Category Archives: Canada
Liberals, like Tories before them, won't amend cluster bomb treaty loophole
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals are facing criticism at home and abroad for not closing a controversial legal loophole that allows the Canadian Forces to operate alongside allies, such as the United Sta...
Sep 11, 2016
Countries must ensure their peacekeepers protect civilians: Sajjan
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says protecting civilians - by force if needed - will be central to any Canadian peacekeeping mission in Africa, and that Canada will expect troops from partner...
Sep 11, 2016
Panel calls for major overhaul of UBC's approach to sexual assaults
VANCOUVER - An expert panel is calling for a sweeping transformation of the University of British Columbia’s approach to sexual assaults, after speaking with survivors and campus members who sai...
Sep 11, 2016
Two of Canada's big five banks backing away from marijuana industry
TORONTO - Scotiabank and the Royal Bank of Canada say they aren’t providing accounts to companies associated with the marijuana industry, leaving some business owners scrambling to find alternat...
Sep 11, 2016
Alberta college seeks feedback from doctors on draft opioid prescribing rules
EDMONTON - Alberta’s medical regulator wants more stringent rules on how physicians prescribe opioid painkillers and other drugs to improve the safety of patients. The College of Physicians and ...
Sep 11, 2016
Some of the hearings by the Canadian Judicial Council into conduct of judges
A Canadian Judicial Council panel is holding a hearing in Calgary on whether Robin Camp should be removed from the bench after making inappropriate remarks when he was a provincial court judge oversee...
Sep 11, 2016
Judicial hearings rare: Most complaints about judges never get to public hearing
Public hearings that consider whether a judge should be removed from the bench, such as the current one involving Federal Court Justice Robin Camp, are rare. The Canadian Judicial Council receives mor...
Sep 11, 2016
'We can't replace nature:' Oilsands wetland reclamation a mixed success
EDMONTON - The challenge makes turning bitumen into oil seem like the easy part. Faced with reclaiming open-pit mines that were once thriving wetlands, Suncor and Syncrude have been trying to do what&...
Sep 11, 2016
Five things you should know about how Lyme disease is spread and treated
Five things to know about Lyme disease: 1. Blacklegged ticks become infected with Lyme disease bacteria by feeding on infected wild animals, such as deer, birds and rodents. 2. Infected ticks can spre...
Sep 11, 2016
Lyme disease: Patients living in 'medical limbo' push for federal strategy
HALIFAX - The health issues piled up for Donna Lugar, one on top of another: She had breathing trouble, vision and hearing problems, even heart issues, but finding a cause was elusive. “Occasion...
Sep 11, 2016