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Hormone patches or creams for menopause symptoms may have lower blood pressure risk than pills
WASHINGTON (AP) - Women often use hormone therapy to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms - and new research suggests patches or creams may be safer for their blood pressure than pills. As...
Jun 05, 2023
Montreal Canadiens sign winger Cole Caufield to eight-year extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed Cole Caufield to eight-year contract extension, the team announced Monday. The deal, which will pay the 22-year-old winger an average annual salary of US$...
Jun 05, 2023
Ons Jabeur defeats Bernarda Pera in straight sets to reach French Open quarterfinals
PARIS (AP) - Bernarda Pera could not win a single game on her serve Monday as she was eliminated in straight sets in the fourth round of the French Open. Facing seventh-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, t...
Jun 05, 2023
Island derelict vessel society awaiting government funding to remove 150 vessels from local waters
NANAIMO - John Rowe admits, for now at least, it's hurry up and wait. But he's hoping this summer will see him spend considerable time in the water.Rowe heads up the Dead Boat Disposal Society, which ...
Jun 05, 2023
Premiers need to keep talking about the health-care crisis: medical associations
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association and 14 other organizations representing health workers are urging premiers to keep health care at the top of the agenda at their next meeting in July. The pro...
Jun 05, 2023
In The News for June 5, 2023: What will the PM have to say to wildfire evacuees?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Monday, June 5, 2023 ... What we are watching ...
Jun 05, 2023
Trudeau and ministers to provide update as wildfires burn in multiple provinces
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to provide an update on the wildfires that have forced thousands of people from their homes and caused widespread property damage in several provinc...
Jun 05, 2023
Union gives failing grade to companies handling veterans rehabilitation contract
OTTAWA - A union representing workers at Veterans Affairs Canada says a deal to privatize rehabilitation services has been a failure. The $570-million contract with Lifemark Health Group and WCG Inter...
Jun 05, 2023
Watchdog's relations with spy community 'particularly strained' over last year
OTTAWA - Newly released documents say the intelligence community's relationship with its key watchdog has been particularly strained over the last year due to a "level of resistance" to scrutiny. The ...
Jun 05, 2023
What about Kristen, Leslie's rights, asks lawyer for Bernardo victims after transfer
OTTAWA - Paul Bernardo should be returned to a maximum-security prison, the lawyer representing the families of his young murder victims said as he called on the Correctional Service of Canada to be m...
Jun 05, 2023