The Canadian Press OTTAWA–An official in Justin Trudeau’s office is being investigated over unspecified allegations, both the Prime Minister’s Office and the official confirmed late yesterday. The Prime Minister’s Office has not identified the official or the nature of the allegations, but several media outlets have reported the accusations involved […]
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The Canadian Press A review of scientific literature suggests those who believe “man ‘flu” is more intense than the female version have some evidence to back up their views. An article published by a Canadian physician in a recent edition of the British Medical Journal reviews medical studies going back […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber EDMONTON–It had feathers and looked as if it were part-penguin, part-duck, and part-swan. It was between the size of a chicken and a turkey, and ate the same sorts of things in the same sorts of places as a heron. But it was a dinosaur. “This […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–NDP leader Jagmeet Singh isn’t reading too much into his party’s dismal showing in a series of recent byelections, insisting he’s playing a long game as he works to shore up support across Canada in preparation for the 2019 federal election. And he’s waving off suggestions […]
The Canadian Press MAPLE, Ont.–A dramatic hostage situation at a bank north of Toronto ended abruptly yesterday when police killed a lone gunman. No one else was injured but those inside the Royal Bank of Canada branch in Maple, Ont. were “definitely traumatized,” said York Region police Cst. Andy Pattenden. […]
By Melissa Rayworth The Associated Press For elderly people struggling with memory loss, one of the toughest things can be forgetting the details of their own lives. What must it be like when you struggle to recall something you were sure you’d never forget ‚Äî the name of an old […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–A six-year-old boy has been commended for his quick response when his diabetic mother collapsed in their Edmonton home earlier this year. Ronan Male squirted a juice box into his mom’s mouth after she woke with low blood sugar and fell out of bed on May 10. […]
The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–Canada’s finance ministers struck a deal yesterday on how they plan to share tax revenues during the cost-heavy start-up phase of a legalized marijuana market. But they also kept their options open–just in case lucrative days lie ahead. The new agreement will see the federal government […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Montreal-born Richard Wagner, a self-proclaimed advocate of judicial independence, as the next chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Wagner, 60, was called to the Quebec bar in 1980 and practised law until being appointed to the Quebec Superior […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne sued the Opposition leader for defamation yesterday, less than six months away from the June provincial election. The legal action stems from comments Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown made in September–a day before Wynne testified as a witness at a trial in […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The number of veterans waiting to find out whether they qualify for disability benefits has skyrocketed over the last eight months, new figures show, leaving thousands of former military members in limbo. Veterans Affairs Canada said there were about 29,000 applications for disability benefits in the queue […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–A Catholic group says it is bringing the right forearm of a 16th-century Jesuit missionary on a cross-Canada tour to celebrate the country’s 150th birthday. A spokesperson for Catholic Christian Outreach said the relic of Saint-Francois-Xavier will visit 14 Canadian cities during a month-long tour that kicks […]
