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Jan 15 2024
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Royal Bank of Canada stock rises Monday, still underperforms market
Shares of Royal Bank of Canada RY, inched 0.19% higher to C$132.45 Monday, in what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index GSPTSE, rising 0.34% to 21,061.88. Royal Bank of Canada closed C$7.73 below its 52-week high (C$140.18), which the company achieved on February 9th. Trading volume of 801,993 shares remained below
MarketWatchJan 02 2024
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Man robbed of pricey Canada Goose jacket at gunpoint in DC
The owner of an expensive Canada Goose jacket was the target of a New Year’s Day armed robbery in Northwest D.C., according to authorities. It’s a crime D.C. police have said is all too familiar. Officers showed up to the area of 400 T Street NW at around 4:20 p.m. for the report of an armed robbery. A man told police one robber approached him from behind and pointed a rifle at his back, while
WTOPJan 23 2024
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Canada will limit foreign college students for 2 years to ease housing, healthcare costs
The Canadian government will limit the number of foreign students attending their universities for two years in order to ease pressure on the country's housing and healthcare. The Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced the decision Monday as an initiative ostensibly aimed at benefiting the foreign student community. "In recent years, the integrity of the international
Fox News (Online News)Dec 27 2023
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Mentally ill may soon be eligible for death by doctor in Canada
(NewsNation) — Medically assisted death for those with mental illness is set to become legal in March in Canada as part of a law that has seemingly divided the country. The law would make Canada one of only a handful of countries to permit the procedure for people whose only medical condition is mental illness, the New York Times reported Wednesday. Jason French, a man who has tried to kill
NewsNationJan 05 2024
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US regulators approve Florida's import of cheaper drugs from Canada
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Florida’s request to import cheaper medicines from Canada, a decision that has been met with criticism from Canadian pharmaceutical companies. The FDA’s decision will allow Florida to import drugs to treat various conditions, such as HIV, prostate cancer, and mental illnesses, among others. However, each medication will need to
Alaska CommonsJan 05 2024
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US FDA to allow Florida to import cheaper drugs from Canada
Jan 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday it had authorized Florida to directly import prescription drugs from Canada, where prices of medicines are cheaper. The regulator said it was committed to working with other states seeking to gain similar approvals. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said for securing such approvals, the "proposals must demonstrate the
ReutersJan 05 2024
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Florida Is First to Win Approval to Import Cheaper Medications From Canada
The Biden administration will allow Florida to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, giving the green light to a plan put in motion by the state several years ago.
The Food and Drug Administration made the decision on Florida’s plan Friday, saying that the state’s health department must likewise provide quarterly reports to the agency, including information on cost savings and
BloombergJan 22 2024
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Canada is capping foreign student visas to ease housing pressures as coast of living soars
TORONTO — Canada announced Monday a two-year cap on international student visas to ease the pressure on housing, health care and other services at a time of record immigration. Immigration Minister Marc Miller said there will be a 35% reduction in new study visas in 2024. He said the country’s international students program has been taken advantage of by fraudulent activity and it is putting
NewsdayJan 22 2024
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Brooks and Dunn concerts: REBOOT Tour schedule released with 20 dates in US, Canada
Country music duo Brooks & Dunn is hitting the road in May (potentially under a Neon Moon) with special guests country rocker David Lee Murphy and country hitmaker ERNEST for their REBOOT Tour. Kicking off in West Palm Beach, FL on May 3, the Country Music Hall of Famers (whose given names are Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn) tour includes 20 dates across the United States and Canada. With 20
"USA Today" ContributorJun 06 2023
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Canada Wildfires Pennsylvania
Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to Quebec, with hundreds of forest fires burning. Wind has carried smoke from the fires southward, triggering air quality alerts throughout the United States. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday issued a poor air quality alert for New England, a day after parts of Illinois, Wisconsin
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