By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — An experimental drug is showing promise against an untreatable eye disease that blinds older adults and intriguingly, it seems to work in patients who carry a particular gene flaw that fuels the damage to their vision. Age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, is […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A House of Commons committee looking at the issue of indigenous suicide is urging the federal government to make sure aboriginal communities have resources available after hours and on weekends–often when emergencies occur. The report released yesterday included a total of 28 recommendations–work that flowed from a […]
The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA–The federal government introduced legislation yesterday to restrict the use of solitary confinement inside federal prisons and to better protect prisoners with mental illness or at risk of self-harm or suicide. Once passed, the bill would–for the first time–impose a so-called legislative framework establishing a time […]
The Canadian PressNicole Thompson TORONTO–Ontario’s doctors, who have been without a physician services agreement for three years, have voted in favour of a deal that will send contract disputes with the government to binding arbitration. The Ontario Medical Association, which has about 44,000 members, said the vote was 65 percent […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–A super-watchdog to oversee the full array of federal intelligence services would be created under legislation introduced today. The measure is part of a package of national security changes tabled by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government. Public Safety minister Ralph Goodale says the new expert body–the National […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio A statue of baby Jesus that remained headless for months after it was decapitated in Northern Ontario has been resurrected. The head that was knocked off and stolen has been restored to the statue at the Ste. Anne des Pins parish in Sudbury, Ont., though the […]
The Canadian PressDaniela Germano TORONTO–A judge says an Ontario woman with incurable erosive osteoarthritis fits a key requirement to receive a medically-assisted death after her doctor refused to help her because he feared criminal prosecution. In a decision delivered in a Toronto court yesterday, Superior Court Justice Paul Perell ruled […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–The Manitoba government says it will not force faith-based hospitals to provide medical assistance in dying. The comment comes in response to a controversy over the reversal of a decision by the St. Boniface Hospital’s board of directors on the issue. As a faith-based institution, St. Boniface […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–NDP leadership candidate Charlie Angus is promising to find better ways to protect the interests of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children, including by dismantling the Indigenous Affairs Department. The Ontario MP said he would create a federal ombudsperson for indigenous children, who would have the legal […]
The Canadian Press ROBERVAL, Que.–Longtime Conservative MP Denis Lebel is quitting politics after nearly 10 years in the House of Commons. The former cabinet minister made the announcement in his Quebec riding of Lac-Saint-Jean this morning. The 63-year-old Lebel has been an MP since September, 2007. His various portfolios under […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Be alert but not alarmed, police are urging Canadians who will congregate under the Peace Tower next month for Canada 150 celebrations–a massive public gathering for which intelligence agencies and emergency teams have spent months preparing. Experts are well aware of what is at stake on […]
The Canadian PressLinda Givetash TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C.–A piece of dinosaur skull unearthed in northeastern British Columbia earlier this month is the first of its kind discovered in the province, an expert says. The fossilized tyrannosaur skull was found near Tumbler Ridge, in an area that has produced hundreds of dinosaur […]
