Category Archives: Canada
Tory leadership hopeful Maxime Bernier gets support from second Quebec-based MP
QUEBEC - Conservative leadership hopeful Maxime Bernier has added the support of a second Quebec-based MP. Beauport-Limoilou MP Alupa Clarke is the latest Conservative to endorse Bernier’s leade...
Jan 17, 2017
Quebec's Anticosti Island wants to be recognized as UNESCO heritage site
MONTREAL - The picturesque Quebec municipality of Anticosti Island is trying to become a UNESCO world heritage site. It made the pitch at a news conference in Montreal on Tuesday. In August, Federal E...
Jan 17, 2017
Financial impact of Fort McMurray wildfire reaches almost $8.9B: study
EDMONTON - An assessment of the total financial impact of last spring’s Fort McMurray wildfire is pegging the direct and indirect costs of the blaze at almost $8.9 billion. The figure includes t...
Jan 17, 2017
Judge instructs jury to be cautious about eyewitness evidence in Tamil ship case
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has instructed a jury to be “very cautious” about relying on eyewitness evidence to find guilt in the case of four men accused of smuggli...
Jan 17, 2017
Saskatchewan, Ottawa reach health-funding deal despite province's concerns
REGINA - The united front that provinces wanted in negotiating a national health-funding deal with Ottawa weakened Tuesday when Saskatchewan struck an agreement with the federal government. The deal h...
Jan 17, 2017
Federal government fails on First Nations child health delivery: advocate
OTTAWA - An outspoken child advocate is accusing the federal government of dragging its feet in implementing a funding principle aimed at ensuring all First Nations children are able to access necessa...
Jan 17, 2017
Air Canada latest airline to suffer disruptions from computer glitch
MONTREAL - Air Canada saw its operations disrupted by a computer glitch Tuesday that resulted in delayed flights and cancellations. The Montreal-based airline (TSX:AC) said the IT system hardware prob...
Jan 17, 2017
Child protection group survey finds abuse begins early, parent often involved
WINNIPEG - A survey of child pornography victims has revealed some recurring and disturbing themes: abuse begins early - often at the hands of a parent - and leads to a lifetime of anxiety over how fa...
Jan 17, 2017
New study finds HIV treatment could contribute to syphilis outbreak
VANCOUVER - Researchers at the University of British Columbia say a drug treatment that is key to the successful fight against HIV infection could leave patients prone to other diseases, such as syphi...
Jan 17, 2017
McDonald's courts criticism after relaxing policy on allergens such as peanuts
TORONTO - McDonald’s Canada relaxed on Tuesday its policy for how it handles allergens such as peanuts, a move critics say reverses its long-standing position as a safe place for people living w...
Jan 17, 2017