Category Archives: Canada
Canada's smoking rate falls slightly, down to 17.7 per cent in 2015: StatsCan
TORONTO - The number of Canadians who smoke tobacco appears to be dropping, a national survey suggests. The Canadian Community Health Survey, released Wednesday, found 17.7 per cent of Canadians aged ...
Mar 22, 2017
Stay-at-home dad converts gaming passion into fundraiser for children's hospital
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - A stay-at-home dad is scheduled to fly to Florida from his home in New Brunswick on Thursday in a bid to turn his lifelong passion for gaming into a charitable money-maker for sick c...
Mar 22, 2017
Fire at historic church just outside Halifax a 'devastating' blow: member
NORTH PRESTON, N.S. - Fire has caused extensive damage to a large, historic church considered the cornerstone of a small community just east of Halifax. Firefighters from five stations were called Wed...
Mar 22, 2017
Ontario doctor argued he was too obese to have rubbed his penis against patients
TORONTO - An Ontario dermatologist who argued he was too obese to have rubbed his penis against female patients has been found guilty of professional misconduct. Two patients alleged Dr. Rodion Andrew...
Mar 22, 2017
Vice reporter must turn over materials to RCMP, Ontario top court rules
TORONTO - A Vice Media reporter must give the RCMP the background materials he used for stories on an accused terrorist, Ontario’s top court affirmed Wednesday. In a case that pitted freedom of ...
Mar 22, 2017
Computer outage affecting Shoppers Drug Mart locations has been resolved
TORONTO - Shoppers Drug Mart said Wednesday it resolved a computer outage that began Monday night, affecting more than 1,300 locations and preventing customers from paying with debit cards and using t...
Mar 22, 2017
Man wanted in stepson's death fled 2,000 kilometres before arrest, police say
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - An Ontario man accused of killing his seven-year-old stepson and badly injuring a banker with whom he’d once had professional dealings managed to flee 2,000 kilometres ove...
Mar 22, 2017
Cash-strapped Liberal budget likely more policy document than spending plan
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government will unveil a federal budget today that’s expected to be heavy on policy and light on spending. The second budget of the Liberal mandate is poised to focus more o...
Mar 22, 2017
Five things to look for in the Trudeau government's second budget
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is introducing the second budget of its mandate today. Here are five things to look for: 1. Will the government provide a timeline to bring the country’s books to...
Mar 22, 2017
'Unprecedented uncertainty' in high-end real estate market, Sotheby's says
TORONTO - Recent government regulations have created “unprecedented levels of uncertainty” for the high-end home market heading into the key spring buying season, Sotheby’s Internati...
Mar 22, 2017