Category Archives: Canada
Study suggests ancient underground water sources not immune to today's pollution
CALGARY - New research suggests ancient underground water sources long believed to be shielded from modern-day contaminants may not be as safe as previously thought. The study, led by University of Ca...
Apr 25, 2017
PQ wants Jean Charest to appear before committee amid corruption report
QUEBEC - The Opposition Parti Quebecois wants former premier Jean Charest to appear before a legislature committee amid reports the province’s anti-corruption unit is investigating him. The TVA ...
Apr 25, 2017
U.S. man accused of taking loaded gun to CN Tower
TORONTO - An American man visiting Toronto is facing charges after police say he allegedly tried to take a loaded gun into the CN Tower. Toronto police say the man set off security scanners at the ico...
Apr 25, 2017
Mulcair suggests Trudeau pot experience highlights family privilege
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau smoked marijuana as an MP but he has not suffered the same consequences as Canadians who are slapped with simple pot charges, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair said Tuesday...
Apr 25, 2017
New Brunswick touts gender parity as five women appointed to provincial court
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick has appointed five woman judges, bringing gender parity to the provincial court, and named the first female chief judge. Premier Brian Gallant said Judge Jolene Richard wil...
Apr 25, 2017
Advocate notches victory for computer buyers after battery didn't match promise
HALIFAX - A young Halifax man famous for repeatedly taking on the big airlines has won a victory against a new multinational corporate foe: Dell computers. Gabor Lukacs won just a small amount - $1,88...
Apr 25, 2017
Quebec to allow volunteers to do more construction work in schools and hospitals
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is going to allow volunteers to do more construction work in schools, hospitals, daycare centres as well as for non-profit organizations. Rules will be loosened to let...
Apr 25, 2017
Ex-cabinet minister Vic Toews, now judge, subject of judicial council complaint
OTTAWA - A review by the Canadian Judicial Council into the actions of former public safety minister Vic Toews may not take too long. Toews, who is now a judge in Manitoba, is being investigated after...
Apr 25, 2017
Roots of opioid crisis run deep, with fentanyl an 'epidemic within an epidemic'
TORONTO - Canada is in the midst of an epidemic of opioid use and abuse - involving both prescription and illicit forms of the potent narcotics - that shows no signs of abating and has led to an explo...
Apr 25, 2017
OPP find 10 alleged victims in ongoing human trafficking investigation
A human trafficking investigation in rural Ontario has led police to 10 alleged victims - seven who are underage - and investigators believe there may be more. Ontario Provincial Police said they have...
Apr 25, 2017
