Category Archives: Canada
Need key info in a disaster? U of C researchers say there's no app for that
CALGARY - A study that analyzed nearly 70,000 tweets sent in the thick of the Fort McMurray wildfire shows smartphone emergency apps don’t provide much of the information people need during a di...
Jun 19, 2017
Seven-year prison term upheld for mother hiding daughter in China
TORONTO - A woman who refused to bring her daughter back to Canada from China despite repeated court orders to do so lost her bid on Monday to overturn her conviction and seven-year prison sentence fo...
Jun 19, 2017
Boxer Hague's death sparks calls for better protection for fighters in the ring
As an Edmonton elementary school mourned the loss of a beloved teacher on Monday, Tim Hague’s death from injuries suffered during a boxing match sparked calls for stricter licensing requirements...
Jun 19, 2017
Feds stick with July 2018 deadline to legalize pot despite provincial worries
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is sticking with its deadline to legalize recreational marijuana by July 2018, despite provincial fears that there’s not enough time to address the legal, social ...
Jun 19, 2017
Widow warned best hope for change to CPP survivor benefits rules is top court
OTTAWA - Samantha MacDougall is staring down a tough road. Late next month, she’s scheduled to appear before the social security tribunal, the final appeals body on benefits decisions, to argue ...
Jun 19, 2017
National Defence mum on Russian threat to shoot down planes in Syria
OTTAWA - There are fears Canadian military aircraft operating over Syria could be caught in the middle of a new and potentially explosive dispute between the U.S. and Russia. Moscow warned Monday that...
Jun 19, 2017
Support effort to learn more about impact of cannabis, researchers urge Ottawa
OTTAWA - The federal government needs to make research into the effects of pot a priority as Ottawa works to legalize and regulate marijuana by next July, a coalition of academics said Monday. In an o...
Jun 19, 2017
The Populism Project: A look at the voices that make up the Rebel yell
TORONTO - They roared up in motorcycles and climbed out of Ubers, wearing high heels and flip flops, “Make Canada Great Again” hats, brocade blazers and sweatsuits. They were lawyers and t...
Jun 19, 2017
Indigenous women in Saskatchewan subject to police mistreatment: report
SASKATOON - Indigenous women in Saskatchewan have been subjected to violence, invasive strip searches and other mistreatment by police, says a report from a human rights watchdog that was quickly crit...
Jun 19, 2017
No charges against former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Pierre Paradis: Crown
Quebec’s director of criminal and penal prosecutions says no charges will be laid against longtime provincial politician Pierre Paradis. The former Liberal cabinet minister was facing allegation...
Jun 19, 2017
