Category Archives: Canada
E. coli outbreak linked to pork products from Alberta meat shop, 1 dead, 35 sick
EDMONTON - Investigators have linked an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 36 people, including a person who is likely to have died from the bacteria, to pork products from a meat shop south of Edmont...
Apr 25, 2018
Lab-on-a-chip test could help prevent disease outbreaks in remote regions: Study
TORONTO - Canadian researchers have created a low-cost, portable device that can quickly test people to determine if they’re at risk for measles or rubella in parts of the world without access t...
Apr 25, 2018
Alberta premier unhappy with Suzuki honorary degree but defends academic freedom
EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley says she does not agree with the University of Alberta’s decision to grant an honorary degree to high-profile oilsands critic David Suzuki. But she says the univ...
Apr 25, 2018
Alberta Appeal Court rejects anti-abortion group's bid for bus ad
EDMONTON - Alberta’s top court has dismissed the appeal of a group that wanted to run a graphic anti-abortion ad on transit buses in northwestern Alberta. The Court of Appeal sided with a lower ...
Apr 25, 2018
One year since new softwood duties, Canadian industry doing just fine
OTTAWA - One year after the United States imposed stiff import duties on Canadian softwood, strong demand for wood and record market prices mean American consumers and not Canadian producers are feeli...
Apr 25, 2018
Van attack puts spotlight on violent sentiment in 'incel' community:expert
TORONTO - A message allegedly posted by the accused in Toronto’s deadly van attack is shedding light on a mostly male online community that an expert says endorses violent rhetoric against women...
Apr 25, 2018
'Never seen three cases like this back to back,' says homicide squad leader
TORONTO - The man in charge of Toronto’s homicide squad was sitting in his office early Monday afternoon when word came in about mass casualties in the city’s north end. Insp. Bryan Bott p...
Apr 25, 2018
Canada, U.S. spar over late-stage sticking point in NAFTA: sunset clause
WASHINGTON - Canada and the U.S. have had a testy exchange over the idea of including a termination clause in NAFTA, with this idea of a so-called sunset clause emerging as a late-stage sticking point...
Apr 25, 2018
Northeastern New Brunswick monastery closes 100-year-old dairy operation
ROGERSVILLE, N.B. - A 100-year tradition will come to an end at a New Brunswick monastery Thursday when 80 head of cattle will be taken to neighbouring Nova Scotia for auction. The Cistercian-Trappist...
Apr 25, 2018
Cop who arrested accused in van attack doesn't want to be hailed as hero
TORONTO - A Toronto police officer who has earned international acclaim for the peaceful arrest of a man accused in a deadly van attack does not want to be hailed as a hero. Deputy police chief Peter ...
Apr 25, 2018