Category Archives: Canada
Charlie Angus takes short leave from NDP leadership race after sister's death
OTTAWA - NDP leadership hopeful Charlie Angus is taking a leave from the race following the death of his sister. The longtime New Democrat MP from Ontario announced late Tuesday that Kathleen Angus ha...
Aug 16, 2017
Boy who drowned on school canoe trip did not pass required swim test:TDSB
TORONTO - A 15-year-old student who drowned on a school-run camping trip this summer had not passed a required swim test, the Toronto District School Board said Wednesday, as it apologized to the teen...
Aug 16, 2017
Couple seeking damages after woman delivers 13-pound baby naturally
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman is taking legal action against her doctors after she delivered her 13-pound baby naturally in what court documents describe as a “traumatic and chaotic” childbirt...
Aug 16, 2017
N.S. minister looks to improve abortion access, calling province 'out of step'
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s health minister says abortion access in the province is “out of step” with current practices, and has asked health officials to find ways to improve it. Randy...
Aug 16, 2017
Alberta won't appeal ruling on impaired driving law, will make changes: minister
EDMONTON - The Alberta government will not appeal a ruling that struck down part of its impaired driving legislation allowing police to suspend the licences of suspected drunk drivers. Justice Ministe...
Aug 16, 2017
Arctic explorer's ship to return to Norway after 90 years in Nunavut
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut - Nearly 90 years after she sank into Nunavut’s Arctic seabed, the ship that took famed explorer Roald Amundsen on his second polar expedition is finally ready to sail bac...
Aug 16, 2017
Resale homes should carry energy use label by 2019, environmental groups say
OTTAWA - Listing your home for sale in Canada could soon mean you not only have to tell people how much it costs to buy it, but also how much it costs to run it. When 11 provinces and territories sign...
Aug 16, 2017
Central Alberta RCMP officer charged with sexual assault pleads innocence
RED DEER, Alta. - A central Alberta RCMP officer charged with two counts of sexual assault as well as breach of trust has pleaded not guilty. The plea on behalf of Const. Jason Tress was made by an ag...
Aug 16, 2017
How to avoid the wrong kind of shady when it comes to solar eclipse glasses
As excitement on social media about the Aug. 21 solar eclipse heats up, experts are urging people to take good care of their eyes when they enjoy the spectacle in Canadian skies. Ralph Chou, a Univers...
Aug 16, 2017
Ottawa inks largest education self-government agreement with Ont. First Nations
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has reached a self-governance agreement with 23 Ontario First Nations, the largest such deal of its kind in Canada. The agreement with Anishinabek Nation First ...
Aug 16, 2017