The Canadian Press ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—A lawyer in Newfoundland and Labrador is looking for a second doctor to approve his client for the province’s first court approved assisted death. Kyle Rees of St. John’s said his unnamed client is a man over the age of 65 who has been dying […]
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The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA—Democratic Institutions minister Maryam Monsef is vowing to reduce the impact of money on federal politics amid new evidence advocacy groups are becoming much more active in trying to influence the outcome of elections. Financial reports filed with Elections Canada by so-called third parties show 104 […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Forty percent of chief financial officers say they’ve seen an increase in employees asking for reimbursement for inappropriate items, like toilet paper, cosmetic surgery and cigars, according to a new survey. A Robert Half Management Resources survey of more than 270 CFOs found employees have asked to […]
The Canadian PressMurray Brewster OTTAWA—Canada’s military ombudsman is being bombarded daily with complaints from retiring soldiers over delays in receiving pension cheques—a problem Gary Walbourne said will only get worse with looming changes to the federal bureaucracy. The ombudsman’s office is tracking a number of complaints from both full-time and […]
The Associated PressSteve PeoplesScott Bauer By Steve Peoples and Scott Bauer THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MADISON, Wis.—Donald Trump is fighting to convince a skeptical Republican Party he can improve his standing among women, even as he takes back an explosive comment about abortion and attacks the credibility of a female reporter […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY—A Calgary woman who pretended she had cancer and bilked friends and co-workers out of thousands of dollars has been found guilty of fraud. Lana Rovang has been sentenced a 60-day sentence to be served on weekends for defrauding people out of $20,000 between December 2012 and […]
The Associated PressRachel D’Oro ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Three first-graders in Alaska’s largest city plotted to kill a fellow student with silica gel packets that the girls believed was poison, authorities said yesterday. The three have been suspended but not charged with any crime. Parents of the 32 first-graders attending Winterberry Charter School […]
The Canadian Press Ottawa has asked the World Trade Organization to look into U.S. countervailing duties on almost $1 billion in annual exports of supercalendered paper from Canada. International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland said yesterday that the “request for consultations” with the WTO follows a decision back in November asking […]
The Canadian PressKeith Leslie TORONTO —Education Minister Liz Sandals says it looks like Ontario teachers are taking more sick days because they lost the right to bank them and take a cash payout on retirement. “There’s no reason to believe that they’re actually sicker than they were two years ago,” […]
The Associated PressKaty DaigleUmar Meraj AMRITSAR, India—The chronic air pollution blanketing much of northern India is now threatening the holiest shrine in the Sikh religion, making the once-gleaming walls of the Golden Temple dingy and dull. There is little to be done short of replacing the 430-year-old temple’s gold-plated walls—an […]
The Associated PressMaria Cheng LONDON—Italian scientist Dr. Paolo Macchiarini was once considered a pioneer in regenerative medicine, credited with creating the world’s first windpipe partially made from a patient’s own stem cells. But in the last year, Macchiarini has been charged with falsifying his resume, and accused of scientific misconduct […]
The Associated Press HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—A report of armed men near an Arkansas elementary school led to a campus lockdown before police confirmed the three were actually pest control employees chasing squirrels. A teacher at Gardner STEM Magnet School in Hot Springs saw the men about 8 a.m. yesterday and […]
