Category Archives: Canada
U.S. doctor not impartial enough to testify in Ontario life support case: judge
BRAMPTON, Ont. - An American doctor who says he doesn’t believe in brain death will not be allowed to serve as an expert witness in the case of a woman whose family is fighting to keep her on li...
Oct 20, 2017
Closures announced during Detroit-Windsor Tunnel renovations
DETROIT - An underwater commuter traffic tunnel between Detroit and Windsor, Ont., is closing for more than a week as part of a nearly $22-million renovation project. The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is sch...
Oct 20, 2017
Judge rules Quebec is within its constitutional rights to establish gun registry
MONTREAL - Quebec’s long-gun registry doesn’t infringe on federal jurisdiction, says a judge who has rejected a motion seeking to see it shelved. The National Firearms Association, in conj...
Oct 20, 2017
Halifax pitches abandoned military site for Amazon campus in declassified report
HALIFAX - A declassified Halifax regional council report reveals new details of the city’s longshot bid to woo online retail giant Amazon, including offering the site of a former military commun...
Oct 20, 2017
Caviar recalled due to risk of botulism, Canadian Food Inspection Agency says
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a brand of caviar is being recalled because it may contain a dangerous toxin. The agency says the International House of Caviar is recalling its brand...
Oct 20, 2017
QuickList: September inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets): ...
Oct 20, 2017
QuickList: September inflation rate for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluct...
Oct 20, 2017
Inflation accelerates to 1.6% in September; retail trade contracts in August
OTTAWA - The country’s annual inflation rate accelerated last month but economists believe it’s unlikely the increase will push the Bank of Canada to raise its key interest rate next week....
Oct 20, 2017
Six stories in the news for today, Oct. 20
Six stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 20 --- POT ON THE TABLE AS HEALTH MINISTERS MEET It’s cannabis day today at a meeting of federal, provincial and territorial health ministers in Edmonton...
Oct 20, 2017
UBC students learn to care for Indigenous people by understanding racist legacy
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia is on mission to train future doctors, dentists and other health-care providers to treat Indigenous patients by learning about the pain inflicted by past...
Oct 20, 2017
