By Camille Bains The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — Heavy drinking landed Dawn Nickel in the emergency department four times twice for alcohol poisoning and two more times when she took pills with alcohol to try and kill herself. “I had no recollection of either wanting to end my life or […]
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By Steve Karnowski The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Documents that the federal Environmental Protection Agency tried to keep confidential show that its staffers criticized how Minnesota regulators drafted a key permit for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine, and concluded that the permit would violate federal law because it lacked pollution […]
The Canadian Press COCHRANE, Ont.–Officials say a 16-year-old girl who had been evacuated from a remote First Nation in northern Ontario was hit by a car and killed yesterday. The chief of Pikangikum First Nation says Kelsey Strang was one of more than 2,000 community members forced from their homes […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Premier Doug Ford’s chief of staff is suing a former Progressive Conservative caucus member for defamation, alleging that Randy Hillier tried to “destroy” his reputation after being booted from the party. Dean French alleges that shortly after being kicked off the Tory team, Hillier began a […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey TORONTO–Sean Hill believes the mental health crisis can be improved by harnessing big data. The Toronto researcher says harvesting all the available information in the field–whether it’s collected by clinicians or trapped inside patients’ genes and neurons–will help answer the big questions about mental disorders. Mental […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey Keeping whales and dolphins in captivity will no longer be allowed across Canada under legislation that passed yesterday, drawing celebrations from activists and politicians who called it a significant development for animal rights. The federal bill, which now only requires royal assent to become law, will […]
The Canadian Press VICTORIA–A “lit”terbug was issued a hefty fine after Victoria’s police chief caught him flicking a cigarette butt out his car window. Chief Const. Del Manak said he was travelling on a highway in his unmarked police car when he noticed the driver of a Ford Mustang ahead […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–A new concussion safety TV ad campaign prompted by the death of a 17-year-old Ontario girl was launched yesterday as millions of eyes were on the highly anticipated Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The powerful spot from the provincial government recently started playing in Cineplex […]
The Canadian Press PELEE ISLAND, Ont.–Why did the turtle cross the road? It may sound like the opening of a joke, but the Nature Conservancy of Canada is urging motorists to help the slow-moving reptiles get to the other side. Kristyn Ferguson, a program director with the group, says this […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario wants gas station operators to display mandatory anti-carbon tax stickers by the end of the summer or face potential Provincial Offences Act charges. A proposed regulation would set Aug. 30 as the day the requirement takes effect and it sets out specific details of how the […]
By Carla K. Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE — Marijuana has been shown to help ease pain and a few other health problems, yet two-thirds of U.S. states have decided pot should be legal to treat many other conditions with little scientific backing. At least 1.4 million Americans are using […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–Anyone who wants to buy political ads on Facebook in the lead-up to the federal election will have to be approved by the company, but unpaid content that simply blurs lines–like a recent doctored video of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi–will still be permitted on the […]
