Category Archives: Canada
N.B. urged to ban blood plasma sales as Moncton clinic nears completion
MONCTON, N.B. - New Brunswick is being urged to ban blood plasma sales, even as a for-profit Ontario company says it is weeks away from opening a clinic in the Maritime province. Canadian Plasma Resou...
Jan 25, 2017
Mystery benefactor provides $380K to troubled First Nation for mental health
OTTAWA - A mystery donor has stepped in to provide about $380,000 for youth mental health programming in a fly-in First Nation community struggling with youth suicides. The community of Wapekeka, abou...
Jan 25, 2017
Sudbury, Ont., police using new technology in effort to solve 1998 slaying
TORONTO - Police in a northern Ontario city have turned to an emerging technology to try and solve a 19-year-old homicide. The slaying of Renee Sweeney has stymied police in Sudbury, Ont., since 1998,...
Jan 25, 2017
Parks Canada, Canadian Pacific move to cut grizzly bear train deaths
BANFF, Alta. - Giving grizzlies better travel paths and sightlines along rail lines is the best way to keep the bears safe from trains, a five-year study has concluded. “We’re actively goi...
Jan 25, 2017
Indigenous people keeping close eye on President Trump: AFN national chief
OTTAWA - Indigenous people in Canada are keeping a close, careful eye on U.S. President Donald Trump and how his decisions could impact trade, the environment and the economy, Assembly of First Nation...
Jan 25, 2017
Possible tooth fragments, jewellery found in ash from murder suspect's farm
CALGARY - The chief forensic investigator in a triple murder trial choked back tears in court describing how he found suspected fragments of teeth and jewelry while sifting through ash from the accuse...
Jan 25, 2017
Autistic woman's family notifies P.E.I. government of lawsuit in bizarre case
CHARLOTTETOWN - The family of an autistic woman whose father was wrongly accused of sexually assaulting her has served notice they intend to sue the P.E.I. government, saying the “baseless alleg...
Jan 25, 2017
Government urges employees with pay problems to come forward before T4s issued
OTTAWA - With tax season fast approaching, the federal government is still trying to clear a backlog of paycheque problems for thousands of its employees - and is urging those who’ve been overpa...
Jan 25, 2017
The legal road for Travis Vader in case of missing Alberta seniors
EDMONTON - Travis Vader was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with no chance at parole for seven years. Vader was found guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann, who vanished ...
Jan 25, 2017
Some teachers unhappy with third tentative deal with Nova Scotia government
HALIFAX - A former candidate for the leadership of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union says he’s opposing a tentative deal because it sends the wrong message about what the contract dispute was origi...
Jan 25, 2017