Category Archives: Canada
Big-dose prescriptions of potent painkillers to 2,100 Nova Scotians 'disturbing'
HALIFAX - More than 2,100 Nova Scotians have been given big-dose prescriptions of highly addictive painkillers this year, and addictions experts say the “disturbing” number ...
Nov 14, 2016

Trump win won't affect Alberta climate plans: environment minister
EDMONTON - The election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president shouldn’t affect Alberta’s efforts to combat climate change, the province’s environment minister said Monday. Trump...
Nov 14, 2016
B.C. man accused of terrorism wouldn't mourn killing of soldier: trial hears
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man accused of posting extremist Muslim propaganda online told police officers he doesn’t see a problem with his comments inspiring someone to shoot ...
Nov 14, 2016

Jamaican bobsledders have reliable set of wheels for journey to Whistler race
CALGARY - The Jamaican bobsled team has a reliable set of wheels to get to its next race. The team’s van broke down in Calgary on the weekend on the way to a race at Canada Olympic Par...
Nov 14, 2016
Liberal government to repeal section of Criminal Code on anal intercourse
OTTAWA - The Liberal government will introduce legislation Tuesday to repeal a Criminal Code provision on anal intercourse that critics and courts say is unconstitutional and discriminates agains...
Nov 14, 2016

Two hurt in mid-flight as Porter Airlines plane evades possible drone
TORONTO - Two crew members of a Porter Airlines flight en route from Ottawa to Toronto were slightly hurt Monday when a plane narrowly avoided a mid-flight collision with what may have been a drone, t...
Nov 14, 2016
Drug decriminalization would bring health benefits, internal federal study says
OTTAWA - Alternatives to criminalizing a variety of illicit drugs in Canada could result in lower rates of use and fewer harms such as addiction, overdoses and infectious diseases, says an internal fe...
Nov 14, 2016
Ontario First Nation still under boil-water advisory after fixing main water line
NORTH CARIBOU LAKE , Ont. - A water main line in a northwestern Ontario First Nation has been fixed but the community will remain under a boil-water advisory until tests confirm there is no contaminat...
Nov 14, 2016

Toronto police hate crime unit investigates posters denounced as racist
TORONTO - The Toronto police’s hate crime unit is investigating posters in the city that urged white people “tired of political correctness” and “questioning when immigration w...
Nov 14, 2016
Ontario environmentalist's houseboat washes up on beach in Ireland
A house boat built by an Ontario environmentalist has washed up on an Irish beach. The coast guard in Ballyglass, Ireland, says a note was found inside the vessel from Rick Small, the T...
Nov 14, 2016