Category Archives: Canada
HP Canada recalling certain batteries due to fire hazard
OTTAWA - Health Canada says HP Inc. Canada is recalling certain lithium-ion batteries used in notebook computers and mobile workstations because they can overheat and cause a fire hazard. The recall i...
Kayla Derkach Jan 04, 2018

Sen. Lynn Beyak removed from Tory caucus over 'racist' post on website: Scheer
OTTAWA - Sen. Lynn Beyak, who famously declared “some good” came out of Canada’s residential schools, was removed from the Conservative Party caucus after refusing to remove a “...
Kayla Derkach Jan 04, 2018
Canadian pilot killed in Australia remembered as beloved brother, son
SYDNEY, Australia - The family of a Canadian seaplane pilot who died in a crash north of Sydney, Australia, this week say they’re devastated by the loss. Gareth Morgan’s family has issued ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 04, 2018
Father charged with second-degree murder in deaths of daughters appears in court
VICTORIA - A man facing two charges of second-degree murder in the deaths of his young daughters made a brief appearance Thursday in a Victoria courtroom. Andrew Berry’s case has been adjourned ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 04, 2018

U.S. pot enforcement policy a lift for Canadian cannabis industry: experts
TORONTO - A move by the U.S. attorney general to quash an Obama-era policy that allowed legalized pot to flourish south of the border dealt a blow to marijuana stocks Thursday, but observers and indus...
Kayla Derkach Jan 04, 2018
DNA analysis of mummified remains alters notion of how Renaissance-era child died
TORONTO - An international team of disease detectives has shed new light on a virus that kills almost a million people around the world each year by probing an unusual source - the mummified remains o...
Kayla Derkach Jan 04, 2018
Alberta to hold public sessions to gather information for '60s Scoop apology
EDMONTON - Alberta is crafting a formal apology to Indigenous people for the infamous ’60s Scoop. Children’s Services Minister Danielle Larivee says the government will hold six sessions a...
Kayla Derkach Jan 04, 2018

The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Jan. 4 --- WOMEN SPEAK OUT ON LAWSUITS AGAINST SCHULTZ: Four actresses who allege they were sexually assaulted and harassed by Soulpepper Theatre founding a...
Kayla Derkach Jan 04, 2018
Ottawa evaluating Toronto request for help sheltering homeless during cold snap
TORONTO - Federal Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Ralph Goodale says Ottawa is working with Toronto and Ontario officials to help ease an unprecedented strain on Toronto’s home...
Kayla Derkach Jan 04, 2018
RCMP response to missing Saskatchewan Indigenous man found dead under review
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - An independent investigation will be done into how the RCMP responded to a call that an Indigenous man had walked away from a care home in northern Saskatchewan. Police say the ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 04, 2018

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