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Liberals praise Canadian Dental Care Plan milestone, forewarn of Conservative cuts
Liberals praise Canadian Dental Care Plan milestone, forewarn of Conservative cuts

The federal government’s national dental care program has reached a milestone by providing care to more than one million Canadians, according to new data. Officials say more than 2.7 million residents...

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How did a Canadian snowboarder end up allegedly running an international drug ring?
How did a Canadian snowboarder end up allegedly running an international drug ring?

In 2002, Ryan James Wedding was a member of Team Canada at the Salt Lake City Olympics. If you know where he is today, the police will pay you $50,000. In the 22 years in between, he's alleged to have...

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'Out of control': Room costs spike 10 times higher on Taylor Swift Canada show nights
'Out of control': Room costs spike 10 times higher on Taylor Swift Canada show nights

VANCOUVER — Taylor Swift fan Kelly Hall was elated when she beat the odds and was allocated three coveted tickets for The Eras Tour in Vancouver. Then she started looking for a hotel. Hall, who lives...

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PM says he's trying to get Poilievre names of Tories linked to foreign interference
PM says he's trying to get Poilievre names of Tories linked to foreign interference

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked national security services to find a way to share information with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre about foreign interference affecting his caucus,...

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'Not going to play their games': Singh won't help Tories, Bloc topple the Liberals
'Not going to play their games': Singh won't help Tories, Bloc topple the Liberals

OTTAWA — New Democrats will not cave to demands from the Bloc Québécois and Conservative leaders to help them bring down the Liberal government, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday. His party...

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Toronto Maple Leafs ranked as NHL's most valuable team
Toronto Maple Leafs ranked as NHL's most valuable team

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been ranked as the National Hockey League's (NHL) most valuable team for the fourth straight year. Sportico released its 2024 NHL Franchise Valuation Rankings, listing the...
Inside B.C.'s insanely close election
Inside B.C.'s insanely close election

In today’s The Big Story podcast, if anyone ever tries to tell you that your vote doesn't matter, you can tell them about this election. The final results of B.C.'s vote took a week to calculate —...
More than a quarter of Canadians will spend at least 100 bones on Halloween: poll
More than a quarter of Canadians will spend at least 100 bones on Halloween: poll

A new poll suggests more than a quarter of Canadians will spend $100 or more on Halloween, with roughly 70 per cent of respondents saying they'll fork over as much money as they did last year on candy...
Mice, neuroscience and the debate around 'curing' autism
Mice, neuroscience and the debate around 'curing' autism

In today’s The Big Story podcast, one of the tools scientists have historically used in autism research has been lab mice, genetically engineered to display similar behavioural characteristics as some...
Fewer young Canadians own homes but majority planning to buy within five years: poll
Fewer young Canadians own homes but majority planning to buy within five years: poll

TORONTO — A new report says that while fewer young Canadians own a home compared with three years ago, a majority of millennials and Gen Z adults still plan to purchase one in the next five years. Scotiabank's...