Canada

'The Pharmafist:' Quebec pharmacist wins international award for defending science

A Quebec pharmacist and blogger has won a prestigious international prize for standing up for science. Olivier Bernard, also known as "The Pharmafist," has been awarded the John Maddox Prize in London...

Nov 12, 2019

As brazen organized crime shootings hit Montreal, police mum on extent of problem

MONTREAL - A panicking woman spins in circles and screams for her children. Well-dressed party-goers in the posh hotel lobby are frantic. A uniformed officer is on his knees, trying to pump life back ...

Nov 12, 2019

Sportsnet apologizes for Don Cherry's anti-immigrant comments

TORONTO - Sportsnet apologized Sunday for hockey commentator Don Cherry's televised rant about his belief that new immigrants don't wear poppies, and in turn don't support veterans - comments that spa...

Nov 12, 2019

Debates commissioner David Johnston suggests separate debate for main contenders

OTTAWA - Debates commissioner David Johnston says one way to improve leaders' debates in future elections might be to make room for an English and a French debate that include only the ...

Nov 12, 2019

Toddler in Toronto killed by air conditioner that fell eight storeys

TORONTO - Police in Toronto say a two-and-a-half year old girl is dead after she was struck by an air conditioner that fell from an eighth-floor apartment. Const. Caroline de Kloet, a police spok...

Nov 12, 2019

Brian Burke considered favourite to replace Don Cherry

TORONTO - Former NHL executive Brian Burke is listed as the heavy favourite to be Don Cherry's successor on "Hockey Night in Canada" on one sports betting site. SportsBettingDime.com has released odds...

Nov 12, 2019

Toronto cop takes stand in assault trial, admits causing victim's eye injury

OSHAWA, Ont. - A Toronto police officer has taken the stand at his aggravated assault trial, acknowledging he caused the victim's severe eye injury. But Michael Theriault says he hit Dafonte Miller wi...

Nov 12, 2019

Parliament set to reconvene with Speaker election on Dec. 5

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will lay out priorities for his new minority government on Dec. 5. The Prime Minister's Office says that is the day the House of Commons will convene for the fir...

Nov 12, 2019

Two N.S. constables guilty of criminal negligence in death of intoxicated inmate

HALIFAX - Two special constables with the Halifax police force have been found guilty of criminal negligence causing the death of an impaired inmate who suffocated in his jail cell after being left wi...

Nov 12, 2019

Report predicts drug resistance likely to kill 400,000 Canadians by 2050

VANCOUVER - Superbugs are likely to kill nearly 400,000 Canadians and cost the economy about $400 billion in gross domestic product over the next 30 years, warns a landmark report. An expert pane...

Nov 12, 2019