding to create more spaces
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced plans to spend $625 million to help provinces and territories build child-care infrastructure. Trudeau says the money will be rolled out...
Jun 28, 2023

Federal minister LeBlanc calls changes to N.B.'s LGBTQ school policy a 'mistake'
FREDERICTON - A federal cabinet minister says it was a mistake for New Brunswick to change the province's policy on sexual orientation in schools. Infrastructure Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporter...
Jun 28, 2023

Flames sign recently acquired forward Sharangovich to two-year, $6.2-million deal
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have signed recently acquired forward Yegor Sharangovich to a two-year, US$6.2-million deal. The Flames announced the deal a day after acquiring Sharangovich in a trade wi...
Jun 28, 2023

Postponed MLS game between Whitecaps and Rapids recheduled for Sept. 27
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Whitecaps' game in Colorado that was postponed last week due to inclement weather has been rescheduled. The Whitecaps will face the Rapids in Major League Soccer action on Sept...
Jun 28, 2023

Protection coming for large tract of threatened grassland south of Kamloops, B.C.
VANCOUVER - More than 60 square kilometres of at-risk grassland in British Columbia's southern Interior will be protected forever as part of the newest conservation project in the province. The Nature...
Jun 28, 2023

NHL salary cap to increase by $1 million per team for 2023-24 season
TORONTO - NHL teams will operate with a salary cap of US$83.5 million in 2023-24, a modest increase of $1 million over this past season. The NHL and NHL Players' Association also announced a salary fl...
Jun 28, 2023

Dental care to cost $3B less than budgeted unless provinces drop coverage, PBO says
OTTAWA - The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates the promised federal dental insurance plan will cost $2.9 billion less than the government budgeted, assuming provincial governments don't drop thei...
Jun 28, 2023

UConn introduces Siberian husky pup Jonathan XV as the school's next mascot
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - The University of Connecticut officials welcomed a new celebrity on Wednesday, and they say he's a very good boy. Jonathan XV is a 2-month old Siberian husky who will take over as...
Jun 28, 2023

UConn introduces Siberian husky pup Jonathan XV as the school's next mascot
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - The University of Connecticut officials welcomed a new celebrity on Wednesday, and they say he's a very good boy. Jonathan XV is a 2-month old Siberian husky who will take over as...
Jun 28, 2023