Category Archives: Canada

Monsef case highlights absurdity of unfair law, BCCLA, refugee lawyers say
OTTAWA - Maryam Monsef could be stripped of her citizenship without a hearing under a law the Liberals denounced while in opposition but which they’ve been enforcing aggressively since taking po...
Sep 26, 2016

Pertussis vaccine offers good protection to babies but wanes in a few years: study
TORONTO - The current vaccine for pertussis, or whooping cough, is highly effective during the first three years after children get their shots, but immunity wanes over the ne...
Sep 26, 2016

Calgary man charged with second-degree murder in death of Stampeders player
CALGARY - Police say about 20 witnesses, including several members of the Calgary Stampeders, were interviewed following the weekend shooting death of their teammate, Mylan Hicks. A 19-year-old m...
Sep 26, 2016
Man encased in hot tar in Toronto industrial accident in critical condition
TORONTO - A man is in life-threatening condition after being encased in hot tar that solidified during an industrial accident in Toronto on Monday morning. Rescuers worked for more...
Sep 26, 2016

Canadian-Iranian professor Homa Hoodfar freed from prison in Iran
MONTREAL - Retired Canadian-Iranian professor Homa Hoodfar has been released from an Iranian prison and is recovering with family in Oman, her friends and colleagues confirmed Monday, four months afte...
Sep 26, 2016

Mi'kmaq protesters block entrance at proposed natural gas storage site
FORT ELLIS, N.S. - Mi’kmaq protesters blocked access to a construction site near proposed natural gas storage caverns in Nova Scotia, saying the project threatens a tidal river that pa...
Sep 26, 2016
Four stories in the news today, Sept. 26
Four stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- ROYAL VISIT CONTINUES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA TODAY: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit British Columbia’s central coast today as...
Sep 26, 2016

Labrador doctor who asked woman if she likes 'big ones or small ones' suspended
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Labrador West physician who asked a woman during a Pap test if she “liked big ones or small ones” has lost his medical licence for six months and must be ch...
Sep 26, 2016

Montreal city council set to weigh merits of proposed pit bull bylaw
MONTREAL - The fight over Montreal’s contentious pit bull legislation comes to a head this week as city lawmakers are set to weigh the merits of the bylaw amid a last-ditch counter-off...
Sep 26, 2016
A look at where the royals are going Tuesday
Here are details for Tuesday of the royal tour by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge: - Prince William and Kate travel to Kelowna in British Columbia’s Okanagan region, where they will&...
Sep 26, 2016