The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–Conservative MP Maxime Bernier is taking issue with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s oft-repeated message of diversity in Canada, calling it a form of “radical multiculturalism.” In a series of tweets published late Sunday in both French and English, Bernier says he believes promoting too much diversity […]
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By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — You know your cholesterol, your blood pressure … your heart gene score? Researchers say a new way of analyzing genetic test data may one day help identify people at high risk of a youthful heart attack in time to help. Today, gene […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Creating a federal e-safety czar could help focus the uphill struggle to protect children from the rising threat of online sexual exploitation, frontline agencies have told the government. Strengthening legislation to support “timely and effective” investigations and working more closely with the technology sector to shield children […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government says the chair of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario will step down at the end of the month after less than a year in the job. In a news release issued Friday evening, Finance minister Vic Fedeli said Ed Clark will resign […]
The Canadian Press BURNABY, B.C.–Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh took aim at the Liberal government’s investment in the Trans Mountain pipeline, and its lack of spending on housing and Pharmacare, while announcing he’ll run for a seat in Parliament in Burnaby, B.C. Singh announced yesterday his candidacy for the riding […]
The Canadian PressSpencer Harwood VANCOUVER–A new radio telescope has allowed space-watchers to see bursts of light travelling from a far-away galaxy in a discovery they say could open new doors in understanding the universe and the study of star systems. The revolutionary radio telescope housed in an observatory south of […]
The Canadian Press JASPER, Alta.–Six people have died, including two tourists from the U.S., following a highway crash in Alberta’s scenic Jasper National Park. The collision happened about 5 p.m. on Tuesday on the Icefields Parkway near the Honeymoon Lake campground, about 60 km south of the Jasper townsite. A […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–A basic income pilot project aimed at reducing poverty in Ontario is failing and many of the participants have dropped out, the province’s Progressive Conservative government said yesterday as it defended its controversial decision to wind down the program. Social Services minister Lisa MacLeod said pilot […]
The Canadian Press MORLEY, Alta.–Police say a German tourist who intentionally was shot in the head while driving on a highway in southern Alberta could have permanent effects from the injury. RCMP said a bullet penetrated the head of the 60-year-old man, but he was conscious and talking when he […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–The Ontario government says it will offer “non-financial incentives” to brewers who sell their beer for $1 once the province’s buck-a-beer plan is in place later this month. Premier Doug Ford said participating businesses will be offered prime spots in Liquor Control Board of Ontario stores, […]
The Canadian PressHelen Moka Beyond simply piling up along the coast, discarded plastics that end up in the ocean also could be a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study by a Canadian-led team of researchers from the University of Hawaii. The team, which is led by […]
The Canadian Press UNION BAY, B.C.–Anna Stady has never met a bear she didn’t like–but that doesn’t mean she wants one in her kitchen. The 95-year-old Vancouver Island woman said she shooed a black bear out of her home twice in one day last week. “I was sitting in my […]
