The Canadian Press MONT-SAINT-HILAIRE, Que.–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today the federal government’s intention to ban harmful single-use plastics as early as 2021. Speaking at a nature reserve in Mont St-Hilaire, south of Montreal, Trudeau said the specifics of the ban still need to be worked out. He said Ottawa […]
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The Canadian Press PETERBOROUGH, Ont.–A woman who was bitten by a snake while on a trip to Thailand was treated in Ontario after the symptoms returned, said the reptile zoo founder who provided the antivenin. Bry Loyst of Indian River Reptile Zoo, just east of Peterborough, said he was contacted […]
By Camille Bains The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — Men and women who smoke marijuana could be adding to their infertility woes if they are already struggling to start a family, says an obstetrician-gynecologist who is calling for more research into reproductive aspects of the recreational drug that may be increasingly […]
By Carolyn Thompson The Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — High school biology teacher Kelly Chavis knew smartphones were a distraction in her class. But not even her students realized the psychological toll of their devices until an in-class experiment that, of course, was then spreading on social media. For one […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario has introduced legislation to cap broader public sector wage increases to an average of one per cent a year for three years. That includes teachers, and staff at post-secondary institutions and hospitals. Treasury Board President Peter Bethlenfalvy said the bill would ensure that increases in public […]
The Canadian Press QUEBEC–A Quebec home daycare worker was charged yesterday with manslaughter in the death of a 10-month-old girl last year. Police arrested 37-year-old Kathy Jomphe and she appeared in court on one count of manslaughter. Police opened a probe on May 1, 2018, after a young girl was […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Beer “insiders” are fuelling online mockery of a social media blitz promoting the government’s bid to expand alcohol availability to corner stores, Ontario’s finance minister said yesterday. Vic Fedeli said the brewers who own The Beer Store are fighting to hang onto a near monopoly afforded […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup GATINEAU, Que.–Geraldine Gauthier clutched a picture of her sister, Lynn, as she heard from the federally funded commission tasked with documenting the causes of violence against Indigenous women and girls. Lynn was murdered 19 years ago. For Gauthier, the day was emotional and brought back many […]
The Canadian Press Durham Regional police say officers who punched a prone 16-year-old during an arrest in Whitby, Ont., were following protocol. Video posted on social media shows an officer pinning the teen down with his knee and punching him in the back several times. Officers are heard yelling at […]
By Camille Bains The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — When Dr. Evan Adams walked into an emergency room in Vancouver with a cut finger, a clerk taking his information made a racist remark that stung. “She said, ‘Oh, you’re First Nations.’ I said yes, and she said, ‘I hear you guys […]
By Ellen KnickmeyerJohn Flesher And Michael Casey The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration found substantial levels of a worrisome class of nonstick, stain-resistant industrial compounds in some grocery store meats and seafood and in off-the-shelf chocolate cake, according to FDA researchers. The FDA’s food-test results are […]
The Canadian PressUgo Giguere Montreal police are worried that a dangerous drug known as “purple heroin” has made its way into the city. An internal note obtained by The Canadian Press says the police service’s analysis and intelligence department has been informed of the drug’s presence in the greater Montreal […]
