Category Archives: Canada
Football player settles suit with Quebec university over head injury
MONTREAL - A former student athlete who suffered severe brain injuries during a football game has reached an out of court settlement with a Quebec university. Kevin Kwasny’s family and Bishop...
Kayla Derkach Oct 05, 2017
MADD urges Alberta pursue public model on cannabis to ensure safety first
EDMONTON - The advocacy group Mothers Against Drunk Driving wants Alberta to sell marijuana through government-run stores - at least in the short term - to ensure public safety before profit. Andrew M...
Kayla Derkach Oct 05, 2017
'One step forward, two steps back': Sexism still an issue in sports media, prof says
Women who cover sports no longer have to contend with the overt hostility they faced some 40 years ago, but a condescending comment this week by an NFL quarterback to a female reporter is a sign that ...
Kayla Derkach Oct 05, 2017
Last pedestrian hurt in Edmonton attack in hospital awaiting surgery
EDMONTON - One of four pedestrians struck by a rental truck in a weekend attack in Edmonton remains in intensive care in hospital awaiting surgery. Hayley Bradford says her friend Kim O’Hara is ...
Kayla Derkach Oct 05, 2017
Corrective to Oct. 2 stories on Las Vegas shooting victim from Canada
In stories that moved Oct. 2, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that Alberta woman Jessica Klymchuk, one of four Canadian victims in the Las Vegas shooting, was 28. In fact, she was 34. The Cana...
Kayla Derkach Oct 05, 2017
Premier says threat phoned in, prompting evacuation of Manitoba legislature
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba legislature was evacuated today for over an hour due to a security threat. The fire alarm rang, and politicians, staff and visitors were ordered outside the building as Questio...
Kayla Derkach Oct 05, 2017
Highlights of Ontario's consumer protection bill
TORONTO - Ontario has introduced broad consumer protection legislation that covers home warranties, ticket sales, real estate practices, and travel services. Here are some of the provisions in the bil...
Kayla Derkach Oct 05, 2017
Teck Resources fined $1.4 million for fisheries act violations at coal operation
CALGARY - Teck Resources Ltd. says it will pay $1.425 million after pleading guilty in a B.C. Provincial Court Thursday to three counts of violating the Fisheries Act. The court ordered the Vancouver-...
Kayla Derkach Oct 05, 2017
Man acquitted in terror-related case to stay locked up during immigration review
VANCOUVER - A man who was acquitted of terrorism-related charges for posting online comments celebrating lone-wolf terrorists will remain locked up in British Columbia after the Immigration and Refuge...
Kayla Derkach Oct 05, 2017
Former U.S. energy secretary says communication key for energy project approval
CALGARY - The former U.S. secretary of energy in the Obama administration says there are no easy answers when it comes to winning public support for critical energy infrastructure projects. American n...
Kayla Derkach Oct 05, 2017

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