Category Archives: Canada

Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Dec. 14 --- CANADIAN ACTOR ALAN THICKE DEAD AT AGE 69 Canadian Alan Thicke, a versatile performer who gained his greatest fame as the beloved dad on the lo...

RICHMOND, B.C. - The federal government should look at the success of seatbelt laws when it considers a recommendation that would require commercial fishermen to wear a life-j...

TORONTO - A recall has been issued for about 300,000 Cuisinart food processors sold in Canada because of a laceration hazard. Health Canada says the recall covers a silver-coloured blade in certain mo...

Here is some of the reaction to the death of actor Alan Thicke of Kirkland Lake, Ont. - “I am shocked & devastated at the news of Alan Thicke’s death. A friend for many years, he wrote...

WINNIPEG - A team of researchers from the University of Manitoba is testing an experimental treatment for Alzheimer's disease. The clinical trial is being led by Dr. Zahara Moussavi and will test the ...

Canadian Alan Thicke, a versatile performer who gained his greatest renown as the beloved dad on a long-running sitcom, has died at age 69. Carleen Donovan, who is a publicist for Thicke’s son, ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invited patients from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario to join him for an advance private screening in Ottawa of the new “Star Wars...

EDMONTON - A conductor who saved and fell in love with a kitty that nearly froze to death under the engine of his train says he’s sad, but happy as well, that the cat’s owne...

Vancouver has approved a small tax hike intended to help address the opioid overdose crisis. Councillors passed a budget Tuesday that includes a 0.5-per-cent increase in property t...

OTTAWA - The federal government has initiated the promised review of its restrictive new law on medically assisted dying to determine if it should be expanded to include Canadians suffering ...