Category Archives: Canada
Weak or non-existent El Nino to contribute to above-normal hurricane season
HALIFAX - Warm water temperatures and a weak or non-existent El Nino will contribute to an above-normal hurricane season this year, the Canadian Hurricane Centre said Thursday. Bob Robichaud, a meteor...
May 25, 2017
Overcoming the stigma around addiction and treatment facilities
POWELL RIVER, B.C. - Dan puts his fork down and smiles as he explains to his three lunch companions what it’s like when people learn he has an addiction. “It’s like that scene from &...
May 25, 2017
Jury chosen for Alberta man accused of killing dad, daughter, woman, in 2015
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The jury has been selected in the trial of an Alberta man accused of killing three people. Derek Saretzky is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Terry Blanchette, who...
May 25, 2017
Nova Scotia hospital promises changes after mistakes in dying man's care
HALIFAX - Health authorities will act on recommendations stemming from the case of a Nova Scotia man who languished for six hours in a Halifax ER hallway while dying from pancreatic cancer. Dr. Mark T...
May 25, 2017
Appeal Court blasts judge for failures to give reasons; quashes verdict
TORONTO - Ontario’s top court sharply rebuked a prominent judge on Thursday for repeatedly failing to explain why she had acquitted a man accused of beating and sexually assaulting a woman. In s...
May 25, 2017
Ontario threatens its own protectionism in fight against Texas Buy American bill
TORONTO - Ontario has hired lobbyists in Texas and is threatening protectionist measures of its own as it tries to convince state officials not to pass a Buy American bill. Premier Kathleen Wynne clai...
May 25, 2017
Poll indicates steep drop in Sask. Party support after unpopular budget
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says he knew budget decisions were likely to hurt his party’s popularity with voters and a new poll suggests just that. Numbers from Mainstreet Research i...
May 25, 2017
Trail-blazing B.C. politician Grace McCarthy dies at age 89
VANCOUVER - Grace McCarthy, a former Social Credit cabinet minister in British Columbia who blazed a trail for women in politics and business, has died. She was 89. A statement issued by her family sa...
May 25, 2017
Mayors across Canada urge federal government to lead on overdose deaths crisis
VANCOUVER - Mayors across Canada are calling for federal leadership on the “national emergency” of overdoses by ensuring provinces provide timely access to addiction treatment and by launc...
May 25, 2017
Oh no! Here comes the sun: Hot Calgary playground slide too hard on the tush
CALGARY - A popular Calgary playground has been forced to close for improvements because the sun is making metal slides too hot for kids to handle. Slides on the south-facing side of the playground ar...
May 25, 2017
