Category Archives: Canada
Alberta introduces legislation to ban donating blood, plasma for profit
EDMONTON - Alberta is taking steps to prevent donors from selling their blood and plasma for a profit. The changes are included in the Voluntary Blood Donations Act, introduced Monday in the legislatu...
Mar 13, 2017
Cystic fibrosis patients in Canada have longer median survival than in U.S.: study
TORONTO - Canadians with cystic fibrosis have a median lifespan a decade longer than their U.S. counterparts and researchers on both sides of the border are trying to figure out why there’s such...
Mar 13, 2017
Media executive John Cruickshank named Canadian consul general to Chicago
OTTAWA - Long-time Canadian media executive John Cruickshank, the former publisher of the Toronto Star, has been named Canada’s consul general to Chicago. Global Affairs cited Cruickshank’...
Mar 13, 2017
TD Bank allegations raise 'serious concerns,' says banking ombudsman
TORONTO - The head of Canada’s main financial services ombudsman says allegations about aggressive sales tactics by TD Bank employees raise “serious concerns” and the watchdog will b...
Mar 13, 2017
A look at Canada's defence spending and NATO obligations, by the numbers
OTTAWA - A new NATO report says Canada’s defence spending increased in 2016, but that the country remains near the back of the pack when spending is expressed in the military alliance’s pr...
Mar 13, 2017
Girl Guides of Canada cancelling U.S. trips due to 'uncertain' entry rules
TORONTO - Girl Guides of Canada will not approve any new travel to the United States, describing the decision as difficult but necessary to protect its members. The organization released a statement M...
Mar 13, 2017
CSIS director Michel Coulombe to step down at end of May after three decades
OTTAWA - Michel Coulombe, a career spy who joined the fledgling Canadian Security Intelligence Service more than 30 years ago before rising through the ranks to its top job, is retiring. Coulombe told...
Mar 13, 2017
Ex-Gitmo detainee Omar Khadr recovering from 19-hour shoulder surgery
TORONTO - Former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr is recovering from a 19-hour operation on a shoulder that was badly injured in Afghanistan 15 years ago, his lawyer said Monday. The Toronto-born Khad...
Mar 13, 2017
Ontario's top court won't hear appeal from former Nortel employees
TORONTO - Ontario’s top court will not hear an appeal from two former Nortel Networks Corp. employees on long-term disability who argued that a deal to divvy up a remaining US$7.3 billion in the...
Mar 13, 2017
Ed Whitlock, first septuagenarian to run marathon in under 3 hours, dies at 86
TORONTO - Ed Whitlock had a love/hate relationship with running. The promise of fast finishes and smashed records always pulled him - grudgingly - back to the trails. The decorated marathon runner, wh...
Mar 13, 2017
