Category Archives: Canada
Phoenix payroll backlog drops as officials scramble to clear emerging cases
OTTAWA - The head of the federal department overseeing the effort to fix the Phoenix civil-servant payroll system says the government isn’t contemplating legal action, even though at least ...
Oct 05, 2016
Exotic animal-assisted therapy could put people and animals at risk: Experts
Dogs and horses have long been used in therapy, but experts are raising concerns about a more recent trend that has some Canadian companies offering exotic animals for therapeutic servi...
Oct 05, 2016
Court told Calgary man, 85, charged in wife's death likely to have dementia
CALGARY - Loved ones and friends of an 85-year-old man accused of murdering his wife of 56 years say he had long been suffering from dementia but she did not want to put him in lon...
Oct 05, 2016
Some Quebec taxi drivers hold strike to protest government's deal with Uber
MONTREAL - Many taxi drivers in several Quebec cities went on strike Wednesday to protest the provincial government’s deal with Uber. The cabbies were asking&n...
Oct 05, 2016
Japan denies being 'black hole' for children abducted by estranged parent
TORONTO - The Japanese government insists it has been complying with international child-abduction rules despite criticism to the contrary from Canadian parents who have been unable to gain access to ...
Oct 05, 2016
Soggy keyboards could be repurposed as art, garden ornaments in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - Five decorated upright pianos are available for free in Kelowna, B.C., but don’t expect to tickle their ivories. The pianos are among several set in outdoor spaces across the cit...
Oct 05, 2016
N.S. intimate-image case a cautionary tale for young people, prosecutor says
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The high-profile trial of six Nova Scotia teens charged with sharing intimate images of at least 20 high school girls should serve as a cautionary tale for other young people, a pr...
Oct 05, 2016
Humans' relationship with exotic pets fraught with perils, experts warn
TORONTO - Infectious disease expert Scott Weese says he’d never consider keeping reptiles as pets. “I’ve got kids and young kids and reptiles aren’t a safe combination bec...
Oct 05, 2016
New Brunswick dentists urge city of Moncton to restart use of fluoride
MONCTON, N.B. - Restoring fluoride to drinking water is a no-brainer, say dentists in one New Brunswick city, citing a dramatic increase in tooth decay since fluoride use ended there in 2011. Suz...
Oct 05, 2016
Pigs marched to Ontario slaughterhouse after truck overturns nearby: police
More than 100 pigs survived a truck crash in the Toronto area only to be marched to the slaughterhouse on foot shortly afterward in an incident that resulted in an animal activist ...
Oct 05, 2016