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Canada drops close match to Germany, will face U.S. for Olympic 3×3 bronze

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PARIS – Canada will play for bronze in women’s 3×3 basketball after losing 16-15 to Germany in a spirited semifinal at the Paris Olympics on Monday.

Paige Crozon, Kacie Bosch and Katherine Plouffe each had four points for Canada, while Michelle Plouffe contributed three.

Germany got 11 points from Sonja Greinacher, including a bucket that snapped a 15-15 deadlock with a single second left on the game clock.

The Canadians were up 9-5 at the midway point before running into foul trouble that allowed Germany to get back into the game and take the lead with about three-and-a-half minutes to go.

Canada will face the reigning Olympic champion United States in the bronze medal matchup later on Monday, while Germany will battle Spain for gold.

Canada is making its first Olympic appearance in 3×3 basketball after the discipline made its debut at the Tokyo Games three years ago.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 5, 2024.

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Nova Scotia NDP releases election platform focused on affordability, housing, health

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HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia NDP has released its election platform, which emphasizes affordability and housing and commits to spending an additional $2 billion over two years.

Its pledges include building 30,000 new affordable rental homes and temporarily removing the provincial tax on gasoline while inflation is high.

Party leader Claudia Chender says the measure would save drivers 15.5 cents per litre at the pump, but she did not say at what point the tax would be reintroduced.

Chender says, if elected, the NDP would address affordability by increasing income assistance rates and removing the provincial tax on phone bills, internet and groceries that are not already tax-free.

To tackle health-care access, the NDP says it would open 15 new collaborative family doctor clinics in its first year in power, with 15 additional clinics added in each of the next two years.

When asked if Nova Scotia can afford to spend $2 billion on the NDP platform’s planned spending from 2025-2027, Chender says inaction would carry too great a cost.

“Nova Scotia can’t afford not to fix the housing crisis, can’t afford not to fix our access to primary care, can’t afford not to make sure that everyone can pay the bills each month,” she said.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 13, 2024.

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RCMP say three men arrested in B.C. have ties to Mexican drug cartels

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SURREY, B.C. – Mounties in B.C. say they’ve arrested three men in Surrey believed to be tied to a transnational organized crime group connected to Mexican drug cartels, while four others suspected of trafficking large quantities of drugs, including diverted prescription pills, were arrested in Burnaby.

RCMP federal investigators say that on Sept. 23, police searched a Surrey home, which was surrounded by compound fencing, steel gates, and razor wire, and arrested men allegedly involved in importing cocaine to Canada.

They say officers also seized 23 firearms, several thousand rounds of ammunition and “multi-kilos of illicit drugs” from the house.

Police say the arrests in Burnaby, B.C., stem from a four-month investigation into interprovincial drug trafficking that included executing search warrants in nearby Coquitlam and Surrey.

They say officers seized more than 9,500 Hydromorphone pills believed to be diverted prescription pills, as well as other substances including more than a kilogram of suspected cocaine.

They say the group was allegedly shipping the drugs as far as Manitoba and the Yukon, as well as locally.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 13, 2024.

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Brampton, Ont., reaches tentative agreement with union representing city workers

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BRAMPTON, Ont. – The City of Brampton says it reached a tentative agreement with the union representing 1,200 municipal employees on Tuesday after workers went on strike last Thursday.

The city says members of CUPE 831, a local unit of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, will hold a ratification vote on Friday.

Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says in a statement that the city has offered a “fair, multi-year agreement” similar to that of neighbouring municipality Mississauga.

The union has previously said it had been trying to negotiate a deal with the city for close to nine months.

The strike had caused significant disruptions, including public transit delays, and reduced services across the city.

The union represents workers responsible for transit, road maintenance and administration, among other city services.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 13, 2024.

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