The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is putting $1.8 million toward 15 pilot projects aimed at improving police responses to sexual violence, including two case review models that are similar to a celebrated approach pioneered in Philadelphia. Advocates say the case reviews in Brantford and the OPP’s Northwest Region are a good […]
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By Kim Cook The Associated Press Health-care facilities can be stressful places for patients and visitors, with depressing waiting rooms, rows of uncomfortable seating, a blaring television. But designers of some medical spaces are remedying the situation. A more holistic approach includes mood-elevating colours and artwork. Chairs are angled to […]
By Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press DETROIT — Young drivers aren’t alone in behaving badly on U.S. roads, a trend that could be contributing to a spike in highway deaths. Well over half of drivers in every age group have texted behind the wheel, run a red light or driven […]
The Canadian Press COCHRANE, Alta.–Calgary’s Mount Royal University confirms two of its flight instructors were killed in a crash of one of the school’s aviation diploma program aircraft. RCMP said the crash happened yesterday afternoon east of Highway 40, northwest of Cochrane. They also said the accident was witnessed by […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–The Ontario government is conducting expanded mercury testing around the site of an old paper mill in the province’s northwest in the hopes of cleaning up an area that has left a First Nation plagued with mercury poisoning for more than 50 years. The commitment follows […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s minister of northern development and mines is stepping aside temporarily as he deals with depression. Michael Gravelle said his doctor diagnosed him last year. “Over the past months, I have been struggling with a feeling of uneasiness that I have not been able to shake,” […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said his government has been talking with the Prime Minister’s Office about ways to deal with the rising number of refugees illicitly-crossing the border from the United States. Pallister’s words came soon after RCMP intercepted another seven people near Emerson, Man.–one of […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Standing next to President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute yesterday to Canada’s ability to negotiate environmental treaties with the U.S., such as the . . . 1991 Air Quality Agreement. As for the 2015 Paris Accord to combat climate change, the one Trump’s predecessor, […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A foot of weekend snow held back Justin Trudeau’s plane to Washington for an hour this morning, but the prime minister eventually departed for his first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Trudeau and Trump were expected to hold a tete-a-tete later this morning in the […]
The Canadian Press WINDSOR, Ont.–A school board in southwestern Ontario says it has cancelled a handful of school trips to the United States due to “safety and equity” concerns. Greater Essex County District School Board trustee Clara Howitt said yesterday that the decision has affected trips to the U.S. that […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–A trans rights activist at the heart of a recently-settled human rights complaint says it’s now only a matter of time before the federal government drops any mention of gender from government-issued identification. Christin Milloy and the federal government settled a long-running human rights complaint earlier […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL–Two weeks after a gunman killed six Muslim men as they prayed in Quebec City, mosques around Montreal held open door events aimed at fostering understanding in the wake of the tragedy. The Quebec City shooting was a “wake up call” that highlighted the need for […]
