Category Archives: Canada
Studies suggest new Canadians don't know how to swim compared to those born here
MONTREAL - The recent drowning of an eight-year-old Syrian refugee in Quebec has highlighted the findings of two studies which indicate new arrivals in the country are more at risk of drowning than pe...
Jul 31, 2018
Diplomats fretted about Canadian funding for Ghana outdoor defecation campaign
TORONTO - Canadian diplomats felt the need to justify spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a campaign aimed at reining in outdoor defecation in Ghana amid questions over the use of development...
Jul 31, 2018
Chances of dying tripled if convicted offenders didn't take methadone: study
VANCOUVER - Convicted offenders who stopped taking methadone to treat an opioid addiction were three times more likely to die from overdose, but their chances of continuing treatment with the drug cou...
Jul 31, 2018
Public Safety Canada says printing a gun without licence could lead to jail time
Public Safety Canada says it’s closely monitoring U.S. moves that would allow designs for 3D-printed guns to be posted online, but there are rules already in place to prevent unauthorized weapon...
Jul 31, 2018
Seth Rogen lends voice to TTC public service announcements
TORONTO - Canadian comedy star Seth Rogen is taking Toronto Transit Commission riders to task in a series of funny and friendly public service announcements that come just days after he lent his raspy...
Jul 31, 2018
Court asked to give interim payment to victims of Humboldt Broncos bus crash
SASKATOON - A court hearing has been rescheduled for Aug. 15 to provide victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash with $50,000 each from a massive fundraising campaign. The Humboldt Broncos Memorial F...
Jul 31, 2018
B.C. judge who wept after victim impact statement will decide about recusal
KELOWNA, B.C. - A British Columbia provincial court judge who cried during a victim impact statement in a Kelowna courtroom is incapable of delivering a fair sentence, a defence lawyer says. The lawye...
Jul 31, 2018
Shouting match derails debate over Ont. govt proposal to slash Toronto council
TORONTO - Doug Ford is bringing the same kind of chaos that defined his tenure at Toronto city hall to the Ontario legislature, the province’s opposition parties suggested Tuesday as flaring ten...
Jul 31, 2018
New Democrats trail behind Tories, Liberals in second quarter fundraising
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats are having a difficult time catching up to their federal rivals in the fundraising department, as the party reports pulling in less than a million dollars from far f...
Jul 31, 2018
Canadians with terminal illnesses face new rules in test for speedy benefits
OTTAWA - The people who walk into Ilene Shiller’s office are usually more stressed about their finances than the diagnosis that they only have a short time left to live. Shiller helps terminally...
Jul 31, 2018