Category Archives: Canada
Canadian ports anticipate higher cargo volume shipments in 2017
MONTREAL - Some of Canada’s largest ports are anticipating a stronger year for the transportation of cargo. The Port of Montreal says a new cargo terminal should again bolster volumes, which gre...
Jan 09, 2017
Certification of RCMP sex-harassment suit now awaiting judge's signature
TORONTO - Women who were sexually harassed as RCMP employees will soon receive letters letting them know they are eligible for compensation if, as expected, a judge certifies a class action against th...
Jan 09, 2017

Apology accepted: John Furlong to speak again at University of B.C. fundraiser
VANCOUVER - Former Vancouver Olympic CEO John Furlong will be back at the podium for a University of British Columbia fundraising event after the abrupt cancellation of his speech and subsequent apolo...
Jan 09, 2017

Researchers discover genetic fingerprint identifying how prostate cancer spreads
TORONTO - Canadian researchers have identified the genetic signature that explains why up to 30 per cent of men with potentially curable localized prostate cancer develop aggressive disease that sprea...
Jan 09, 2017
Marineland denies animal cruelty charges filed by Ontario's SPCA
Marineland was charged Monday with six counts of animal cruelty, but the company dismissed the allegations, accusing Ontario’s animal welfare agency of acting on behalf of “a band of discr...
Jan 09, 2017

Ontario agrees to fund Toronto and Ottawa safe injection sites amid opioid crisis
TORONTO - Ontario is committing to fund three supervised injection sites in Toronto and one in Ottawa, as the province tries to combat rising numbers of overdose deaths amid a broader opioid crisis. T...
Jan 09, 2017
One Angry Bird: Toronto cops seek man in costume who allegedly beat up other man
Toronto police are searching for a man who allegedly assaulted someone while wearing an Angry Birds costume. Police say on Oct. 30, around 2:30 a.m., a 24-year-old man was walking on a downtown street...
Jan 09, 2017

Memorial held for Canadian man killed fighting ISIL in Syria
An Ontario man who died fighting Islamic State militants in northern Syria was remembered as a hero by members of Canada’s Kurdish community who gathered Monday in Ottawa to honour him. Nazzaren...
Jan 09, 2017
Former Newfoundland star athlete pleads not guilty to first-degree murder
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The daughter of a one-time top public servant in Newfoundland and Labrador has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. Five weeks have been set aside for the trial of Anne ...
Jan 09, 2017

Officials meet in Toronto to tackle fentanyl issues
TORONTO - Politicians and public health officials say increasing access to overdose-fighting medication is key to tackling the fentanyl-fuelled opioid crisis that is moving across the country. Toronto...
Jan 09, 2017