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Evidence dropped in trial of Nova Scotia doctor accused of trafficking opiates
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - Information provided to a medical regulator has been excluded from the drug-trafficking trial of a Nova Scotia doctor accused of prescribing 50,000 pills to a hospital patient. Def...
Apr 07, 2017
Three years too long a wait for Line 5 reroute, Indigenous band in Wisconsin says
WASHINGTON - The Indigenous band that's fighting Line 5 says three years is too long to wait for the controversial cross-border pipeline to be moved. A U.S. judge has given Enbridge Inc. until June 20...
Jun 21, 2023
Drugmaker shares plummet ahead of FDA meeting on antibiotic
WASHINGTON - Shares of drugmaker Cempra Inc. plunged Wednesday after federal regulators raised concerns about potential liver toxicity risks with its closely-watched experimental antibiotic. Wall Stre...
Nov 02, 2016
CP NewsAlert: Alberta lifts more COVID rules, increases retail shopping limit
EDMONTON - Alberta is lifting more COVID-19 public-health restrictions, including allowing more people to shop in retail stores and malls. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the retail limit is increa...
Mar 08, 2021
Venezuela's Maduro announces power rationing amid outages
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday announced a 30-day plan to ration electricity following nationwide power cuts that have inflicted misery on millions of people and ig...
Apr 01, 2019
Worker Compensation rolls out changes to rate premiums.
For the twelth consecutive year, the Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board has reduced the average premium rate. This year employers in the province will save 1.7 per cent. Peter Federko, the CEO of...
Dec 12, 2018
Rise in online child abuse prompts call for new law forcing removal of harmful images
OTTAWA - One of Canada's foremost experts on child protection online said she is "very optimistic" that a panel advising cabinet ministers about combating online harm can map out a way to pr...
Apr 05, 2022
HIV activists hope World AIDS Day marks an end to backsliding on infections, stigma
OTTAWA - HIV activists are marking World AIDS Day by urging Ottawa to help stop a global backslide in progress on stemming infections and stigma. "It's clear to us that this government is seized ...
Dec 01, 2022
Emirates opts for 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in revised deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Middle East's biggest carrier, the Dubai-based Emirates, announced on Wednesday a firm order for 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a deal valued at $8.8 billion. The order...
Nov 22, 2019
School division employee fired after allegedly misappropriating over $15K
An investigation is underway following an employee's termination from Living Sky School Division No. 202 for alleged misappropriation of funds. According to a release issued by Boards of Education, th...
Apr 15, 2024