By Malcolm Ritter And Jim Heintz The Associated Press NEW YORK — Three Americans won a Nobel Prize on Monday for discovering key genetic “gears” of the body’s 24-hour biological clock, the mechanism best known for causing jet lag when it falls out of sync. Problems with our body clock […]
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The Canadian PressGiuseppe Valiante SHERBROOKE, Que.–But for the negligent actions and omissions of three former railway employees, the deaths of 47 people in Lac-Megantic would not have happened, a Crown prosecutor told jurors at the opening of a criminal trial into the derailment today. The oil-laden locomotive weighing more than […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–Investigators were expected to update their investigation today into a weekend attack that left an Edmonton officer stabbed and four people injured when they were hit by a rental truck fleeing police. Police have said terrorism and attempted murder charges are pending against the suspect, who has […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup TORONTO–The Jagmeet Singh juggernaut began barrelling towards Parliament Hill yesterday as the 38-year-old turbaned Sikh bounded past his three more experienced rivals and claimed a historic first-ballot triumph in the race to become leader of the federal New Democrats. Singh, a charismatic, fashion-forward member of the […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Former astronaut Julie Payette has taken the formal oath of office to become the country’s 29th Governor General in a traditional ceremony on Parliament Hill earlier today. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood by in the Senate chamber as the 53-year-old Payette read the oaths of allegiance of […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A bill that would give people who experience domestic or sexual violence 10 days of paid leave from work cleared a hurdle in the Ontario’s legislature yesterday. The private member’s bill proposed by NDP leader Andrea Horwath passed second reading with the support of both the Liberal […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A conciliator has set 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 15 as the time a legal strike or lockout involving unionized faculty at all 24 public colleges in the province can begin. The conciliator issued the date after faculty represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union requested a […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–As he prepares to return to private life after seven years as Governor General, David Johnston is being toasted as a warm and genial man of the people who connected deeply with Canadians. Johnston’s term ends Monday, when former astronaut Julie Payette is to be sworn in. […]
The Canadian PressAleksandra Sagan VANCOUVER–The Canadian government’s new cultural strategy all but snubs so-called legacy media, industry experts say, and left out some key measures that could have given a boost to struggling newspapers expected in the lead-up to the long-awaited announcement. “I’m disappointed that the minister didn’t spell out […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO–Medical professionals and body artists say the practice of tattooing the eyeball, which recently left an Ottawa woman facing the prospect of vision loss, is on the rise despite its many risks. Ophthalmologists and tattoo studios decry the practice, saying it’s very difficult to engage in […]
The Canadian Press REGINA–A Regina police officer has taken to Twitter, asking what it will take to stop impaired driving. Cst. Curtis Warnar said a driver pulled over Wednesday morning blew four times the limit while driving children to school. Warnar was so frustrated that he tweeted a message saying […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The federal information watchdog says a government bill intended to increase transparency actually would do the opposite. In a report presented to Parliament today, information commissioner Suzanne Legault said the bill tabled in June would take Canadians’ right to know backwards rather than forward. Legault, an ombudsman […]
