Category Archives: Canadian Press
Indigenous patients still waiting for equity in health-care system: CMA health summit
WINNIPEG - First Nations doctors shared personal stories at a national health summit to demonstrate how Indigenous patients still face racism and unequal access to treatment across the country. Dr. Al...
Aug 20, 2018
Father of slain Colorado woman sobs, seethes in courtroom
GREELEY, Colo. - Frank Rzucek Sr. leaned forward in a Colorado courtroom, weeping with his face in his hands as his son-in-law, just feet away, was told Tuesday he could face the death penalty if conv...
Aug 20, 2018

Canadian golfer Taylor says he's playing with 'house money' in FedEx Cup playoffs
After shooting the round of his life to preserve his PGA Tour status, Canadian golfer Nick Taylor chose to mark the achievement with a modest celebration. He and his wife, Andie - who just turned 30 -...
Aug 20, 2018
Four killed, 5 in hospital after crash in northern Ontario, police say
WAWA, Ont. - Police say four people are dead after a collision on a highway in northern Ontario. Provincial police say the crash took place on Highway 17 about 15 kilometres south of Wawa, Ont., on Su...
Aug 20, 2018

Canadian IndyCar driver Robert Wickens has rods, screws placed into spine
Alex Tagliani feels Ryan Hunter-Reay’s pain. On Sunday, Hunter-Reay was involved in a scary crash with Canadian Robert Wickens during the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway. Wickens’ car sai...
Aug 20, 2018

Anti-poverty strategy will aim for 50 per cent cut in low-income rates: source
OTTAWA - A new plan to help low-income Canadians will set a lofty goal of lifting more than two million people past the poverty line over the next 12 years, says a source familiar with the federal gov...
Aug 20, 2018
Key moments in lead in water crisis in Flint, Michigan
FLINT, Mich. - A judge in Flint, Michigan on Monday ruled that there is enough evidence for the head of Michigan’s health department, Nick Lyon, to stand trial on charges of involuntary manslaug...
Aug 20, 2018
Montreal council unanimously adopts hand gun ban motion; seeks national ban
Montreal’s city council unanimously adopted a motion on Monday calling for the federal government to ban the possession of handguns and so-called assault weapons across the country except for me...
Aug 20, 2018

Michigan official faces manslaughter trial over Flint deaths
FLINT, Mich. - A judge on Monday ordered Michigan’s health director to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter in two deaths linked to Legionnaires’ disease in the Flint area, the highest...
Aug 20, 2018
Group plans to open unsanctioned overdose prevention site in Toronto neighbourhood
TORONTO - An advocacy group says it plans to open an unsanctioned overdose prevention site in an area of Toronto that has recently been plagued by overdose deaths. The Toronto Overdose Prevention Soci...
Aug 20, 2018