Wednesday June 19, 2013

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Study says focusing preventive health care on those in poor health could save billions

CALGARY - Billions of dollars could be saved in Canada's health-care system with the introduction of preventative programs that focus on those individuals in poor health, says a study by the School of Public Policy at the University of...

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National News

Toronto MP, former Liberal leader Bob Rae resigning House of Commons seat

OTTAWA - Bob Rae, a fixture on Canada's political scene for more than three decades, is giving up his seat in the House of Commons in order to devote himself to work on behalf of First Nations in northern Ontario....


Time to heal business confidence, consumers have done their part, says Poloz

BURLINGTON, Ont. - Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz says Canadian consumers did their part for the economy by borrowing the country through the worst recession since the Great Depression and now it is the turn of businesses to start...


30,000 people homeless on a given night, first-ever national tally suggests

OTTAWA - Homelessness in Canada affects about 200,000 people every year and comes with a $7 billion price tag, the first-ever national report on the issue has found....


White House officials at meeting on harmonizing Canada-U.S. trade regulations

WASHINGTON - White House officials will be at the Canadian embassy on Thursday to discuss a joint Canada-U.S. initiative feared to be on life support in recent months — the Regulatory Co-operation Council, aimed at harmonizing trade...


Quebec pro-independence party Option Nationale loses its founder, leader

MONTREAL - Quebec's upstart pro-independence party has lost its founding leader....


Indiegogo defends campaign for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's alleged crack video

TORONTO - A campaign that raised $200,000 to purchase an alleged video appearing to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack was a "beautiful example" of the fundraising power of the Internet, says the website that hosted the...








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