The Canadian PressSidhartha Banerjee MONTREAL—There’s a very personal driving force behind Heidi Berger’s quest to get provinces to introduce compulsory genocide education for high-school students. Her late mother, Ann Kazimirski, was a Holocaust survivor who championed the cause until her death 10 years ago. “Her mission in her life became […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The federal government is signalling that when it finally unveils changes to parental leave rules, there will be provisions dedicated exclusively to new fathers. When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mused about the idea last month at the United Nations, it was in the context of more gender […]
The Canadian Press QUEENSLAND, N.S.—Just a few months ago, Syrian refugee Ziad Zeina was contemplating returning to the Middle East rather than continuing to live in a Halifax apartment he described as dirty, small, and cold. Then a small Nova Scotia community 50 km outside the city swung into action […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG—One of Canada’s two remaining NDP governments finds itself on the ropes as it heads into an election tomorrow with polls suggesting Manitoba voters are ready to turn to the Progressive Conservatives. Premier Greg Selinger’s New Democrats have been in power for 16 years, but have […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA—An internal audit has uncovered numerous gaps in the federal border agency’s efforts to prevent dangerous cargo and people from entering Canada aboard freight trains. The Canada Border Services Agency review found inadequate managerial oversight, a lack of timely information on which to base decisions, and […]
By David Crary The Associated Press NEW YORK — The tightening of restrictions on abortion clinics in many states has emboldened some abortion rights advocates to launch an outreach effort, reminding women they have relatively safe and effective means of ending a pregnancy on their own through use of a […]
By Danica Kirka The Associated Press LONDON — Mars Food, the maker of Dolmio and Uncle Ben’s, says some of its sauces will soon carry labels suggesting they should be eaten only as occasional treats a decision praised by health campaigners seeking to reduce the amount of salt, sugar and […]
The Associated Press LONDON—An underwater robot exploring Loch Ness has discovered a dark, monster-shaped mass in its depths. Disappointingly, tourism officials say the nine-metre object is not the fabled Loch Ness Monster but a prop left over from a 1970 film. Billy Wilder’s “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” puts […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The system used to deliver medical services to First Nations introduces unnecessary barriers to care and often prevents doctors from doing their jobs, an Ontario physician bluntly told a parliamentary committee yesterday. Dr. Michael Kirlew, a doctor based in Sioux Lookout, Ont., urged the federal government to […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—A proposed new federal law that imposes strict conditions on the right of Canadians to end their lives with medical assistance is a betrayal of the woman whose case was central to the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the ban on assisted death, critics say. Kay […]
The Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont.—Nothing can stop true love, or at least a good kiss. Not even armed robbers. Police in Montana’s largest city are looking for three suspects who robbed a bar at gunpoint, but they didn’t seem to disturb a couple who kissed through the commotion. Surveillance video […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—A Liberal and two Conservative senators have repaid dubious expense claims which were detailed in a special arbitrator’s report. Senate records show Sen. Colin Kenny has paid almost $31,400 in expenses that former Supreme Court justice Ian Binnie deemed unjustified in his report released last month. Binnie […]
