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Women more likely than men to experience workplace harassment: StatsCan study
OTTAWA - A new study suggests women are more likely than men to experience workplace harassment, and that it’s more common in health-related fields. The Statistics Canada report, “Harassme...
Dec 17, 2018
Stricter drunk driving laws to take effect across Canada on Tuesday
New rules that increase penalties for drunk driving and expand police powers to demand breath samples take effect across Canada on Tuesday, with some predicting the law will face a series of legal cha...
Dec 17, 2018
Irregular migrant claims drop to lowest levels since 2017, but backlogs remain
OTTAWA - As the number of irregular asylum seekers arriving in Canada appears to be slowing, work is quietly underway to speed up refugee processing and address a major backlog of asylum claims that h...
Dec 17, 2018
Those who resisted legal pot now 'caught flat footed' on supply, says Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is blaming pockets of resistance to the legalization of marijuana for a cannabis supply shortage that has slowed the dissemination of legal weed in parts of Cana...
Dec 17, 2018
Garth Brooks adds 2nd Minneapolis show at governor's request
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Country superstar Garth Brooks says Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is why he’s adding a second concert when he visits Minneapolis. Brooks told reporters during a call Monday that h...
Dec 17, 2018
Canadian Ed Whitlock's age-group marathon record falls after 14 years
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - American Gene Dykes has topped a 14-year-old record held by late Canadian marathoner Ed Whitlock. The 70-year-old Dykes beat Whitlock’s record for the fastest marathon in th...
Dec 17, 2018
Crown says no evidence of political interference in Mark Norman case
OTTAWA - Crown prosecutors have pushed back against suggestions of political interference in Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s criminal case, saying there is no evidence to support such allegations. Th...
Dec 17, 2018
Agency proposes passenger compensation for delays, cancellations, damaged bags
OTTAWA - Air passengers who are bumped from overbooked flights or forced to sit through long delays could receive up to $2,400 in compensation - cash or something more than a pile of coffee coupons - ...
Dec 17, 2018
Missouri poacher ordered to repeatedly watch 'Bambi'
OZARKS, Mo. - A Missouri poacher has been ordered to repeatedly watch the movie “Bambi” as part of his sentence in a scheme to illegally kill hundreds of deer. David Berry Jr. was ordered ...
Dec 17, 2018
Ex-manager sentenced to 39 months prison in hospital corruption case
MONTREAL - A former hospital executive who pocketed a $10-million bribe in return for helping engineering giant SNC-Lavalin win a Montreal hospital-building contract was sentenced Monday to 39 months ...
Dec 17, 2018