Category Archives: Canada
Canada warnings about meds should be more consistent with other countries: prof
VANCOUVER - Health Canada needs to be more consistent with three other countries when it comes to issuing warnings about the safety risks of certain medications, especially if the jurisdictions with s...
Apr 29, 2019

Bolster no-fly list appeal process, academics and rights advocates urge senators
OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s sweeping national-security bill doesn’t go far enough to protect the rights of people ensnared by Canada’s no-fly list, academics and civil-libertie...
Apr 29, 2019

Feds falling short on promise to provide better case management to vets
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is failing in its promise to spread the heavy caseloads borne by staff at Veterans Affairs Canada in an effort to make sure veterans are served properly, according to r...
Apr 29, 2019

12-day-old goat stolen during snuggle event at Vancouver Island farm, owners say
LADYSMITH, B.C. - The owners of a Vancouver Island farm say one of their baby goats was stolen during an event where people can visit and snuggle with the cuddly animals. Rebecca and Justin Dault own ...
Apr 29, 2019

Mother, daughter missing: Calgary police say suspect may have burned evidence
CALGARY - Police say a suspect in the possible homicides of a missing woman and her toddler daughter may have tried to burn evidence and are urging the public to report any unusual fires in a rugged a...
Apr 29, 2019

Flood victims say more homes would be lost if not for volunteers, military
OTTAWA - Were it not for volunteers and the military as water levels climbed over the weekend, victims of this year’s devastating spring flooding in Eastern Canada say many more homes would be l...
Apr 29, 2019
Canadian citizen kidnapped in Nigeria: Global Affairs Canada
Global Affairs Canada says a Canadian has been kidnapped in Nigeria. A spokesman says consular officials are in contact with local authorities to gather more information. Global Affairs also says cons...
Apr 29, 2019

Families of Canadians killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash file lawsuit
The families of Canadians killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash last month launched a collection of lawsuits against Boeing on Monday, alleging the plane manufacturer put profits over safety when it ...
Apr 29, 2019

Catalan leader goes to court after Canada refuses him entry for speaking visit
MONTREAL - The exiled former president of Spain’s Catalonia region is fighting a Canadian government decision to refuse him entry into the country to attend an event hosted by a Quebec nationali...
Apr 29, 2019

Record number of anti-Semitic incidents fuelled by online hate: B'nai Brith
OTTAWA - B’nai Brith Canada says online hatred is fuelling a rise in anti-Semitism that saw record numbers of Jewish Canadians harassed and assaulted last year. The group released its annual aud...
Apr 29, 2019