Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ontario to offer genital transitional surgery in 2018
TORONTO - The Ontario government is increasing access to transition-related surgeries in the province. Health Minister Eric Hoskins says the province will offer genital transition surgery for the firs...
Jun 22, 2017
Chief coroner asks outside force to probe indigenous teen deaths in Thunder Bay
Ontario’s chief coroner has asked an outside police force to assist Thunder Bay police in investigating the deaths of two indigenous teens that garnered national attention due to concerns levell...
Jun 22, 2017
Child and youth advocate urges change: indigenous communities 'must be heard'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s child and youth advocate wants the province to put local communities at the heart of efforts to protect indigenous children at risk. Jackie L...
Jun 22, 2017
Manitoba eyes options to keep homes heated this winter in cut-off community
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says it is considering bringing in extra propane storage units and converting some homes to electricity to help people in isolated Churchill get through next winter....
Jun 22, 2017
Ottawa announces $1 million for project addressing gaps in tidal energy
HALIFAX - The federal government will bolster a project aimed at addressing challenges in harnessing the crushing tides of the Bay of Fundy and beyond to create renewable energy, Canada’s natura...
Jun 22, 2017
Man indicted for hate crime for Texas mosque fire
VICTORIA, Texas - A man has been indicted on a hate crime charge for a January fire that destroyed a Texas mosque, authorities announced on Thursday. Marq Vincent Perez is accused by federal prosecuto...
Jun 22, 2017
Prosecutors seek to uphold 'Making a Murderer' confession
MADISON, Wis. - The confession of a Wisconsin inmate featured in the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” was improperly obtained and he should be retried or released from prison, a three-ju...
Jun 22, 2017
Doctors: Officer stabbed in neck at airport recovering well
FLINT, Mich. - The Flint, Michigan, airport officer stabbed in the neck during what authorities are investigating as a terrorist act is recovering well from a 12-inch “slash” that caused s...
Jun 22, 2017
$50M breakdown-prone ferry to Fogo Island out of service with ice damage
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The ferry to Fogo Island, one of Newfoundland’s prime tourism destinations, is out of service once again with ice damage to its hull. The $50-million MV Veteran has had ...
Jun 22, 2017
Groups in Lethbridge, Alta., to make request for safe site for drug consumption
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A southern Alberta city in the throes of an opioid crisis is the latest community planning to seek approval for a safe consumption site for drug users. A coalition of community gro...
Jun 22, 2017