Category Archives: Canada
Study suggests third of cigarettes sold in Ontario are contraband
TORONTO - A new study suggests nearly a third of cigarettes sold in Ontario are purchased illegally. The National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco commissioned research that tracked the cigarette-...
Jan 23, 2017
Police say they are investigating an alleged assault at Edmonton women's rally
Edmonton police say they are investigating an alleged assault said to have occurred Saturday at a rally held at the Alberta legislature in support of the Women’s March on Washington. The co...
Jan 23, 2017
Montreal-area pit bull to be euthanized after attack on young boy
MONTREAL - A recent dog attack on a seven-year-old Montreal boy shows the importance of the city’s new anti-pit bull bylaw, a borough mayor said Monday. The new law R...
Jan 23, 2017
Public reprimand for Ontario doctor who 'brought shame to the profession'
TORONTO - Ontario’s medical watchdog has issued a scathing reprimand against a psychiatrist who sexually abused multiple patients over more than a decade, saying the man brought shame to the pro...
Jan 23, 2017
Vancouver's housing market third most expensive in the world: survey
VANCOUVER - An annual international survey rates Vancouver as the third least affordable housing market on the planet and it also has a warning about Toronto housing. The 201...
Jan 23, 2017
Crown urges $375K fine against ThyssenKrupp for serious elevator injury
TORONTO - A $375,000 fine should be imposed on one of the country’s largest elevator companies for wilfully breaching safety rules before an incident in which a man was hurt, an Ontario court he...
Jan 23, 2017
Documents reveal concerns, effects of CPP benefit limits for widows and widowers
OTTAWA - Sheila was 62 when her husband died. For three years she continued to work full time as a nurse, collecting survivor benefits under the Canada Pension Plan. When Sheila retired at age 65 and ...
Jan 23, 2017
17-year-old student in hospital after being stabbed in chest at Toronto school
TORONTO - Police say a 17-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed in the chest at a Toronto school. They say his injuries are not life-threatening ...
Jan 23, 2017
Ontario liable for severe jailhouse attack on gang member by rivals
TORONTO - Jail authorities were negligent to house rival gang members in the same unit and therefore liable for the injuries one of them sustained in a beating, Ontario’s top court ruled Monday....
Jan 23, 2017
Five things to know about Quebec law aimed at boosting electric vehicle sales
MONTREAL - A law in Quebec that requires automakers to sell a minimum number of zero-emission vehicles beginning with their 2018 models is causing alarm within the industry. Here are five things to kn...
Jan 23, 2017