The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA—More than a year ago, Justin Trudeau stood in Dinty’s restaurant in Gatineau, Que. and promised a new child benefit that would help low-income Canadians. Yesterday, he stood in the same restaurant and pointed to almost $1.74 billion in new Canada child benefit payments that rolled […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO—The man who created the design for Canada’s loonie coin has died. Artist Robert-Ralph Carmichael’s image of a solitary loon was introduced in 1987, when Canada replaced its one-dollar bill with a coin. It was “the most significant change to Canada’s coinage system in over 50 years,” […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Mo Korchinski remembers what it was like being separated from her three children. Her struggle with addiction and cycle through B.C.’s corrections system led her to what she calls a state of denial of even having them. In the decade that she has been out and rebuilding […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY—Parole board documents say a man accused of killing a Calgary mother and daughter had a 20-year criminal history but didn’t pose a threat to society when he was granted full parole in 2010. Edward Delten Downey is facing two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—A made-in-Canada approach to treating opioid addiction is garnering positive international attention from one of the world’s most widely-circulated medical publications. The Journal of the American Medical Association has published a review of guidelines developed by a pair of health authorities in B.C. aimed at educating health-care […]
The Associated Press NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.—Two people were rescued from a disabled motor boat that was adrift near the brink of Niagara Falls—a hazardous nighttime rescue that was hindered by high winds but helped when nearby dams lowered the river level, authorities said yesterday. Police using a boat reached the […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA—Eight Canadian fighter jets have been deployed on a massive training exercise in the Pacific—despite Liberal government warnings the country does not have enough such aircraft to defend North America and fulfil its obligations to NATO. The government says the month-long exercise is critical for training […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—First-quarter results for 2016 show the Ontario economy growing at an annualized rate of three percent—the highest in Canada and all G7 countries. Premier Kathleen Wynne said Ontario’s real gross domestic product grew 0.8 percent in January to March, following similar growth in the fourth quarter of […]
The Associated PressMark Gillispie CLEVELAND—The fatal shooting of three police officers in Louisiana added new concerns yesterday about security at the Republican National Convention as huge crowds were expected to protest and the city police chief prepared officers to deal with the open carrying of weapons as allowed by state […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL—Hundreds of two- and four-legged Montrealers took part in a march Saturday to protest bans on pit bulls and other legislation that targets specific dog breeds. The event was part of a wider global day of action against breed-specific legislation, with events also planned in other […]
The Canadian PressLauren Krugel CALGARY—Bubbles floated into a grey sky and sparklers crackled as hundreds gathered in a northwest Calgary park yesterday evening to pay tribute to Sara Baillie and her five-year-old daughter, Taliyah Marsman. Baillie’s close friends organized the vigil nearly a week after the 34-year-old woman was found […]
The Canadian PressDiana Mehta TORONTO—Toronto’s city council voted to lift a ban on street hockey in the city on Friday—scoring a win for fans of the popular community sport. Street hockey is welcomed in many other major cities but was prohibited for years by Toronto’s bylaws for safety reasons. Debate […]
