The Associated Press A new report estimates that nearly half of all U.S. adults have some form of heart or blood vessel disease, a medical milestone that’s mostly due to recent guidelines that expanded how many people have high blood pressure. The American Heart Association says that more than 121 […]
Canada
By Candice Choi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The tweet from a group that finances development in Latin America was direct: Sodas do not offer beauty or joy, just a lot of sugar. There was one problem for the organization. Coca-Cola was a funder. The Inter-American Development Bank’s management […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A serial killer who preyed on men from Toronto’s gay village for years sexually assaulted many of his victims and kept some of their belongings after disposing of their bodies, prosecutors said today as he pleaded guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder. Bruce McArthur, who had […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Federal cabinet ministers soon will decide whether and how to reform the oft-maligned tribunal Canadians use to appeal federal benefits rulings, potentially undoing changes made six years ago intended to make it work better. The Social Security Tribunal hears appeals of government decisions on things like […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The head of regional transportation agency Metrolinx says workers in so-called safety-sensitive positions will be banned from using recreational cannabis at all times so the company can protect the public as well as its employees. CEO Phil Verster said the provincial agency–which operates GO Transit in […]
The Canadian PressBill GravelandChris Purdy MELFORT, Sask.–The wife of the Humboldt Broncos’ head coach says she forgives the truck driver who caused a crash that killed her husband and 15 others. Darcy Haugan’s wife, Christina, told court that while she’s angry the crash claimed the life of the father of […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario is taking a look at municipalities’ concerns about a legal rule they say causes “liability chill” and leads some to ban activities such as street hockey and tobogganing. In a speech yesterday to the Rural Ontario Municipal Association, Premier Doug Ford said the province will […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Health authorities across the country are getting funds to train thousands of paramedics to deliver palliative care. The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement say they are jointly providing up to $5.5 million over the next four years for the […]
The Canadian PressLaura Kane BURNABY, B.C.–Jagmeet Singh often starts conversations with Burnaby South residents by asking a question: “I want to take on the government in Ottawa. What do you need me to do?” Singh has lacked a voice in Parliament since he became NDP leader in the fall of […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A youth facing terrorism charges was scheduled to make a brief appearance in a Kingston, Ont. court via video link this afternoon. The RCMP charged the youth last week, saying the person–who cannot be identified–tried to persuade someone to plant a bomb. A second individual, who came […]
The Canadian Press MELFORT, Sask.–Court has heard that a semi-truck driver barrelled through an over-sized stop sign with a flashing red light before the deadly Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash. An agreed statement of facts says Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was going between 86 and 96 km/h when he drove into a […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Federal politicians will be on election footing as they get back to parliamentary business today. They’ll gather in a new, temporary House of Commons–located in the newly-refurbished West Block–while the iconic Centre Block undergoes massive renovations expected to take at least 10 years. But their novel surroundings […]
