Category Archives: Canada
B.C. woman says drug users hold solution to growing overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - Drug users are the solution to addressing overdose deaths and providing services to people before they die alone, says a woman who attended a meeting of health professionals in Vancouver t...
Jun 16, 2017
N.B. Mi'kmaq seek apology for note advising natives not to request pain drugs
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - A New Brunswick First Nation is seeking an apology after a doctor’s office posted a note asking aboriginals not to request tranquilizers or pain medications. Social worker Maxi...
Jun 16, 2017
Jury deliberations continue in Halifax murder trial of medical student
HALIFAX - The 12-member jury in the trial of Halifax medical student William Sandeson - accused of killing a physics student during a drug deal as part of a plan to alleviate his debt - is expected to...
Jun 16, 2017
Nunavut teen charged after Cambridge Bay Mountie stabbed numerous times: RCMP
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut - Police have charged a Nunavut teen after a Mountie was stabbed numerous times while responding to a firearms complaint. The constable is recovering in an Edmonton hospital aft...
Jun 16, 2017
Amazon deal to buy Whole Foods could shake up Canadian grocery industry
TORONTO - Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods gives the e-commerce giant a foothold in Canada’s grocery industry and could pressure supermarket chains to step up their game in an already comp...
Jun 16, 2017
'I did a little prayer:' Court sees video of suspect re-enacting child's death
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A man accused of murdering a child and her father told police during a re-enactment of the girl’s killing that he had said a “little prayer” for her. Jurors at De...
Jun 16, 2017
'A fresh start:' Deal reached for 4,000 Manitoba First Nations flood evacuees
WINNIPEG - About 4,000 members of Manitoba First Nations displaced by flooding six years ago are to share most of a $90-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit they filed against the provincial a...
Jun 16, 2017
Trump, Sanders stoked fear, protectionist sentiments in U.S. for years: Mulroney
OTTAWA - Canada will prevail in getting a new free trade agreement with the United States despite the anti-globalization bent in the United States which has been stoked by the left and right-wing voic...
Jun 16, 2017
CBC will launch revamped version of 'The National' on Oct. 30
TORONTO - CBC will launch the revamped edition of “The National” on Oct. 30. The public broadcaster is overhauling its flagship news program in the wake of long-time host Peter Mansbridge&...
Jun 16, 2017
P.E.I. police warn 'extremely dangerous' fentanyl hidden in pills
CHARLOTTTOWN, P.E.I. - Police in P.E.I. are warning people about fake prescription drugs containing “extremely dangerous” fentanyl. The RCMP in the district surrounding Charlottetown say t...
Jun 16, 2017
