The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario is considering mandating the public disclosure of any payments private drug companies make to doctors–a move that would make it the first province to have such a requirement. The province has started consulting with patient groups, health-care providers, and the pharmaceutical and medical device industries […]
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The Canadian PressBill Graveland CRANBROOK, B.C.–Winston Blackmore was making no apologies yesterday after he and another former bishop of an isolated religious community in British Columbia were found guilty of practising polygamy. “I’m guilty of living my religion and that’s all I’m saying today because I’ve never denied that,” Blackmore […]
The Canadian PressJennifer Cheng A southern Ontario city has retracted a policy that had left many parents uneasy about taking their young children to their local pool. Officials in London, Ont. received a flood of complaints after signs posted at municipal swimming pools said children over the age of three […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A Manitoba man found driving a lawn mower on a road leading to the Trans-Canada Highway in the dark has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle. RCMP said officers pulled over a man on a John Deere riding mower in the rural municipality of […]
By David Crary The Associated Press NEW YORK — Children whose sexual characteristics don’t neatly align with the norm have for decades faced surgery to rearrange their anatomy to resemble that of more typical boys and girls long before they were old enough to have a say in the decision. […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Ontario Health minister Eric Hoskins has announced funding for 20 full-time mental health workers for Pikangikum First Nation–a remote community struggling with a suicide crisis and pressing mental health needs from about 380 people seeking counselling. The mental health workers will be going to the reserve, […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–The number of cannabis-related offences reported to police declined for the fifth-straight year, Statistics Canada said today as it released its annual report on police-reported crime. There were about 55,000 offences related to marijuana reported to police in 2016, about 6,000 fewer than reported the year […]
The Canadian Press KELOWNA, B.C.–While many teens spend summers relaxing, a 17-year-old from Kelowna, B.C. has been pushing her body and mind to the limits–and raising thousands of dollars for charity in the process. Emily Epp swam across the English Channel earlier this month in a gruelling trek that took […]
The Canadian PressMaija Kappler Before the Internet, before TV or radio, even before newspapers, there was an earlier source for news: the town crier. This past weekend, dedicated Ontario criers gathered for some competition paying tribute to one of the world’s oldest methods of communication–and a wedding. Once a year, […]
The Canadian Press THUNDER BAY, Ont.–The mayor of Thunder Bay, Ont. has been charged with extortion and obstructing justice. The OPP said the charges against Keith Hobbs are in connection with an investigation into allegations of criminal wrongdoing that include a municipal official and a local resident. Police said two […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–It was an hour into her Senate confirmation hearing yesterday before Kelly Knight Craft, chosen by U.S. President Donald Trump to serve as the next ambassador to Canada at a pivotal time for bilateral relations, was asked her first question. It came from Indiana Republican Sen. […]
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES–Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington, whose screeching vocals helped the rock-rap band become one of the most commercially-successful acts in the 2000s, was found dead in his home near Los Angeles yesterday, the Los Angeles County coroner said. The coroner confirmed today that Bennington died […]
