Category Archives: Canada

Thumbprint, hairbrush: Franklin wreck reveals sailors' lives
It was as if the past literally reached out and touched him. Parks Canada archaeologist Marc-Andre Bernier spent last summer diving into the wreck of the HMS Erebus, the flagship of the Franklin exped...
Feb 22, 2020

Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs arrive in Kahnawake, Que.
KAHNAWAKE, Que. - Traditional chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation have arrived in Kahnawake, Que., as they continue their tour of Mohawk communities in eastern Canada where rail blockades in solid...
Feb 22, 2020

Canadian cruise ship passenger tests negative for coronavirus in Cornwall, Ont.
TORONTO - A Canadian who recently arrived in Canada after being aboard a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Japan has tested negative for the illness while under quarantine in Cornwall, Ont. The Publ...
Feb 22, 2020

Report finds Catholic charity founder sexually abused women
PARIS - A respected Canadian Catholic figure who helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple countries over half a century sexually abused at least six women, a report produ...
Feb 22, 2020

Ex-Quebec media star Eric Salvail calls sex assault accusations 'bizarre'
MONTREAL - Former Quebec media star Eric Salvail categorically denied the accusations against him Thursday, testifying that the claims he harassed, confined and sexually assaulted a one-time co-worker...
Feb 22, 2020

Rail conductor fired for social media posts awarded money, but not reinstatement
CALGARY - An arbitrator says a former Canadian Pacific train conductor in Alberta who was fired over social media posts is entitled to monetary compensation, but not to getting her job back at th...
Feb 22, 2020

Babies frequently exposed to cleaning products at higher risk of asthma: study
VANCOUVER - New research suggests frequent exposure to common household cleaning products can increase a child's risk of developing asthma. The CHILD Cohort Study found young infants living ...
Feb 22, 2020

'Nothing surprises us anymore:' U.S. border officials find brain in package
PORT HURON, Mich. - Unusual packages turn up at border crossings every now and then, a U.S. border official said Thursday, but it was still strange for officers to find a human brain in a shipmen...
Feb 22, 2020

Ontario Tories hold annual policy convention amid union protests
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Labour activists plan to hold a demonstration outside of the Ontario Progressive Conservative convention today to protest cuts made by Premier Doug Ford's governme...
Feb 22, 2020

SARS lessons help Canada prep for COVID-19, but hospital capacity a worry
OTTAWA - Canadian medical experts say the country's already overstretched emergency rooms would find it difficult to cope if a true outbreak of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, were to take hold in...
Feb 22, 2020