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Ottawa gives Food Banks Canada $17.9M for pilot to provide period products

Ottawa gives Food Banks Canada $17.9M for pilot to provide period products

TORONTO — The federal government has tasked Food Banks Canada with handing out free menstrual products to members of marginalized low-income communities. Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien announced the $17.
In the news today: Canada promotes carbon pricing at UN

In the news today: Canada promotes carbon pricing at UN

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
Lotto 649 winning numbers for Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023

Lotto 649 winning numbers for Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Wednesday's Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 10, 14, 17, 22, 25 & 38.
LittleOak Infant, Follow-on Formula recalled for not being evaluated by Health Canada

LittleOak Infant, Follow-on Formula recalled for not being evaluated by Health Canada

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for two varieties of LittleOak brand infant formula because they have not been approved by Health Canada.
Cross-country rallies against 'gender ideology' in schools meet with counter-protests

Cross-country rallies against 'gender ideology' in schools meet with counter-protests

Thousands of people gathered in cities across Canada on Wednesday for competing protests, yelling and chanting at each other about the way schools instruct sexuality and gender identity and how teachers refer to transgender youth.
Four young B.C. firefighters heading home die in head-on crash on highway: RCMP

Four young B.C. firefighters heading home die in head-on crash on highway: RCMP

Four young men travelling home after helping in the battle against wildfires in central British Columbia are dead after a fiery head-on crash, police and provincial officials said Wednesday.
Indian consulate and Sikh ballot face security concerns after PM's remarks on killing

Indian consulate and Sikh ballot face security concerns after PM's remarks on killing

The Vancouver Police Department has beefed up security outside India's Consulate after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this week there was credible intelligence about a potential link between India's government and the killing of Sikh community le
Two Montreal Island towns file court challenge to Quebec language law reform

Two Montreal Island towns file court challenge to Quebec language law reform

MONTREAL — Two Montreal suburbs filed a court challenge today to Quebec's 2022 language reform, seeking to be exempted from several articles of the law commonly known as Bill 96.
Alberta set to release report on whether to ditch CPP for provincial pension plan

Alberta set to release report on whether to ditch CPP for provincial pension plan

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is set to release its long-promised report on whether the province should quit the Canada Pension Plan and pursue its own provincial program.
Split-screen summit: Ukraine, climate clamour for top billing at UN General Assembly

Split-screen summit: Ukraine, climate clamour for top billing at UN General Assembly

NEW YORK — Ukraine and the climate crisis battled for top billing Wednesday at the UN General Assembly, where Canada struggled to reconcile its reputation as an oil and gas supplier with the global effort to cool the planet.