The Canadian Press CALGARY—A Calgary family says they’re still upset after their youngest child fell into a septic tank at a highway rest stop in Saskatchewan. Trevor Pickersgill, Denaie McCarthy, and their three girls were driving to Regina from Calgary last Thursday when they decided to pull into the information […]
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The Canadian PressLauren Krugel FORT McMURRAY, Alta.—The man who led the fight against the wildfire that devastated parts of Fort McMurray last month is urging changes to the way homes are rebuilt to avoid similar destruction in the future. Fort McMurray Fire Chief Darby Allen says houses in the northern […]
The Associated Press AMSTERDAM—An Amsterdam court has approved the extradition of a Dutch man suspected of a string of crimes against B.C. teenager Amanda Todd, who took her own life after being bullied online. The Dutch Justice minister now has to sign off on the extradition of Aydin Coban. But […]
The Canadian PressLaura Kane VANCOUVER—Just days after Canada’s physician-assisted dying law came into force, a 25-year-old British Columbia woman with a degenerative muscle disease is challenging it in court. Julia Lamb, who lives in the Fraser Valley city of Chilliwack, has spinal muscular atrophy and worries her body will weaken […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Canadian truckers fear a planned new border security measure will steer them into a complicated maze of U.S. law that dents their pocketbooks—or even creates immigration difficulties. The Liberal government recently introduced legislation that would step up the exchange of information with Washington about people crossing the […]
The Canadian PressCamille Bains VANCOUVER—Canada urgently needs a national strategy to ensure seniors are prescribed appropriate medications because the cost of giving them the wrong drugs has reached nearly $2 billion a year, a new study says. Prof. Steve Morgan of the University of British Columbia said physiological changes associated […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Canada’s physician-assisted dying law is being challenged in court just days after it came into force. The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association says a woman suffering from a degenerative disease affecting muscle movement is joining the association in a legal fight to be announced today in Vancouver. […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—Police in Winnipeg say a woman who has been charged with abducting her two children fled officers with her kids inside the vehicle and one point even collided with a police cruiser. The 44-year-old mother eventually was arrested Friday with her children after abandoning the Ford Expedition […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO—Ontario’s new minister in charge of the autism file says changes are in the works following the controversial revamp of the treatment program announced earlier this year. Michael Coteau was brought in to put a fresh face on the Ministry of Children and Youth Services after […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to ease tumultuous Canadian markets today, saying the country is well-positioned to weather global uncertainty in the wake of the United Kingdom’s dramatic decision to leave the European Union. The British vote yesterday to exit the EU had an immediate impact in […]
The Canadian Press KELOWNA, B.C.—A life-long Winnipeg Jets fan was shocked to learn she had bought a T-shirt with the city’s name misspelled as Winnepeg. Thirty-three-year-old Heather Prevalnig said she paid $30 for the T-shirt at a Winnipeg airport store on her way home to Kelowna, B.C., and sent a […]
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES—Led Zeppelin did not steal a riff from an obscure 1960s instrumental tune to use for the introduction of its classic rock anthem “Stairway to Heaven,” a federal court jury decided yesterday. The verdict in L.A. settles a point that music fans have debated for decades […]
