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Scientists hope to link lab bench with pharmacy shelves through Edmonton drug plant

Scientists hope to link lab bench with pharmacy shelves through Edmonton drug plant

EDMONTON — University researchers and drug developers in Edmonton are joining forces to create what they say will be Canada's first facility that can take the latest scientific pharmaceutical insights from the lab through clinical trials to the marke
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Heather Stefanson to move in Manitoba premier's office after weekend leadership win

Heather Stefanson to move in Manitoba premier's office after weekend leadership win

WINNIPEG — Heather Stefanson has a full agenda ahead as she prepares to move into the Manitoba premier's office.
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Holland optimistic minority Liberals can work with opposition to get lots done

Holland optimistic minority Liberals can work with opposition to get lots done

OTTAWA — How long Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's second minority government lasts and how much it manages to get done depends to a large degree on Mark Holland.
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Trudeau says climate progress made at G20, though Canada wanted more ambitious plan

Trudeau says climate progress made at G20, though Canada wanted more ambitious plan

ROME — Canada wanted a stronger and more ambitious agreement on climate change to emerge from the G20 summit but leaders still managed to make progress by committing to address some key issues, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday.
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Quebec City honours victims on first anniversary of deadly sword attack

Quebec City honours victims on first anniversary of deadly sword attack

MONTREAL — Officials in Quebec's capital held ceremonies and urged residents to come together on Sunday to honour the victims and survivors of a deadly sword attack that unfolded one year ago.
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Hope for G20 to be more ambitious on climate action fading

Hope for G20 to be more ambitious on climate action fading

ROME — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the G20 needs a sense of "urgency" to address the growing threat of climate change Sunday, as the leaders' summit kicked off its second day with a session on climate action.
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'We need help': Nunavut politician wants mental-health facility in his community

'We need help': Nunavut politician wants mental-health facility in his community

GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut — Tony Akoak's house sits atop what Gjoa Haven's residents call the uptown, a hill that overlooks the turquoise Arctic Ocean in the otherwise flat Nunavut community.
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End of quantitative easing shadows Liberals' consultation on managing federal debt

End of quantitative easing shadows Liberals' consultation on managing federal debt

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada's move to end its pandemic-driven purchases of government bonds to stimulate the economy, and warnings of rate hikes sooner than previously expected, has coloured federal efforts to craft an annual plan to mange the debt.
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'You cannot just raise the flags and replace it with nothing': AFN national chief

'You cannot just raise the flags and replace it with nothing': AFN national chief

OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says there needs to be another symbolic gesture made to recognize the genocide of Indigenous children if Canada wants to raise its flag.
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No winning ticket for Saturday's $8 million Lotto 649 jackpot

No winning ticket for Saturday's $8 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $8 million jackpot in Saturday's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Nov.
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