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Manitoba NDP promise to speed up hiring process for international health workers

WINNIPEG — Manitoba New Democrats are promising to speed up the accreditation process for some internationally educated health professionals. Leader Wab Kinew says if his party wins the Oct.
B.C. government, First Nations reach deal to reopen Joffre Lakes park

B.C. government, First Nations reach deal to reopen Joffre Lakes park

VICTORIA — The popular Joffre Lakes Provincial Park east of Pemberton, B.C., will reopen Monday after an agreement between the provincial government and the two local First Nations that had stopped visitors in August.
As Lee bears down, East Coasters 'can't believe' cell service spotty in some areas

As Lee bears down, East Coasters 'can't believe' cell service spotty in some areas

HALIFAX — Donnie Fletcher can't comprehend why his small community doesn't have quality cellular service so that locals can be warned of oncoming danger, as another hurricane bears down on the Maritimes. The 74-year-old lives in New Salem, N.S.
Health professionals, patients challenging rejection to use psilocybin in training

Health professionals, patients challenging rejection to use psilocybin in training

A group of health-care workers and patients have turned to Federal Court in an effort to overturn Health Canada's rejection of their request to use a restricted psychedelic drug for professional training.
Vancouver council approves zoning to allow multiplex units in most neighbourhoods

Vancouver council approves zoning to allow multiplex units in most neighbourhoods

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city has taken a "huge step" toward "housing attainability" by approving multiplex units in single-family neighbourhoods, but critics of the plan argue the step is little more than a shuffle.
N.B. Premier Blaine Higgs says he has no intention of leaving, will run again

N.B. Premier Blaine Higgs says he has no intention of leaving, will run again

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says he is not going anywhere, despite dissent earlier this year from within his Progressive Conservative party.
Younger voters will be critical in 2024. Biden and Trump are taking different paths to reach them

Younger voters will be critical in 2024. Biden and Trump are taking different paths to reach them

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Students were dancing in the aisles and their seats in the Hampton University auditorium long before Vice President Kamala Harris took the stage for the first stop of her fall college tour.
Like his dad, retiring Mitt Romney embraced moderate conservatism. He fears the GOP has lost its way

Like his dad, retiring Mitt Romney embraced moderate conservatism. He fears the GOP has lost its way

Mitt Romney's announcement this week that he will not seek another term in the U.S. Senate came with a distant echo of his father’s departure from politics five decades ago.
Biden's Medicare price negotiation push is broadly popular. But he's not getting much credit

Biden's Medicare price negotiation push is broadly popular. But he's not getting much credit

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is trumpeting Medicare's new powers to negotiate directly with drugmakers on the cost of prescription medications — but a poll shows that any immediate political boost that Biden gets for enacting the overwhelmin
Canadian tech organization urges 'responsible' approach to AI regulation

Canadian tech organization urges 'responsible' approach to AI regulation

TORONTO — An organization representing more than 150 Canadian tech companies is calling on the country to take a sensitive but speedy approach to artificial intelligence.
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