The Canadian Press TORONTO—The CBC will broadcast live the final stop of The Tragically Hip’s upcoming tour, which ends in Kingston, Ont. CBC television, radio, and online platforms will carry the concert Aug. 20, starting at 8:30 p.m. (ET). The public broadcaster announced the program as the band released its […]
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The Canadian Press EDMONTON—Researchers at the University of Alberta are suggesting there might not be as much medical benefit to vitamin D supplements as previously thought. A team led by Michael Allen, director of the Evidence-Based Medicine Department at the faculty of medicine, recently examined the evidence for 10 common […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The Trudeau government is stepping up the exchange of traveller information with the United States to help catch social-benefit cheats, better track suspected terrorists, and identify people who remain in Canada past visa-expiration dates. The government introduced legislation yesterday to implement the final phases of the data-collection […]
The Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.—A sheriff said charges are unlikely against a Nebraska couple after an alligator killed their two-year-old son by snatching him out of shallow water at a Walt Disney World beach. But the entertainment giant is reviewing whether to add gator warning signs. Orange County […]
The Canadian PressAndy BlatchfordJordan Press OTTAWA—Finance ministers in Canada’s two most populous provinces are sending mixed signals about whether they expect to hammer out a deal with the federal government next week on how best to enhance the Canada Pension Plan. Quebec Finance minister Carlos Leitao said yesterday he expects […]
By Maria Cheng The Associated Press LONDON — The World Health Organization’s research arm has downgraded its classification of coffee as a possible carcinogen, declaring there isn’t enough proof to show a link to cancer. But the International Agency for Research on Cancer, or IARC, also announced in a report […]
The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla.—The FBI is investigating reports that Orlando gunman Omar Mateen had been a regular at the gay nightclub he attacked and had used gay dating apps, a U.S. official briefed on the case said today. A number of possible explanations and motives for the bloodbath that […]
The Canadian Press FORT McMURRAY, Alta.—The huge wildfire known as “The Beast,” which tore through parts of Fort McMurray and northeastern Alberta, is classified as “being held” for the first time since it became out of control in early May. Wildfire information officer Lynn Daina said the designation means the […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Ontarians drank billions of dollars of booze last year, with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario reporting record sales of $5.57 billion. The LCBO said it marks the 21st-straight year of record sales, and that a $1.9-billion dividend was transferred to the Ontario government. Sales of Ontario […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The Senate has rejected a proposal to allow individuals who are diagnosed with competence-eroding conditions like dementia to make advance requests for medical help to end their lives. By a vote of 47-23, with two abstentions, senators late yesterday rejected an amendment that would have added the […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA—Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith had a constituent come to his office last week seeking help for a problem he believes no longer should exist. Erskine-Smith, who represents the Toronto riding of Beaches-East York, said the man had been charged with simple possession of seven grams of […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA—Attawapiskat Chief Bruce Shisheesh met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa yesterday—weeks after the Northern Ontario reserve’s youth suicide crisis garnered global attention. The federal government also timed an announcement to coincide with the meeting—$69 million over the next three years for indigenous mental health […]
