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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he believes provinces voicing plans to opt out of a national pharmacare plan will likely opt in eventually, noting similar sentiments were seen when universal health care became law in Canada.

By David Ljunggren

Dora the Explorer, is swinging back into action in a new CG animated series on Paramount+. The trailer for the upcoming show, featuring Dora's iconic adventures with her friends, has been released, stirring excitement among fans worldwide.

Uncertainty over how long interest rates will remain elevated is posing a risk to growth and credit quality at Canada’s big banks, according to analysts who will be keeping an eye on those metrics when quarterly earnings are released this week.

The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project may still be months away from completion, but industry insiders have already started speculating on how it will impact the oil sector, from a potential increase in the price of Canadian oil to the opening of new export markets.

Canada’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have been laudable, but there is a way we could do so much more, says a report from National Bank of Canada.

With most of Canada’s biggest banks exposed to the United States commercial-property market, the deteriorating quality of some real estate loans could lead to nasty surprises as lenders report fiscal first-quarter results this week.

The prime ministers of Canada and Poland have discussed boosting exports of Ukrainian grain to the world’s poorest countries to ease protests by farmers in Europe who see the Ukrainian goods as a market threat

Ultra low-cost carrier Lynx Air will be ceasing operations after obtaining creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, the company said late this week. The Calgary-based airline said operations will halt effective 12:01 a.m. MT on Monday, with flights continuing to operate until that time. The Financial Post’s Denise Paglinawan and Shantaé Campbell explain what that means for customers who are currently travelling and those who have booked tickets for future flights.

Canadians can expect the Bank of Canada to start providing some respite this spring as the central bank “slowly but surely” moves towards its first interest rate cuts, says Desjardins Group.

horror film 'The Voices of Our Mother' be released? Fans, viewers and critics have been waiting for this film eagerly after its shooting came to an end in Hamilton, Ontario recently. Directed by Mark O'Brien the film stars Sheila McCarthy and explores the complex structure and characters of a family brought together by illness. The characters of the movie are shocked when they find that their relationship transcends their bloodline and they have a chilling connection too.

Seeking prompt diagnosis at a walk-in clinic can be a benefit for patients, sparing them potential wait for a family doctor appointment, especially as many provinces grapple with physician shortages.

Kagurabachi Chapter 22 is mounting as fans eagerly await the next installment of the gripping manga series. Following the intense battles of the previous chapter, readers are eager to see how the conflict between Chihiro and Hiyuki unfolds. Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming chapter.

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali

The world junior hockey championship is returning to Alberta.

Canadian discount airline Lynx Air is shutting down

US forces and the United Kingdom Armed Forces, with the support of several other countries, conducted strikes against 18 Houthi targets in Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen, according to the US Central Command. The joint strikes, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, were conducted on Saturday at 11:50 pm. CENTCOM shared on X, stating, «On Feb. 24, at approximately 11:50 p.m. (Sanaa Yemen time), U.S. Central Command forces alongside UK Armed Forces, and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, conducted strikes against 18 Houthi targets in Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen.»

Reuters. The British PM made this statement to mark two years since the beginning of the war, he said Ukraine continued to need more long-range weapons, drones and munitions, as well as other assistance, in an article in an early edition of the Sunday Times. The first British Asian prime minister further said, "We must be bolder in hitting the Russian war economy ....

Houthi sites in Yemen on Saturday, according to officials. As reported by Reuters, this marks the latest in a series of military operations against the Iran-backed group, which has been implicated in ongoing attacks on shipping in the region.

By Jonathan Stempel

Cannabis stocks have been on a rollercoaster ride, going from a big boom in late 2019 to a crash in the following years.