Category Archives: Canada
Work begins on pay-for-plasma donation clinic in N.B. as ethics debate continues
FREDERICTON - An Ontario company that pays people for their blood plasma - a practice banned in two provinces - has begun construction of a New Brunswick clinic while it awaits approval from Health Ca...
Nov 25, 2016
Manitoba politician retracts statement comparing Crown minister to Nazi
WINNIPEG - A member of Manitoba’s Opposition New Democrats apologized Friday for comparing a government minister to a Nazi. Ted Marcelino drew fire for remarks a day earlier when he ac...
Nov 25, 2016
Loss of sea ice, changes to tundra: Study says Arctic faces 19 tipping points
An international report says the Arctic is perched on the edge of fundamental social and environmental change as it faces 19 tipping points ranging from loss of summer sea ice to t...
Nov 25, 2016
Tests required to determine responsibility of brothers in sex assault case
CALGARY - Rachelle Christopher says she is haunted by the memory of a teenage girl who was randomly kidnapped at a bus stop and sexually assaulted by two brothers who are waiting to be sentenced for t...
Nov 25, 2016
Appeal court to rule on Montreal request to overturn suspension of pit bull ban
MONTREAL - Quebec’s highest court announced Friday it will deliberate and render a written decision shortly on the City of Montreal’s request to overturn the suspension of its bylaw bannin...
Nov 25, 2016
Marineland charged with five counts of animal cruelty, denies allegations
TORONTO - Ontario’s animal welfare agency laid five animal cruelty charges against Marineland on Friday, levelling allegations of mistreatment that were swiftly rejected by the amusement park. T...
Nov 25, 2016
SPCA says flock of abandoned ducklings need new homes in Metro Vancouver
ALDERGROVE, B.C. - A mystery involving nearly 200 ducklings is unfolding in the community of Aldergrove, B.C. The young ducks were found in several crates along the side of a road about 60 k...
Nov 25, 2016
N Korea, Swedish envoy discuss Canadian detainee, news agency says
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea says it has discussed the issue of a Canadian detainee with the Swedish ambassador in the country. Hyeon Soo Lim, a pastor with the Light Korean Presbyterian Ch...
Nov 25, 2016
Ontario police bust luxury car theft ring that sold vehicles across country
AURORA, Ont. - Police in the Toronto area have taken down a car theft ring that peddled luxury vehicles across the country and around the world. They said 23 people have been arrested and $5 million i...
Nov 25, 2016
B.C. to use bikes, ATVs to fight drug overdoses in hard to reach areas
VANCOUVER - Paramedics will use bicycles and all-terrain vehicles in high-overdose areas to respond to a worsening opioid crisis in British Columbia, the province’s health minister says. “...
Nov 25, 2016