OTTAWA — The Trudeau Liberals’ new budget promises a new agency to buy drugs in bulk and cut Canadian medication costs, the first step toward a national drug plan. In a sign of just how expensive pharmacare could be, the government is also promising to spend $500 million a year, starting in 2022, just on
US sanctions on Iran have reduced Iranian oil exports, and depending on the decision of the Trump administration to renew current sanction waivers, that number could fall even further. US sanctions on Iran’s oil sector and the waivers of said sanctions are causing rifts among the US administration—pitting the National Security Council and the US
I live next to a swamp. After 20 years of having this swamp as my neighbour, it’s kind of grown on me. I enjoy the spring flush of marsh marigolds, the annual reawakening of spring peepers, and I still smile when I see a colourful wood duck perched in a tree. My swamp has two
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Anna Martinez of Holy Family High School (Broomfield, Colo.) was named MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week for her outstanding play during the week of Oct. 15-21. Martinez played a key role in Holy Family’s run to a 2018 CHSAA Class 4A state title. She hit .643 (9-for-14) with three
OTTAWA — The federal government is planning to spend an additional $114.7 million to compensate provinces and municipalities for temporary housing costs for asylum seekers. The money is part of $2.5 billion in new spending plans tabled late Monday as part of the government’s supplementary estimates. The financial document says the influx of irregular migrants
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sydney Chambley of Mount Paran Christian High School (Kennesaw, Ga.) was named MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week for her outstanding play during the week of August 27-Sept. 2. Behind Chambley’s bat and arm, Mount Paran Christian posted a 3-0 week to improve to 6-2 on the young season. The
Canada, like several other countries, is considering banning tech giant Huawei amid fears that future 5G networks could be used for spying by Chinese intelligence. But according to RT’s Boom Bust, the decision is not clear cut for Canada. The US and its allies have already shunned Huawei and is pressuring Canada to do the
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Repeat national champion Virginia Wesleyan University won six more games this past week to improve to 78-3 over its last 81, and Christopher Newport moved up to No. 2 in the latest NFCA Division III Top 25. The (15-0) Marlins, who have now outscored their opponents 104-11 this season, completed a 10-0
OTTAWA — Canada is warming up twice as fast as the rest of the world and it’s “effectively irreversible,” a new scientific report from Environment and Climate Change Canada says. At stake is just how bad that warming gets, said several scientists presenting the Canada’s Changing Climate Report in Ottawa Monday. The report is the
Nicolas Maduro’s staunchest international ally—Russia—reaffirmed last week its full support to the Socialist leader’s regime and his efforts to prevent what Moscow sees as interference in Venezuela’s domestic affairs. At the same time, Russia, which vowed to defend its oil assets in Venezuela as early as the political crisis began in January, sees risks to its investments