The Canadian Press TORONTO–A frantic search for a four-year-old girl who disappeared when her family car was stolen from the driveway of her Toronto home ended this morning when she was reunited with her parents after going missing for more than three hours. Toronto police said the girl was discovered […]
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The Canadian Press An United Nations’ agency has issued a warning about the environmental health of Canada’s largest national park. UNESCO says Wood Buffalo National Park in northern Alberta is threatened by energy development, hydro dams, and poor management. Water levels also in the region are dropping, preventing First Nations’ […]
The Canadian Press YORKTON, Sask.–The military says a search-and-rescue technician who died in a training accident in Saskatchewan had a parachute malfunction. Master Cpl. Alfred Barr was a member of 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron at 17 Wing in Winnipeg. The Royal Canadian Air Force said his death Wednesday is […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Conservative MPs distanced themselves from one of their own yesterday after a Tory senator suggested there were positive aspects to Canada’s residential school system. Caucus members, including Tory indigenous affairs critic Cathy McLeod, made it clear they do not support or agree with Sen. Lynn Beyak, […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber A movie production team was denied permission to shoot in the Rocky Mountain national parks after Parks Canada staff learned the film’s plot involved an indigenous gang leader. “They expressed a real concern that this was not something they would favour,” said Mark Voyce, location manager […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Statistics Canada says more women are in leadership roles in the public sector, where pay equity is the law, than in the private sector, where similar rules don’t apply. The report from the national statistics office released yesterday on International Women’s Day says gender parity existed in […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives on Tuesday called for a moratorium on school closures in the province and a review of the guidelines that determine them. The Liberal government is trying to find savings on the backs of students by putting schools on the chopping block, charged PC […]
The Canadian PressChris Carr SASKATOON–Thirty children from across Canada are being recruited to take part in a new pilot study at the University of Saskatchewan looking at the safety and tolerability of cannabis treatment for childhood epilepsy. Health Canada recently approved the study, which will include children between the ages […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Liberal backbenchers have defied Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, voting in favour of a bill that would bar health and life insurance companies from forcing clients to disclose the results of genetic testing. Just hours before the third and final reading late yesterday in the House of […]
The Canadian Press BRANDON, Man.–A Winnipeg truck driver is thanking a woman who jumped on her horse and brought him coffee and a hot meal while he was stranded on Highway 10 south of Brandon during this week’s nasty storm in Manitoba. Peter Douglas was on his way to Brandon […]
By Linda A. Johnson The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday again warned patients and doctors to avoid a risky, experimental procedure promoted as a treatment for several nervous system disorders, including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. The procedure involves inflating a tiny balloon […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — Gorging on bacon, skimping on nuts? These are among food habits that new research links with deaths from heart disease, strokes and diabetes. Overeating or not eating enough of the 10 foods and nutrients contributes to nearly half of U.S. deaths from […]
