Category Archives: Canada
Indigenous children still being treated unequally by provinces: advocate
WINNIPEG - A First Nations children’s advocate says Indigenous kids are still not being treated equally because provinces and territories are shirking their responsibilities. Cindy Blackstock, e...
Oct 03, 2018
Ontario to spend $90M to address overcrowding in hospitals during flu season
TORONTO - Ontario will spend $90 million this year to fund hundreds of hospital beds ahead of flu season, a measure the province’s health minister said will help address the issue of so-called h...
Oct 03, 2018
Cancelled barge cuts off Arctic hamlets, leaves crucial supplies stranded
A massive outflow of heavy sea ice from the High Arctic has cut three communities off from their annual resupply barge shipment leaving household groceries, construction materials and municipal equipm...
Oct 03, 2018
'Very tough girl' was shaking after alleged gang rape, doctor tells trial
HALIFAX - The family doctor of a young woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by British sailors testified Wednesday that the complainant was shaking and upset when she examined her hours after ...
Oct 03, 2018
'A piece of history': Banting painting depicts lab where insulin was discovered
TORONTO - A painting up for auction provides an intimate look at the site of one of the most important medical discoveries of the 20th century - as rendered by one of its discoverers. For most, Freder...
Oct 03, 2018
'Actions of a coward:' Lawyer who lost hand in letter bomb speaks at sentencing
WINNIPEG - A lawyer who was seriously injured when she opened a letter bomb in her office says the man who sent it to her is a coward who has left her with permanent scars and a long recovery. Maria M...
Oct 03, 2018
PM to Quebec: notwithstanding clause should be for 'exceptional circumstances'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on Quebec premier-designate Francois Legault to carefully consider the consequences before applying the notwithstanding clause to prevent those in pos...
Oct 03, 2018
Quebec's highest court rules woman wearing hijab was entitled to be heard
MONTREAL - A Montreal woman who was scolded by a judge for wearing a hijab in court had her fundamental rights violated, Quebec’s Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday. The court decided unanimously t...
Oct 03, 2018
Feds restart Indigenous pipeline consultations, stoke caution from First Nations
OTTAWA - Indigenous communities are open to a new consultation on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, but many are greeting its launch with some caution. The Liberals said Wednesday that they won&#...
Oct 03, 2018
Authorities seize nearly 750 kg of marijuana at Canadian border
U.S. border officials say they’ve seized nearly 750 kilograms of marijuana at the Canadian border over the past several weeks. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the pot was found in mail s...
Oct 03, 2018