Category Archives: Canada
British Columbia oysters may be making Ontarians ill, health official warns
TORONTO - Ontario’s acting Chief Medical Officer of Health is warning that two dozen cases of gastrointestinal illness may be linked to oysters from British Columbia. Dr. David McKeown says ther...
Feb 02, 2017
Accused denies counselling her distraught husband to kill himself
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A woman on trial for pushing her husband to kill himself denied the allegations in a Cranbrook, B.C., court while admitting to having marriage troubles. Terri Reimer is accused of co...
Feb 02, 2017
Montreal man charged with inciting hatred and uttering threats released on bail
MONTREAL - A Montreal man facing charges of uttering threats online and inciting hatred was released on bail Thursday following a psycho-social evaluation. Antonio Padula, 45, appeared calm during a b...
Feb 02, 2017
Could U.S. uncertainty mean more foreign student cash for Canada?
OTTAWA - The head of Canada’s biggest university organization says there’s growing evidence that post-U.S. election uncertainty could help boost an important source of cash for the economy...
Feb 02, 2017
Quotes from Montreal funeral service for mosque shooting victims
MONTREAL - Some quotes from Thursday’s funeral service in Montreal honouring victims of last weekend’s mosque shooting in Quebec City: - - - “We live in a more and more multicultural...
Feb 02, 2017
Shoring up digital political defences a good idea, says former U.S. spy chief
OTTAWA - Canada has made a prudent decision to assess the risk to its political system from cyberattacks and hackers, given what happened recently in the United States, says a former top U.S. spy. The...
Feb 02, 2017
Insurer must cover Nova Scotia man's medical marijuana: human rights board
HALIFAX - A human rights board has determined a Nova Scotia man’s prescribed medical marijuana must be covered by his employee insurance plan, a ruling that advocates say will likely have impact...
Feb 02, 2017
Nova Scotia freezes judges' salaries, says it can't afford hefty hike
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has denied provincial and family court judges a hefty pay hike, instead freezing their salaries at $236,376 for two years. A provincial tribunal had recommended a ...
Feb 02, 2017
Disabled daughter traumatized after being left on school bus all day, mother says
TORONTO - A Toronto mother says her disabled daughter is still traumatized more than a week after being forgotten on board a school bus and left in the cold for six hours. Laura Mastache says her daug...
Feb 02, 2017

Goodale assails O'Leary for posting gun range video on day of mosque funeral
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O’Leary says he took down an Internet video of himself firing automatic weapons out of “respect” for the memorial to three of the six...
Feb 02, 2017