Category Archives: Canada
CRTC levies fines against two companies under Canada's anti-spam law
OTTAWA - The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission says it has fined two companies for the first time under Canada’s anti-spam law for allegedly aiding in the installation ...
Jul 12, 2018
Tiny balloon catheter stops bleeding, has life-saving impact in trauma patients
TORONTO - By the time Gaven Mayo got to a Montreal hospital after a bullet from a high-powered rifle ripped through his thigh, he had lost a massive amount of blood and by his own account was hovering...
Jul 11, 2018
Half of pediatricians surveyed say their young patients have used cannabis
TORONTO - About half of pediatric doctors surveyed about cannabis say they’ve encountered a young patient who had used marijuana for a medical reason. The questionnaire for the Canadian Paediatr...
Jul 11, 2018
Southern Alberta man with mental health issues gets 5 years for stabbing parents
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A southern Alberta man with mental health issues has been sentenced to five years in jail for stabbing his parents. Nigel Vermeulen, who is 29, had pleaded guilty in Lethbridge cou...
Jul 11, 2018
Toronto police seek first-degree murder suspect in downtown shooting of two men
Toronto police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a 22-year-old man in the fatal shooting of two men associated with the local rap scene. Investigators are looking for help in the search for Abdu...
Jul 11, 2018
Newfoundland and Labrador police officer charged with obstruction of justice
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A police officer who was at the centre of a judicial inquiry into his fatal shooting of an injured Newfoundland worker has been charged with obstructing justice over his handl...
Jul 11, 2018
As NATO summit proceeds in Brussels, five things to know about Canada's role
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is among the world leaders in attendance at this week’s NATO summit in Brussels. Five things to know about Canada’s involvement in the 69-year-old mi...
Jul 11, 2018
Paul Martin says common sense will win out in trade war with United States
MONTREAL - All the economies involved in the ongoing trade war initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump will be hurt - and that’s precisely why it won’t last, according to former prime min...
Jul 11, 2018
New allegations surface against Nova Scotia-based Buddhist leader
HALIFAX - The spiritual leader of one of the largest Buddhist organizations in the western world is facing fresh sexual misconduct allegations as a Halifax law firm prepares to launch an independent i...
Jul 11, 2018
Passengers taking carry-on baggage hampered plane evacuation, TSB says
TORONTO - The Transportation Safety Board says the evacuation of a WestJet plane after a collision with another aircraft at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport was hampered when some passeng...
Jul 11, 2018