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N.B. election: Blaine Higgs says Indigenous people ceded land 'many, many years ago'

N.B. election: Blaine Higgs says Indigenous people ceded land 'many, many years ago'

MONCTON, N.B. — New Brunswick is "ceded" land, the province's Progressive Conservative leader said Friday on the campaign trail, highlighting his party's position regarding a major lawsuit involving First Nations. In a speech in Moncton, N.B.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ faces a rain-soaked election day after a campaign drenched in negativity

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ faces a rain-soaked election day after a campaign drenched in negativity

VANCOUVER — British Columbians go to the polls on Saturday after a too-close-to-call campaign that saw David Eby's New Democrats and John Rustad's sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
Judge tells Florida's top doctor not to threaten TV stations over abortion-rights ads

Judge tells Florida's top doctor not to threaten TV stations over abortion-rights ads

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has blocked the head of Florida's state health department from taking any more action to threaten TV stations over an abortion-rights commercial they've been airing. U.S.
Ontario mayors ask for mental-health law reviews in wake of opioid, encampment crisis

Ontario mayors ask for mental-health law reviews in wake of opioid, encampment crisis

Ontario Big City Mayors are asking the province to review mental-health laws and whether to expand the scope of involuntary treatment for people who are addicted to drugs and live on the streets.
'I wish my father was here': Tobacco victims hail bittersweet $32.5-billion deal

'I wish my father was here': Tobacco victims hail bittersweet $32.5-billion deal

MONTREAL — After nearly three decades fighting sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s tobacco giants, Lise Blais is close to getting compensation for the lung cancer her late husband developed from smoking cigarettes. Under a newly proposed deal, JTI-Macdonald Corp.
Tobacco settlement will not protect future generations from addiction: advocates

Tobacco settlement will not protect future generations from addiction: advocates

The Canadian Cancer Society and other health advocates say a proposed settlement that may see tobacco companies pay out billions of dollars would do little to prevent future generations from becoming addicted to smoking. A proposed $32.
Tobacco companies unlikely to shift business models despite proposed settlement: prof

Tobacco companies unlikely to shift business models despite proposed settlement: prof

Tobacco policy experts say without further pressure, major companies are unlikely to shift their business models toward less harmful alternatives despite a proposed settlement reached that would see three industry giants pay out billions to smokers a
Canadiens call up Mailloux ahead of Islanders tilt as team struggles with injuries

Canadiens call up Mailloux ahead of Islanders tilt as team struggles with injuries

BROSSARD, Que. — The Montreal Canadiens recalled defenceman Logan Mailloux from the American Hockey League as the NHL team deals with a number of injuries.
Manitoba health-care support workers to get 27 per cent raise under new contract

Manitoba health-care support workers to get 27 per cent raise under new contract

WINNIPEG — Some 25,000 health-care support workers have ratified a new collective agreement, averting a strike.

N.B. election promise tracker: HST cuts, community care clinics, rent caps

Voters in New Brunswick are scheduled to go to the polls on Oct. 21. Here's a look at some of the promises announced by the three major parties: Progressive Conservatives: — Cut the harmonized sales tax by two points, from 15 per cent to 13 per cent.