The Canadian PressSalmaan Farooqui TORONTO–A move by the Ontario government to limit the prosecution of HIV-positive people who don’t disclose their status to sexual partners is being called a step in the right direction by some HIV-positive people in the province. But they say there’s much more progress to be […]
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The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–The Trudeau government is willing to give provinces and territories a bigger share of the revenue from a federal excise tax on cannabis–provided that the extra money is devoted to helping municipalities cope with the impact of legalizing recreational pot. The feds have proposed giving provincial […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL–Only 10 metres below the streets and parks of a residential Montreal neighbourhood there lies a network of ice age caverns that no human had ever seen until a few weeks ago. The 15,000-year-old caves were discovered in October by a pair of amateur explorers who […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed new senators for Nova Scotia and Manitoba. Mary Coyle, a champion of women’s leadership, gender equality, and the rights of Indigenous Peoples, is the new senator for Nova Scotia. Mary Jane McCallum, a First Nations’ woman who provided vital dental and […]
By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING — Canada hopes a trade agreement with China will reflect “Canadian values” in the areas of labour rights, environmental protection and gender equality, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday at the start of a four-day visit to China. Trudeau also said that he […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press The first birth as a result of a womb transplant in the United States has occurred in Texas, a milestone for the U.S. but one achieved several years ago in Sweden. A woman who had been born without a uterus gave birth to the […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A holiday shopping trip turned ugly for a Winnipeg grandmother after a security guard pulled what appeared to be a knife on a suspected shoplifter at a toy store. Sandra Houston said she watched the confrontation at a Toys “R” Us store in the city on Tuesday. […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Gregg Zaun has been fired from Sportsnet due to “inappropriate behaviour and comments” toward female employees. Rick Brace, president of Rogers Media, said in a statement yesterday that the company was terminating the contract of the MLB studio analyst effective immediately. “This week, we received complaints from […]
The Canadian Press WASHINGTON–The Russia probe is burrowing deep into U.S. President Donald Trump’s inner circle. Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser and campaign confidant, has turned himself over to authorities and pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about two interactions with the Russian government. But that’s not […]
The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–Finance minister Bill Morneau found himself fending off fresh Opposition broadsides yesterday during another tumultuous question period–this one so turbulent a Conservative MP was booted from the House of Commons. Morneau has been at the centre of an ethics controversy for weeks, and the latest questions […]
The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER–What do a trio of Canadian rock icons have in common with microbes living in the guts of termites? Researchers at the University of British Columbia say the tiny organisms have long, hair-like flagella and bob about like the members of the prog-rock band Rush. Now, […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Several Montreal billboards promoting an app that lists local pot providers appear to have been taken down after complaints by at least one citizen. Ben Anson said the company hosting ads for Weedmaps agreed to remove the billboards last week. Anson previously complained to Health Canada and […]
