Category Archives: Canada
Quebec court OKs lawsuit alleging link between talc powder and cancer
MONTREAL - A class action lawsuit against two pharmaceutical giants that alleges the regular use of talc powder is linked to a higher risk of ovarian cancer has been authorized to proceed in Quebec. A...
May 03, 2018
Federal Liberals confirm plans to intervene in B.C.'s Trans Mountain court case
OTTAWA - The federal government will intervene in British Columbia’s reference case over the $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said Thursday. ...
May 03, 2018
Portable device can detect fentanyl in street drugs within seconds: researchers
TORONTO - Ontario researchers have teamed up to test a portable device that can detect the presence of potentially deadly fentanyl in street drugs and deliver the results in mere seconds. The scientis...
May 03, 2018
Quebec robot named Nao helping students with learning difficulties
MONTREAL - This isn’t your average teacher assistant. Nao is a little robot which held its own news conference in Montreal on Thursday to outline its own accomplishments, particularly in dealing...
May 03, 2018
Six-pack of scandal: A half-dozen highlights from a zany day in Trump's D.C.
WASHINGTON - Even by the standards of Donald Trump’s Washington, Thursday was a zany day. Little bomblets of news related to the investigations into the president’s inner circle kept dropp...
May 03, 2018
Alberta United Conservatives set to hash out policy at founding convention
EDMONTON - Alberta’s United Conservatives take their first step this weekend in deciding what they stand for as they explore proposals ranging from a return to a flat income tax to more private ...
May 03, 2018
No longer in the weeds: Alberta's Olds College offering cannabis course
OLDS, Alta. - With the clock ticking down to legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada, demand has exploded in the cannabis industry for qualified workers who can ensure the product is ready to...
May 03, 2018
Intense exercise linked to hundreds of deaths of racehorses in Ontario, study says
Intense exercise is a hazard to racehorses in Ontario and has been linked to hundreds of deaths within the industry, according to a new study from the University of Guelph. Peter Physick-Sheard, an em...
May 03, 2018
6 Quebec seminary students aged 12 to 14 arrested for alleged child-porn offences
Quebec City police say they have arrested six seminary students aged between 12 and 14 for alleged possession and distribution of child pornography. They allegedly were distributing photos of young gi...
May 03, 2018
Alberta delegation in Ottawa secures caribou protection money
EDMONTON - The federal government says it will provide extra cash to help Alberta live up to Ottawa’s demands on restoring threatened caribou herds. “We’re willing to partner with Al...
May 03, 2018