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[published_date] An Ontario family is calling on the provincial government to introduce legislation that would set maximum emergency room wait times for children after their teenage son died following an eight-hour wait for a doctor in a hospital last year. GJ and Hazel van der Werken, of Burlington, Ont., said their 16-year-old son, Finlay, had…

[published_date] Welcome to our weekly newsletter where we highlight environmental trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world.  This week: Will regular power cuts soon be part of Canadian summer? The Big Picture: Life springs back after a wildfire Why Vancouverites need…

[published_date] Two provinces have implemented pharmacare this year, two more jurisdictions are preparing to roll it out and the rest of the country doesn't know if Ottawa still intends to subsidize some prescription drugs for them, too. National pharmacare may become a regional privilege afforded to only four of Canada's 13 provinces and territories.  Health Minister Marjorie Michel raised…

[published_date] A Richmond, B.C. karaoke club bartender faces up to 22 months in jail for laundering nearly half a million dollars for undercover police officers posing as international cocaine traffickers. A Crown prosecutor told a provincial court judge Thursday that Alexandra Joie Chow will be the first person sentenced in B.C. for "pure money laundering" since…

[published_date] For the longest time, Stephanie McCabe and Andre Doucette accepted that their six-year-old son Emmett would die young.  The family learned Emmett had Sanfilippo syndrome, a rare genetic disease affecting the brain and nervous system — sometimes referred to as childhood Alzheimer's because of similar symptoms— just as he was starting preschool. Children with…

[published_date] It's been seven years since Edmontonians last lined the city's downtown streets to celebrate with a Pride parade, and organizers say it's back. 2SLGBTQ+ community members and allies are set to turn out for the Saturday afternoon parade. Considered part of the biggest Pride event on the Prairies, the parade was cancelled in 2019…

[published_date] A grieving father from a northern Manitoba First Nation says he spent days phoning officials and filing paperwork before he was allowed to take the remains of his son back to his evacuated home community for burial. But even after fighting to get that approval, Andrew Colomb says he had less than three hours to fly and boat…

[published_date] Inevitably, but torturously, this unique moment in the history of this country has come to be understood primarily in hockey terms. "His elbows have mysteriously gone missing," Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said of Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday. "He's not thrown one elbow since he took office." A few hours earlier, a reporter…

[published_date] Air Canada passengers whose travel plans were disrupted during the recent strike by flight attendants are set to get some relief for their out-of-pocket expenses. On Thursday, Air Canada announced it will cover "reasonable" expenses for hotels, meals and transport costs incurred by passengers who endured flight delays and cancellations between Aug. 15 and Aug. 23.  "We deeply apologize," Air…

[published_date] Like a 21st-century space race, the world's biggest economic powers are staking their claim in a little-known type of digital currency that could revolutionize — or severely disrupt — the way people, companies and countries exchange money. Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency pegged to a country's national currency, or to commodities like gold. The idea is that…

[published_date] Saskatchewan is forecasting a $349-million deficit in the first quarter of 2025-2026. The figure is a significant drop from the slim, $12.1-million surplus the province projected as part of the 2025-2026 budget. On Friday, Finance Minister Jim Reiter was unconcerned about the new figures as he spoke with media. "It's a $21-billion budget. So percentage wise, it's…

[published_date] Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he leaves for China in two weeks to talk trade as his province grapples with punishing tariffs on canola. Moe's office says the six-day trip, starting Sept. 6, will be the first time in six years that a Canadian premier has led a trade mission to China. Moe has…