By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — Forget Fluffy and Fido. Bessie the cow just might make a healthier pet. That idea stems from new research in two farming-based religious communities that shun modern ways but have dramatically different childhood asthma rates. The goal was to find an explanation […]
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The Canadian PressRob Drinkwater EDMONTON—An Edmonton cyclist says he has been getting support, but also some hate messages, after posting a video to YouTube of a confrontation with motorists he says he began recording after one of them used a racial slur. Bashir Mohamed says he was cycling up to […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that the Liberal government will change the manner in which a Supreme Court justice is selected. As part of the new process, Trudeau says former prime minister Kim Campbell will chair a new “independent and non-partisan advisory board” to recommend candidates […]
Press Release Ontario has filed a regulation to end fees for child care wait lists to improve the accessibility of child care and make life easier for families. The ban will take effect Sept. 1, 2016, and will prevent licensed child care centres and home child care agencies from charging […]
The Associated Press HOLMDEL, N.J.—It’s one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities. Except there’s little proof that flossing works. Still, the federal government, dental organizations and manufacturers of floss have pushed the practice for decades. Dentists provide samples […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber TESLIN, Yukon—Salmon no longer collect in the nets along the Teslin River where the Tlingit people have harvested them for thousands of years. Now, they come from the sky. “It’s the new salmon run,” Duane Aucoin, member of the Teslin Tlingit Council, said recently. “For the […]
The Associated Press TOKYO—Japanese Olympic gymnast Kohei Uchimura may be a record six-time world champion, but he won’t be encountering much success in his “Pokémon Go” efforts after running up a huge roaming bill in Rio. Uchimura was stunned to receive a 500,000 yen ($4,900) mobile phone bill after playing […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—A federal proposal for the use of cloud computing makes it clear that the most sensitive data the government keeps about Canadians won’t be allowed to leave the country. Only information the government deems “unclassified”—meaning it’s unauthorized release carries little, if any material or physical harm to […]
By Bob Weber The Canadian Press TESLIN, Yukon — Salmon no longer collect in the nets along the Teslin River where the Tlingit people have harvested them for thousands of years. Now, they come from the sky. “It’s the new salmon run,” Duane Aucoin, member of the Teslin Tlingit Council, […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that the Liberal government will change the manner in which a Supreme Court justice is selected. As part of the new process, Trudeau says former prime minister Kim Campbell will chair a new “independent and non-partisan advisory board” to […]
By Jeff Donn The Associated Press HOLMDEL, N.J. — It’s one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities. Except there’s little proof that flossing works. Still, the federal government, dental organizations and manufacturers of floss have pushed the practice […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—A Toronto police officer sentenced to six years for gunning down a troubled teen on an empty streetcar three years ago has been granted bail while he appeals the conviction. The appeal judge, Justice Eileen Gillese, said in her decision that Cst. James Forcillo poses no risk […]
