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Court sides with filmmaker who took on Vancouver aquarium's captivity practice
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s Appeal Court has ruled in favour of a filmmaker whose documentary criticized the Vancouver Aquarium’s practice of keeping beluga whales and dolphins in capti...
Nov 15, 2017
Judge: Maryland can act against drug price-gouging, for now
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - An effort by drug makers to block Maryland’s first-in-the-nation law against pharmaceutical price gouging was denied by a federal judge on Friday. A group representing makers of...
Sep 29, 2017
House GOP health bill adds up to big tax cut for the rich
WASHINGTON - The House Republicans’ health care bill adds up to big tax cuts for the rich. The bill would cut more than 20 taxes enacted under President Barack Obama’s heath law, saving ta...
Mar 08, 2017
Bernier paints himself as genuine crusading conservative in leaders debate
OTTAWA - Maxime Bernier prides himself on being a man who says what he thinks - and the People's Party leader seized every opportunity to do just that during the federal campaign debate Monday. From t...
Oct 08, 2019
Pogba red card mars Man U's win over Arsenal in EPL
Jose Mourinho finally won a big away game in the English Premier League after 18 months in charge of Manchester United. It came at a huge cost, though. Paul Pogba was sent off for United in its absorb...
Dec 02, 2017
'It's very freeing:' Quarantine rules ease for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers
TORONTO - Fully vaccinated Canadians returning to the country from abroad expressed relief Monday at no longer having to quarantine for two weeks. Effective this week, citizens and permanent residents...
Jul 05, 2021
Sask. drug plan to cover abortion pill
The Saskatchewan Prescription Drug Plan will soon provide coverage for the medical abortion pill, Mifegymiso. Mifegymiso is the only Health Canada-approved abortion drug. The oral medication can be us...
Aug 31, 2017
Government Clarifies Discrepancy Between Provincial, Municipal COVID-19 Orders
Released on March 22, 2020The Government of Saskatchewan today clarified that in the case of any discrepancy between an emergency order issued by the province and one issued by a municipal government,...
Mar 23, 2020
Weakened Barry rolls into Louisiana, drenches Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS - Barry rolled into the Louisiana coast Saturday, flooding highways, forcing people to scramble to rooftops and dumping heavy rain that officials had feared could test the levees and pumps...
Jul 15, 2019
Canadian municipalities looking to become 'spongier' to build climate resilience
MONTREAL - From green roofs in Toronto to Vancouver's rain city strategy, Canadian cities are looking to become "sponges" in order to help mitigate some of the effects of extreme rainfall ev...
Oct 08, 2023