Premier Paul Davis of Newfoundland and Labrador says the premiers are asking Ottawa to increase the Canada Health Transfer to cover at least 25 per cent of all health-care spending by provinces and territories.
WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg man accused of mailing letter-bombs to his ex-wife and two law firms is moving closer to getting legal representation.
CALGARY — From drought to grasshoppers, it's been a tough year for Alberta farmers, with some counties declaring states of agricultural disaster.
ROSTHERN, Sask. — RCMP have charged a second man with the murder of a Saskatchewan mother nearly three decades ago.
TORONTO — To hear members of the foreign press tell it, the Toronto being presented to the world during the Pan Am Games is one featuring state-of-the-art sporting venues, enthusiastic fans and ever-helpful volunteers.
TORONTO — A few ducks have died after being covered in oil from a spill that seeped into a Toronto creek, while about a dozen clean ducks have been released back into the wild.