The Canadian Press A 25-year-old man who sold his long-time friend drugs that caused a fatal overdose has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the death. Justice Michael Harpur’s sentence specifies that Ryan Walker will not serve the full sentence due to a combination of […]
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The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Johnson & Johnson must pay $29 million to a woman who claimed its baby powder gave her terminal cancer, a California jury ruled Wednesday. A Superior Court jury in Oakland found the world’s largest health care company mainly liable for Teresa Leavitt’s mesothelioma. The […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A man with celiac disease felt sicker after starting a new drug, but it wasn’t a typical side effect. It turns out the pills were mixed with gluten the patient knew to avoid in food but was surprised to find hiding in […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Cellphones will be banned in Ontario classrooms during instructional time, starting in September. Education minister Lisa Thompson said in a statement today that a formal announcement is coming soon. “Ontario’s students need to be able to focus on their learning–not their cellphones,” she wrote. “By banning […]
The Canadian Press SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont.–A 26-year-old man whose four-year stint in solitary confinement sparked a public debate on the practice in Ontario jails has been arrested in connection with an alleged sexual assault. The OPP said Adam Capay is charged with one count of sexual assault with a weapon […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development is monitoring the allegations the Liberal government tried to influence a criminal prosecution against SNC-Lavalin to determine whether Canada is violating its commitment to an international anti-bribery convention. The OECD’s working group on bribery said in a statement yesterday […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–School boards will get additional money to support students with autism, Ontario’s education minister announced yesterday, as hundreds of kids soon may enter school because they will get less funding for therapy. Autism and education advocates said the announcement does little to address a problem of […]
The Canadian Press HOUSTON, B.C.–Indigenous artifacts found at the construction site of a contentious pipeline project likely were not in their original location, says British Columbia’s energy regulator. The Unist’ot’en clan, a hereditary house group of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, complained last month that supporters recovered two ancient stone tools […]
The Canadian PressGiuseppe Valiante MONTREAL–NDP leader Jagmeet Singh barely was a minute into his speech yesterday announcing a deputy leader from Quebec when he invoked the memory of Jack Layton, who famously led the party to its 2011 sweep of the province that propelled it to Official Opposition status. “I […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must lift a “gag order” and ensure Jody Wilson-Raybould can speak the full truth about her decision to leave cabinet, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer said yesterday. The SNC-Lavalin controversy has exposed a crisis of moral and ethical leadership in Trudeau’s office, Scheer […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario is weighing a ban on single-use plastics as part of a broader strategy to send less waste to landfills. Nearly a tonne of waste per person in Ontario is generated each year and the rate at which that waste is diverted away from landfills–through recycling […]
The Canadian PressHina Alam Every spring and fall, John Scott climbs up clock towers across Toronto to change time. “The keymaster, the time master–I’ve been called a lot of titles,” says the 61-year-old. “Never the time lord, though.” Scott began maintaining and servicing clocks 35 years ago as an apprentice […]
