Category Archives: Canada
Excessive computer use has adverse effects on patient care: U of C study
CALGARY - A University of Calgary study suggests that patient care is suffering from an overuse of computers in hospitals and doctor offices. In the latest study, Dr. Myles Leslie from The School of P...
Feb 23, 2017
Former Valeant and Philidor executives plead not guilty in fraud scheme
MONTREAL - A former executive with Valeant Pharmaceuticals and the head of a defunct U.S. mail-order pharmacy pleaded not guilty Thursday to conspiring to defraud the Quebec-based drug giant through a...
Feb 23, 2017
Lawyer referral fees to be capped in Ontario; advertising rules changing
TORONTO - The body that regulates lawyers in Ontario has opted for a cap on referral fees rather than an outright ban, and made various changes to advertising rules. In a vote Thursday, benchers of th...
Feb 23, 2017
India rejects extension on pulse imports in blow to Canada's largest market
CALGARY - India has rejected a long-standing exemption on pest treatment for peas and lentils in a blow to Canada’s top export market for the crops. Federal Agriculture Minister spokesman Guy Ga...
Feb 23, 2017
Feds' consultations on sex harassment, violence in workplace underway
TORONTO - Canadians who want to offer the federal government their views on, or share their experiences about, sexual harassment or violence in the workplace have one more week to fill in an online su...
Feb 23, 2017
CFIA execs grossly mismanaged harassment complaints, watchdog says
OTTAWA - Canada’s federal public sector watchdog says two senior executives at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency committed “gross mismanagement” in their handling of three serious ...
Feb 23, 2017
First Nations child advocates ramp up pressure on government ahead of budget
OTTAWA - The Liberal government must end discriminatory practices and increase funding for First Nations child welfare services in the upcoming federal budget, prominent First Nations advocates said T...
Feb 23, 2017
Supreme Court clarifies handling of expert evidence in drugged-driving cases
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says expert testimony may be admitted in drugged-driving trials without a preliminary examination of the evidence. The high court decision today in the case of an ...
Feb 23, 2017
Nearly $3 billion in federal spending approved for '16-17 to go unspent: PBO
OTTAWA - The federal budget watchdog says nearly $3 billion in planned government spending authorized by Parliament will go unspent this fiscal year. A large portion of that total - almost a third - i...
Feb 23, 2017
Top court agrees to hear case involving airlines' treatment of obese passengers
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has granted Delta Air Lines leave to appeal a ruling that found a Halifax passenger rights advocate could stand up for obese people even though he isn’t over...
Feb 23, 2017