Category Archives: Canada
Vancouver police to get naloxone nasal spray in case of opioid exposure
Vancouver police officers and support staff will soon have access to the nasal-spray form of naloxone to protect themselves against accidental exposure to toxic opioids such as fentanyl. Chief Adam Pa...
Sep 09, 2016
Drugged driving suspect allegedly exposes himself in police station lobby
AJAX, Ont. - A 22-year-old southern Ontario man who was arrested, released, and arrested again, is facing several charges including a count for allegedly exposing himself in a police station. Investig...
Sep 09, 2016
Unique rose quartz statues stolen from Vancouver tourist attraction
VANCOUVER - A theft in Vancouver’s Chinatown district is giving a whole new meaning to the term cat burglar, and police hope the public will help them pounce on the culprit. Sgt. Brian Montague ...
Sep 09, 2016
Man convicted of Mafia-related charges 20 years ago ordered deported to Italy
MONTREAL - A man convicted 20 years ago on Mafia-related charges was issued a deportation order on Friday despite having lived in Canada for the last 50 years. The Canada Border Services Agency told M...
Sep 09, 2016
Mother says son 'high' hours before senior killed in Saskatoon crash
SASKATOON - The mother of a 17-year-old boy who was allegedly involved in a fatal Saskatoon collision says that just hours before the crash she begged a judge to keep her drug-addicted son behind bars...
Sep 09, 2016
Black lawyer denied entry to law society building claims racial profiling
TORONTO - A prominent black lawyer who says he felt humiliated when a security guard denied him entry to the law society’s headquarters has made a racial profiling complaint to the human rights ...
Sep 09, 2016
Toronto doctor launches concussion hotline staffed by volunteer specialists
TORONTO - A 24-hour telephone service that aims to educate people about concussions may start to fill a gap in what Canadians know about the prevalent and potentially serious condition, the hotline...
Sep 09, 2016
Marijuana producers getting high on expansion in anticipation of rising demand
TORONTO - Canadian cannabis producers say they are ramping up their operations to keep up with growing demand for medical marijuana and in anticipation of legislation that would allow for recreational...
Sep 09, 2016
Mandatory referrals, specialists, credited for spike in organ donations
OTTAWA - Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Nova Scotia are being credited with spurring a national increase in organ donations, says a report released Friday. And health officials say there’...
Sep 09, 2016
National Energy Board cites 'apprehension of bias,' drops Energy East reviewers
OTTAWA - The National Energy Board has sidelined all three Energy East reviewers following complaints that two of them met privately with a TransCanada consultant last year and discussed the proposed ...
Sep 09, 2016