The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA–The federal government introduced legislation yesterday to restrict the use of solitary confinement inside federal prisons and to better protect prisoners with mental illness or at risk of self-harm or suicide. Once passed, the bill would–for the first time–impose a so-called legislative framework establishing a time […]
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The Canadian PressNicole Thompson TORONTO–Ontario’s doctors, who have been without a physician services agreement for three years, have voted in favour of a deal that will send contract disputes with the government to binding arbitration. The Ontario Medical Association, which has about 44,000 members, said the vote was 65 percent […]
The Associated Press PARIS–Most of France is under a severe weather alert due to an intense heatwave that is expected to last through the coming days. In Paris today, the temperature was forecast to reach high as 36 degrees Celsius (95 degrees F) and produced scenes usually observed at summer’s […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–A super-watchdog to oversee the full array of federal intelligence services would be created under legislation introduced today. The measure is part of a package of national security changes tabled by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government. Public Safety minister Ralph Goodale says the new expert body–the National […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio A statue of baby Jesus that remained headless for months after it was decapitated in Northern Ontario has been resurrected. The head that was knocked off and stolen has been restored to the statue at the Ste. Anne des Pins parish in Sudbury, Ont., though the […]
The Associated PressSeth Borenstein WASHINGTON–NASA’s planet-hunting telescope has found 10 new planets outside our solar system that likely are the right size and temperature to potentially have life on them–broadly hinting that we probably are not alone. After four years of searching, the Kepler telescope has detected a total of […]
The Associated PressSchuyler Dixon ARLINGTON, Tex.–Wins in the past two playoff matchups, a couple of victories in Toronto during a three-game set earlier this season, and now a ninth-inning rally in Texas. The Blue Jays are finding ways to beat the Rangers–even if Jose Bautista was roughed up a bit […]
The Associated PressRachel D’Oro ANCHORAGE, Alaska–Patrick Cooper already had turned around after reaching the halfway point in a popular mountain race in Alaska when he somehow veered off the trail and became lost. That’s when the 16-year-old Anchorage boy encountered the black bear that would take his life in a […]
The Canadian PressDaniela Germano TORONTO–A judge says an Ontario woman with incurable erosive osteoarthritis fits a key requirement to receive a medically-assisted death after her doctor refused to help her because he feared criminal prosecution. In a decision delivered in a Toronto court yesterday, Superior Court Justice Paul Perell ruled […]
The Associated PressMark Gillispie CLEVELAND–A wayward tortoise’s surprising trek around Ohio has ended happily for its owner, whose two-week search–in a twist of fate–might have saved her sister’s life. “Otis” the California desert tortoise managed to push open a sliding glass door and escape from Kathie Heisinger’s home in Sebring […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–The Manitoba government says it will not force faith-based hospitals to provide medical assistance in dying. The comment comes in response to a controversy over the reversal of a decision by the St. Boniface Hospital’s board of directors on the issue. As a faith-based institution, St. Boniface […]
Nicholas Donaldson Shelby King began her Grade 10 art exam among her classmates yesterday afternoon in the small gym at Fort Frances High School. Exams began last Thursday and will run until this Thursday, which also will be the last day of school for all students across the district.
