Category Archives: Canada
A look at court cases involving mothers who have disposed of dead babies
WINNIPEG - A judge is to rule Monday in the case of a woman who was arrested after the remains of six infants were discovered inside a Winnipeg storage locker in 2014. Andrea Giesbrecht...
Feb 05, 2017
Steve Bannon, in his own words: 8 things the philosopher of Trumpism believes
WASHINGTON - The ubiquitousness of Steve Bannon was crowned with a stone-faced portrait on the cover of this week’s Time magazine over the headline: “The Manipulator.” It&#...
Feb 05, 2017
Kids and families come of age amid era of broad political protest
TORONTO - A recent vigil in Toronto to honour victims of the Quebec mosque shooting included the standard rallying cries for unity and impassioned speeches denouncing hate. It also featured ...
Feb 05, 2017
Muslim immigrant cabbies say they face discrimination in Quebec City job market
QUEBEC - During a break from picking up passengers outside Quebec City’s airport, Karim removes a piece of cardboard hanging on the wall of the trailer and places it on the ground, he&...
Feb 05, 2017
A breakdown of pain-management treatments
VANCOUVER - Pain management is a branch of medicine aimed at reducing patient suffering and boosting quality of life. While some experts distinguish between pharmacological and non-pharmacol...
Feb 05, 2017
Better support for non-opioid pain management options is crucial: experts
VANCOUVER - Lynn Cooper wanted to be an urban planner as a university student. But her dream came to an abrupt end with a workplace accident, sentencing her to a life of curtailed ambitions and c...
Feb 05, 2017
Ontario ticket claims Saturday night's $12.8 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - The $12.8 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw was won by a ticket sold in Ontario. And the draw’s guaranteed $1 million dollar prize was claimed by a ticket purcha...
Feb 05, 2017
Lawyers take up residence at Canadian airports to help navigate US travel ban
TORONTO - A network of Canadian lawyers are volunteering at airports across the country to help people who could be affected by a U.S. travel ban navigate the shifting landscape. A federal j...
Feb 05, 2017
March held in Quebec City to remember victims of last Sunday's mosque attack
QUEBEC - One week after six of their own were gunned down in a deadly attack, worshippers from a Quebec City mosque led hundreds of residents on a march to promote unity and tolerance o...
Feb 05, 2017
Trudeau speaks with British Prime Minister Theresa May
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a conversation with his British counterpart on Saturday. Trudeau’s office says Theresa May offered her condolences for last weekend’s shooting at...
Feb 04, 2017