By Matthew Perrone The Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials on Thursday approved a new generic version of EpiPen, the emergency allergy medication that triggered a public backlash due to its rising price tag. The new version from Teva Pharmaceuticals is the first that will be interchangeable with the […]
Canada
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–The federal Liberal government wants to establish a holiday to acknowledge the dark legacy of Canada’s residential school system, and plans to use an opposition bill to make it happen. The government has been consulting with indigenous organizations about creating a holiday to honour survivors and […]
The Canadian PressRyan McKenna SASKATOON–Survivors and family members of those who died in the Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash soon will be getting cheques of $50,000 after a Saskatchewan judge approved interim payments from a GoFundMe campaign yesterday. The payments will go to each of the 13 survivors and the families […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario has frozen the salaries of executives across the public sector as it reviews how raises are granted to top earners at agencies that include school boards, universities, and hospitals. In a directive issued to public-sector agencies this week, Treasury Board president Peter Bethlenfalvy said all […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO–A Toronto newspaper photographer said he opted to file a complaint with police about being attacked while covering a protest in order to raise awareness about the dangers of escalating anti-media sentiment. Longtime Toronto Sun staff photographer Stan Behal said what he experienced last weekend, which […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Chocolate-banana steak eclairs, pickle ice cream, fried frog legs, and s’more fried chicken sandwiches are among the crazy gastronomic concoctions revealed before the Canadian National Exhibition opens in Toronto tomorrow. The annual summer carnival is known for its wacky foods and the selection for this year’s event […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–The minister responsible for Parks Canada says tearing down statues is not the solution when it comes to addressing the darker side of Canadian history. Environment minister Catherine McKenna has asked the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada to look at how to address concerns […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–A day after announcing plans to sell recreational cannabis in private stores, the Ontario government said Tuesday it still was working out how strict regulations governing the new system would be enforced. Talks with municipalities will help the province determine the details, said the Progressive Conservatives, […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO–A union representing Ontario’s elementary school teachers is calling on its members to continue to teach a modernized sex-ed curriculum despite the provincial government’s decision to revert back to a 20-year-old lesson plan. The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario “strongly denounced” the Progressive Conservative government’s move […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Recreational cannabis will be sold online in Ontario when legalized this fall and in private retail stores across the province early next year, the government announced yesterday, reversing the previous administration’s plan to distribute cannabis through publicly-owned outlets. The Progressive Conservatives, who took power at the […]
The Canadian PressTerri Theodore VANCOUVER–A wildlife biologist says an ailing female killer whale off the coast of Washington state is “slogging along” with her pod, but is at times unable to keep up. A veterinarian was able to dart J50 with a broad-spectrum antibiotic on Thursday but Brad Hanson, a […]
The Canadian PressRyan McKenna REGINA–An AIDS support worker in Saskatchewan says pipes should be more available to drug users if the province wants to reduce HIV rates that are among the highest in North America. Jason Mercredi of AIDS Saskatoon said there aren’t any pipes available as a means of […]
