The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favour of three B.C. medical workers who argued they developed breast cancer as a result of their jobs. Katrina Hammer, Patricia Schmidt, and Anne MacFarlane, who worked in a lab at Mission Memorial Hospital, were among seven women at […]
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The Canadian Press Winnipeg police have issued a public plea to a mother who they believe has abducted her two children. Det. Sgt. Shaunna Neufeld spoke at a news briefing yesterday and asked Sandra Giesbrecht to get in touch with her. Montana Giesbrecht, who is 11, and Josh Giesbrecht, nine, […]
The Associated Press ST. LOUIS—Bernie Sanders said today he will vote for Hillary Clinton for president but stopped short of a full endorsement of his Democratic presidential rival more than a week after the final primary contests. The Vermont senator said in an interview with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that he […]
The Associated PressJill LawlessDanica Kirka LONDON—Britain voted to leave the European Union after a bitterly-divisive referendum campaign—toppling the prime minister today, sending global markets plunging, and shattering the stability of a project in continental unity designed half-a-century ago to prevent World War III. The decision launches a years-long process to […]
The Canadian PressBruce Cheadle OTTAWA—Justin Trudeau says there isn’t one model for prime ministerial spouses to follow, but he’s proud of his wife’s charitable work and wants to make sure she can keep doing it. Sophie Gregoire Trudeau sparked a frenzied week of news reports and table-thumping columns earlier this […]
The Associated PressSeth BorensteinEva Vergara SANTIAGO, Chile—Two people who fell ill while working at the U.S. research station at the South Pole have been evacuated by a small plane that made the daring rescue flight in Antarctica’s harsh winter. The National Science Foundation said the two workers arrived safely late […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON—The movement to dump Donald Trump from the GOP ticket is gaining followers among delegates to next month’s Republican National Convention—an effort that could tarnish Trump’s coronation even if it ultimately fails. The growing rebellion has at least one top party official warning of a backlash if […]
The Canadian PressKeith Leslie TORONTO—Two Ontario cabinet ministers will head to the Grassy Narrows First Nation next week to talk about how to deal with mercury contamination that has plagued the remote northwestern community for decades. Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation minister David Zimmer said he and Environment minister Glen Murray, […]
The Canadian PressDean Bennett EDMONTON—Calgary MP Jason Kenney’s rumoured plan to come home to unite Alberta’s two right-leaning provincial parties is shaping up to be a bumpy ride. After the Progressive Conservatives made it clear Tuesday they are looking for a leader but aren’t keen to merge, the Wildrose caucus […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal from an Alberta man who was convicted of sexual assault after police ordered him to swab his own genitals for evidence of the victim’s DNA. Ali Hassan Saeed was arrested and charged in 2011 after a complaint from […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—Controversy over gay and lesbian rights flared up on two fronts yesterday in a conservative-leaning rural area of southeastern Manitoba sometimes referred to as the province’s “Bible Belt.” The region’s Conservative MP said he would not attend a Pride march because of his personal beliefs while two […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Health Canada is making it easier for gay men to give blood—so long as they have been celibate for one year. Canadian Blood Services and Hema-Quebec now will be allowed to accept blood from men who have had sex with men as recently as one year ago. […]
