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A drive-by shooting in northwest Winnipeg last Christmas Eve is connected with a rash of extortion incidents and two other shootings targeting home builders in the Edmonton area, according to police in that city. Edmonton police say a home in Winnipeg’s Meadows West/Maples area was shot at 8 times on …

Opponents of a planned housing project in Ontario’s Beaver Valley are warning that the proposal opens the door to development across much of the protected Niagara Escarpment. Developers want to build hundreds of townhomes, apartments on land in Ontario’s Beaver Valley Opponents of a planned housing project in Ontario's Beaver …

Candida Macarine’s family only learned the full circumstances of her 2021 death after reading a CBC News story. The family says Lakeshore General Hospital was negligent and tried to cover it up. Now they’ve launched a lawsuit. Lawsuit alleges Candida Macarine was ‘gravely neglected’ the night she died The family …

Attracting a doctor to work in a smaller community today is tough as fewer physicians choose family medicine. That's why Cheryl Gnyp, the recruiter for the city of Castlegar, B.C., needs to stand out. She uses the board game Operation and specialized coffee as part of her pitch to potential …

Canada’s national dental care plan begins covering 1.7 million seniors today — the first phase of a massive public oral health-care insurance program that eventually will cover one quarter of Canadians. But many patients may still be kept waiting to get their dental visits covered. Seniors 70 and older can …

ORGANIZED labor groups will march today, Labor Day, to Morayta Street in Manila to dramatize their call for a P150 legislated wage increase and a dialogue with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The labor groups, composed of trade union centers, labor federations and workers' organizations in both the private and public …

BELL-KENZ Pharma on Tuesday denied allegations that it uses a multi-level marketing scheme to sell its medicines as the Senate began its inquiry into reports that the company gives doctors luxury cars as an incentive for prescribing its medicines. The denial was offered by Bell-Kenz chief executive officer Dr. Luis …

A police radio recording is providing a glimpse into the moments leading up to a fiery wrong-way crash that killed four people east of Toronto on Monday — and a caution from an officer that someone was going to get hurt amid the police chase. The audio, which captures conversations …

Charlottetown police have arrested a man who was listed at the top of a national most-wanted list. The force said in a news release that its street crime unit, along with the major crime unit and a rapid tactical deployment team, arrested 35-year old Michael Bebee in Charlottetown on Tuesday. …

THE Petro Gazz Angels and the Choco Mucho Flying Titans look to top separate foes and forge a championship duel in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference. Starting the round-robin semifinals with respective victories, the Angels face the defending champs Creamline Cool Smashers at 4 p.m. as the …