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B.C. limits supply of Ozempic for its diabetes patients, not weight loss in U.S.

B.C. limits supply of Ozempic for its diabetes patients, not weight loss in U.S.

VICTORIA — British Columbia wants to work with the federal government to ensure prescription drugs are available to Canadians and don't end up sold over the internet to American customers, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Wednesday.
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At least 7 of the men caught crossing border from Manitoba are Mexican: officials

At least 7 of the men caught crossing border from Manitoba are Mexican: officials

WARROAD, Minn. — United States officials say at least seven of the nine men caught crossing the border this week from southeast Manitoba are Mexican citizens.
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Cost of carbon emissions nearly five times higher than previously thought: analysis

Cost of carbon emissions nearly five times higher than previously thought: analysis

OTTAWA — The economic cost of greenhouse gas emissions is nearly five times higher than previously thought, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Wednesday.
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Allies must balance 'friendshoring' with opening trade: U.S. Chamber of Commerce head

Allies must balance 'friendshoring' with opening trade: U.S. Chamber of Commerce head

OTTAWA — United States chambers of commerce are pushing Washington and Ottawa to strike the right balance between protecting supply chains and maintaining free trade across the continent.
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Google ordered to pay $500,000 to Montrealer over links to post calling him pedophile

Google ordered to pay $500,000 to Montrealer over links to post calling him pedophile

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered Google to pay $500,000 to a Montreal man who sued the company after it restored a link to an online post falsely accusing him of being a pedophile.
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Radio-Canada should get back to core mandate, says Conservative Quebec senator

Radio-Canada should get back to core mandate, says Conservative Quebec senator

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives' top Quebec Tory says the party's concerns about the CBC do not apply to the broadcaster's French-language wing, but one of its senators suggests there is a need to look at it mandate. Quebec Sen.
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Bargaining continues as federal workers picket, major service disruptions expected

Bargaining continues as federal workers picket, major service disruptions expected

The union leader said that if the federal government doesn't start negotiating "seriously," federal workers "will stay out here for as long as it takes."
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Feds aim to lock in equalization formula until 2029 as part of omnibus budget motion

Feds aim to lock in equalization formula until 2029 as part of omnibus budget motion

OTTAWA — The federal government is aiming to lock in the equalization formula for payments to provinces until 2029, as part of an omnibus motion in Parliament that seeks to implement budget measures.
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Supreme Court delays decision on abortion drug stalemate, extending stay to Friday

Supreme Court delays decision on abortion drug stalemate, extending stay to Friday

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court gave itself an extra 48 hours Wednesday to resolve the country's latest abortion deadlock: whether or not women should have access to the drug mifepristone in order to end a pregnancy.
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Edmonton zoo employee 'doing well' following Burmese python bite

Edmonton zoo employee 'doing well' following Burmese python bite

EDMONTON — A zoo employee is recovering after she was bitten Tuesday by a Burmese rock python.
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