The Canadian Press EDMONTON–Police have charged a former prison guard at a federal penitentiary in Alberta with sexually assaulting a female co-worker. Graham Trevor Spilsbury also faces a charge of assault with a weapon against the woman. The 50-year-old has been released on a promise to appear in court at […]
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The Canadian Press NOBLETON, Ont.–The Progressive Conservative government’s first budget will be presented April 11, the finance minister announced today, saying it would show a path to balance. Vic Fedeli did not say, however, if the $13.5 billion deficit will be eliminated within the government’s four-year mandate. When asked if […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario’s realtors and home builders say the province could address a housing supply crunch if it allowed a greater range of developments around 200 transit hubs. The associations which represent Ontario’s realtors and home builders are calling on the provincial government to change zoning rules around […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Hundreds of families and advocates of children with autism are protesting on the lawn of Ontario’s legislature today to urge the government to reverse changes to the autism program. Children, Community and Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod announced last month that in order to clear a waiting […]
The Canadian Press Search crews are looking for a couple who went missing earlier this week after heading to Kapuskasing, Ont., by helicopter. Provincial police said Nicole Blais and Jody Blais, 47 and 49, were last seen leaving Sudbury, Ont., around 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Police say the pair never […]
The Canadian Press Vancouver police say they’ve made an arrest in the theft of 150 expensive wigs, including at least 15 meant for young cancer patients. Police say 52-year-old Martin Weigelt has been charged after a break-in and theft from a specialty wig store on Vancouver’s west side late last […]
By Carla K. Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE — A London man appears to be free of the virus that causes AIDS after a stem cell transplant, the second success including the “Berlin patient,” doctors reported. The therapy had an early success with Timothy Ray Brown, a U.S. man treated […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Ongoing concerns about coerced sterilization of indigenous women is nothing short of a “crisis” that warrants a public inquiry, a prominent Alberta First Nations’ leader says. In an interview, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam said concerns were brought directly to his attention by a […]
The Canadian PressJoan BrydenMia Rabson OTTAWA–The federal government’s plan to ease the carbon-price burden on small businesses will include rebate payments to cover some of the cost of making energy-efficiency upgrades. Environment minister Catherine McKenna, who kicked off a month-long carbon-price tour at a Canadian Tire store in her Ottawa […]
The Canadian PressAllison JonesShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The firing of a high-ranking provincial police officer waging a legal battle over the controversial appointment of Ontario’s top cop yesterday renewed accusations of political interference the government denied. Deputy commissioner Brad Blair has asked the courts to force the provincial ombudsman to investigate the […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped his insistence that his government has done nothing wrong in the SNC-Lavalin affair after a second cabinet minister in less than a month resigned yesterday. Treasury Board president Jane Philpott handed in her resignation yesterday afternoon, saying she’s lost confidence in […]
The Canadian Press THUNDER BAY, Ont.–A Kitchener, Ont. man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for a Northern Ontario homicide has turned himself in. Police in Thunder Bay, Ont. said the 27-year-old man was one of three people facing kidnapping and first-degree murder charges in the death of 40-year-old Lee Chiodo. […]
