Category Archives: Canada
Wayne Millard made plans for girlfriend's birthday before death, trial hears
TORONTO - An aviation executive whose death was initially ruled a suicide had been making plans to celebrate his girlfriend’s birthday before he was found with a bullet lodged in his brain, a To...
May 31, 2018
Pediatricians recommend IUDs as first choice for birth control in teen girls
TORONTO - Teen girls who are considering contraception should look to intrauterine devices as their first-line choice, as they provide the greatest protection against an unplanned pregnancy, the Canad...
May 30, 2018
Plan to triage asylum seekers stalled by Ontario provincial election
OTTAWA - A plan to “triage” asylum seekers crossing the Canada-U.S. border illegally, in an effort to move some migrants out of Quebec and into Ontario, has stalled because Ontario is in t...
May 30, 2018
Deal in principle reached to restore rail service to northern Manitoba: Feds
WINNIPEG - An agreement in principle has been reached to restore the only land link, along with hope for a solid economic future, to the town of Churchill in northern Manitoba. The federal government ...
May 30, 2018
Trudeau to speak at Liberal Party fundraiser at Nova Scotia winery
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to speak at a Liberal Party fundraiser at a winery in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley on Thursday. He’s set to deliver remarks to...
May 30, 2018
Survey respondents who have chronic pain feel stigmatized over opioid use
MONTREAL - Celine Charbonneau knows what it’s like to feel pain. For about 10 years she lived with considerable pain in her legs after an unsuccessful operation for a birth defect. Charbonneau, ...
May 30, 2018
Romeo Saganash's Indigenous rights bill passes in the House of Commons
OTTAWA - A private member’s bill aimed at ensuring Canada’s laws are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has earned the approval of the House...
May 30, 2018
A look at proposed referendum questions as B.C. considers revamped elections
VICTORIA - Here are questions Attorney General David Eby has recommended to cabinet for a referendum this fall on British Columbia’s electoral system: 1. Which should British Columbia use for el...
May 30, 2018
Canada invests another $54M into F-35 as Boeing hedges on fighter competition
OTTAWA - Canada has quietly paid another $54 million toward development of the F-35 stealth fighter, bringing its total investment in the controversial project to roughly a half a billion dollars over...
May 30, 2018
Father of boy who died in hot car in Burlington, Ont., charged, police say
BURLINGTON, Ont. - Police have laid charges against the father of a three-year-old Ontario boy who died after being left in a hot car last week. Halton regional police say 37-year-old Shaun Pennell of...
May 30, 2018