The Canadian PressGeordon Omand VANCOUVER—A self-styled champion of privatized health care is bringing his fight to British Columbia Supreme Court on Tuesday for the start of a months-long trial he says is about patients’ access to affordable treatment. His opponents, meanwhile, accuse him of trying to gut the core of […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The Opposition Conservatives and the NDP seized on yesterday’s news of grim second-quarter economic growth as evidence the Liberal government’s election promises of jobs and prosperity are falling well short of expectations. The economy recorded its worst performance in seven years during the quarter, Statistics Canada reported […]
The Canadian PressLaura Kane VANCOUVER—When Marion Buller looks back on the Saskatchewan First Nation territory where she spent her summers growing up, some of her childhood friends no longer arw there. They are aboriginal women who went missing or were murdered—part of a tragic phenomenon in Canada that Buller now […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON—A customer on a WestJet flight from Toronto to Edmonton says there were some tense moments as he and others helped the crew subdue an unruly passenger. Steven Kelley said he was sitting four rows back from the cockpit of the Boeing 737 when a man wearing […]
The Associated Press BERLIN—Scientists have found evidence to support what many dog owners have long believed: man’s best friend really does understand some of what we’re saying. Researchers in Hungary scanned the brains of dogs as they were listening to their trainer speaking to determine which parts of the brain […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers agreed late yesterday to extend a mediation effort aimed at resolving their labour dispute by another 24 hours. Both Canada Post and CUPW said late Monday that both sides would continue to negotiate with the help of a […]
Staff With Canada marking its 150th birthday in 2017, the clock is ticking for the Fort Frances Museum and a local group of volunteers to get ready for the celebration. The next planning meeting for the “Canada 150” exhibit at the museum will be held there this Thursday (Sept. 1) […]
The Associated Press STOCKHOLM—More than 300 wild reindeer have been killed by lightning in central Norway. The Norwegian Environment Agency has released eerie images showing a jumble of reindeer carcasses scattered across a small area on the Hardangervidda mountain plateau. The agency said 323 animals were killed, including 70 calves, […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set to embark on his first official visit to China, the Chinese government is trying to ease concerns about its human rights record as a way to encourage a deeper business relationship with Canada. The economic superpower sees last year’s election of […]
The Canadian Press ST. LOUIS, Sask.—The RCMP has found an automated teller machine that thieves literally dragged out of a Saskatchewan community after they were unable to lift it into the back of a stolen pickup truck. Mounties said the ATM that was taken from a credit union in St. […]
The Canadian Press Comedian Mark Critch has removed a photo mocking former prime minister Stephen Harper from his Instagram account following a barrage of tweets from a Conservative MP that included obscenities. Calgary MP Michelle Rempel posted on Twitter that she has since apologized to Critch “that he got flamed,” […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — Mylan says it will make available a generic version of its EpiPen, as criticism mounts over the price of its injectable medicine. The company said Monday that its U.S. subsidiary will put out a generic version of the EpiPen that will have a list […]
