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Premiers accept healthcare deal with Ottawa

Feb 13, 2023 | 1:06pm

It wasn’t the increase the premiers were asking for, but it was an increase. Canada’s premiers formally accepted an offer from the federal government for billions in additional healthcare funding but say they will also insist the money continue to flow for more than ten years. The deal amounts to an additional $46 billion from […]

Super Bowl magic: Mahomes, Chiefs beat Eagles 38-35

Feb 12, 2023 | 9:21pm

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes shook off an ankle injury, turned back into a magician and pulled out another comeback on the biggest stage to help the Kansas City Chiefs win their second Super Bowl in four years. Mahomes threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and scrambled 26 yards on the go-ahead […]

US jets down 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime

Feb 12, 2023 | 8:21pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the fourth such downing in eight days and the latest military strike in an extraordinary chain of events over U.S. airspace that Pentagon officials believe has no peacetime precedent. Part […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau traveling to Whitehorse to speak on shot down object over Yukon

Feb 12, 2023 | 9:10am

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he ordered an unidentified cylindrical object shot down over central Yukon Saturday because it posed a threat to civilian planes and potentially to Canadians. Trudeau says Canada and the United States are taking the situation “extremely seriously.” Saturday’s incident marks the third time this month the U.S. military shot down […]

Pentagon shoots down unknown object flying in U.S. airspace

Feb 10, 2023 | 2:30pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon shot down an unknown object flying in U.S. airspace off the coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from President Joe Biden, White House officials said. The object was flying at about 40,000 feet and posted a “reasonable threat” to the safety of civilian flights, said John Kirby, White House […]

Employment Continuing to Climb in Canada

Feb 10, 2023 | 1:26pm

The Canadian labour market is showing no signs of slowing despite forecasters expecting high interest rates to weigh on jobs numbers. Statistics Canada’s latest labour force survey released Friday showed that the economy added a whopping 150,000 jobs in January. Meanwhile, more Canadians were working or looking for work as 153,000 people joined the labour force. Royce Mendes, Desjardins’ […]

General Hospital Parkade Inching Closer to Reality

Feb 9, 2023 | 10:27am

The new parkade at Regina’s General Hospital is moving forward. The provincial government has issued a Request for Qualifications, in other words, its looking for a company to handle the design, construction and operation of the new parkade. From the list of companies that apply, the provincial government will whittle the list down to a […]

Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94

Feb 9, 2023 | 9:06am

Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer and Oscar winner who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and dozens of other hits, has died at 94. Bacharach died Wednesday at home in Los Angeles of natural causes, publicist Tina […]

Carbon capture too expensive, takes too long to build: Report

Feb 9, 2023 | 8:40am

By betting it can solve its emissions problem with carbon capture and storage, Canada’s oil and gas industry risks saddling itself with expensive stranded assets, a new report argues. The report, released Thursday by the International Institute for Sustainable Development — a Winnipeg-based think-tank that focuses on climate and sustainable resource development — concludes carbon […]

Saskatchewan underestimated need for rapid tests during fourth wave, emails indicate

Feb 8, 2023 | 6:53am

Saskatchewan underestimated how many rapid antigen tests were needed during the height of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, while also touting the tests as a key part of its plan to halt transmission of the virus, internal emails indicate. Documents obtained under freedom of information laws show the province emailing Health Canada in […]

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