Category Archives: Canada
From opium to opioids: A look at British Columbia's illicit drug history
VANCOUVER - Hundreds of British Columbians have died from overdoses in recent months, but the powerful painkiller fentanyl isn’t the first drug to spark a crisis in the province. Here’s a ...
Apr 13, 2017
Class-action suit seeks damages for people who got sick from Robin Hood flour
EDMONTON - A pair of Alberta-based law firms say they’ve filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of people who bought or consumed a popular brand of flour that’s been linked to illnesses fr...
Apr 12, 2017
Federal agency expands national flour recall to include additional products
OTTAWA - A national recall of flour due to E. coli contamination, which was first announced last month and is the subject of a class-action lawsuit, is being expanded to cover additional products. The...
Apr 12, 2017
Finance minister, premier square off in playoff hockey Battle of Alberta
CALGARY - The Battle of Alberta - 2017 NHL playoff edition - is in full swing at the Alberta legislature. The first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs has started with the Calgary Flames taking on the ...
Apr 12, 2017
Alberta Appeal Court upholds conviction of Calgary man in Ponzi scheme
CALGARY - A Calgary man jailed in one of the largest Ponzi schemes in Canadian history has failed in his attempt to have his conviction overturned. Milowe Brost was sentenced to 12 years in prison for...
Apr 12, 2017
Historians and filmmakers dissect CBC's maligned doc series 'The Story of Us'
TORONTO - The CBC attempted to cram 150 years of Canadian history into the 10-hour docu-drama “Canada: The Story of Us.” By many accounts, it’s not doing so well. But this isn’...
Apr 12, 2017
Provinces prepare for tabling of much-anticipated pot legislation
OTTAWA - Ontario Attorney General Yasir Naqvi says legalizing marijuana is already proving to be a “tremendous” undertaking for the provinces and territories - and it’s only going to...
Apr 12, 2017
Polar bear, monarch butterfly among 517 species on Canada's latest at-risk list
OTTAWA - Polar bears and the Canadian monarch butterfly have been added to an international list of species and subspecies that are at risk of disappearing entirely from the planet. The list is part o...
Apr 12, 2017
UBC board to vote on new sexual misconduct policy in wake of scandals
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia is set to vote on a new sexual misconduct policy in the wake of allegations it mishandled complaints against a PhD history student and former creative wr...
Apr 12, 2017
Father of Manitoba woman believed murdered wants killer to say where body is
WINNIPEG - The parents of a woman who disappeared last summer fought back tears Wednesday as they stood before the house where police believe she was murdered. George and Melinda Wood bowed their head...
Apr 12, 2017