The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–The economy’s impressive run has prompted another interest-rate hike from the Bank of Canada–but looking ahead, it warned of the broadening negative impact of NAFTA’s uncertain future. The central bank pointed to unexpectedly solid economic numbers as key drivers behind its decision yesterday to hike the […]
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The Canadian PressGeordon Omand VANCOUVER–Forcing federal inmates into solitary confinement for indefinite periods is unconstitutional because it puts them at significant risk of psychological harm and suicide, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled. But Justice Peter Leask suspended his decision yesterday for 12 months to give the government […]
The Canadian PressPeter Goffin An Ontario university says it has suspended a professor who, students allege, insulted one of their classmates who suffers from severe anxiety. University of Guelph students who witnessed the exchange on Monday said the professor chastised the student for disrupting the class, asking whether he was […]
The Canadian PressDavid Paddon Ontario’s wine makers and grape growers nervously are watching the weather, fearing this year’s harvest literally could be nipped in the bud by an unusually cold winter. “We’ve gotten very close to the critical temperatures for bud survival for vines for next year’s crop,” noted Matthew […]
The Canadian Press HINTON, Alta.–A western Alberta woman is urging hunters and hikers to be more aware of their surroundings after her pet husky was mistaken for a wolf and shot in the legs. Bethany Dyck was walking with two friends on Saturday along a wooded trail near Hinton, Alta. […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Drawing a clock. Counting backward by sevens. Rattling off words that begin with “F’’ before a minute’s up. They may not sound like difficult tasks, but they’re part of a cognitive exam that’s getting a lot of attention because President Donald Trump […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The descriptions are haunting. Some victims felt fine in the morning and were dead by night. Faces turned blue as patients coughed up blood. Stacked bodies outnumbered coffins. A century after one of history’s most catastrophic disease outbreaks, scientists are rethinking how […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The descriptions are haunting. Some victims felt fine in the morning and were dead by night. Faces turned blue as patients coughed up blood. Stacked bodies outnumbered coffins. A century after one of history’s most catastrophic disease outbreaks, scientists are rethinking how […]
The Canadian PressColette Derworiz A small northern Saskatchewan First Nation once again is in mourning after two teenagers killed themselves in recent weeks. The suicides in Fond du Lac came as the community recovers from a Dec. 13 plane crash that led to the death of 19-year-old Arson Fern Jr. […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario will spend $784 million this year to build or renovate 79 schools across the province, but opposition critics say it’s not enough to address a growing multi-billion-dollar repair backlog. Education minister Mitzie Hunter said the funding announced yesterday will support construction of 39 new schools, […]
The Canadian PressLaura Kane VANCOUVER–A gathering of foreign ministers in Vancouver today to discuss the perils posed by North Korea is expected to focus on sanctions, non-proliferation, and diplomacy. Eric Walsh, Canada’s ambassador to Korea, says ministers will aim to identify which sanctions are being evaded and how to improve […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Auto insurance rates in Ontario increased in the last quarter of 2017, putting the Liberal government further away from its promise to cut rates by 15 percent. Fourth-quarter numbers released Friday by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario show an average increase of about one percent. Ontario’s […]
