The Associated PressMalcolm Ritter NEW YORK—A new analysis is challenging the idea that smoking marijuana during adolescence can lead to declines in intelligence. Instead, the new study says pot smoking may be merely a symptom of something else that’s really responsible for a brainpower effect seen in some previous research. […]
Canada
The Canadian Press SAINT ANDREWS, N.B.—The federal government may consider forgiving the flight costs for Syrian refugees who came to Canada before the Liberals came to power, the federal immigration minister said today. Until Nov. 4, all refugees arriving under the government’s resettlement programs were required to cover their own […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup MONTEBELLO, Que.—Tom Mulcair vowed today to make sure the New Democrats do not lose sight of their identity as they attempt to rebuild from last year’s crushing election defeat. During a speech at his party’s caucus treat in Montebello, Que., Mulcair promised to ensure the NDP […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press SAINT ANDREWS, N.B.—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will trade the snowy hillsides of a seaside New Brunswick town this morning for the snow-capped Alps of Switzerland, with the national and global economy following him across the Atlantic Ocean. Trudeau left today for Davos and the World Economic […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—As the country’s health ministers prepare to meet in Vancouver, Ontario already is saying decisions on changing the health-care funding formula should be left for another day. During last year’s election campaign, the Trudeau Liberals promised to negotiate a new health accord with the provinces and territories, […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press SAINT ANDREWS, N.B.—Canada’s infrastructure minister says the federal government is considering changing the way it traditionally funds construction projects and pick up more of the tab. Most infrastructure projects that receive federal funding require provinces and municipalities to pony up matching funds, splitting the costs three […]
The Canadian PressMurray Brewster OTTAWA—Even though they’re responsible for a string of atrocities and affiliated with the grand-daddy of terrorist groups, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb largely has flown under the radar in terms of public perception of extremists. But that could change in the aftermath the slaughter of at […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—The Manitoba government has named a northern lake after an RCMP officer who was killed in the line of duty. The body of water, about 45 km north of Flin Flon, has been named Lake Strongquill. It commemorates RCMP Cst. Dennis Strongquill, who was shot and killed […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA—The Supreme Court has added four months to the federal government’s deadline for producing a new law on doctor-assisted death—but with an exemption for anyone who wants to ask a judge to end their life earlier. The Liberal government had argued it needed the original Feb. […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK Pregnant women should avoid travelling to Latin America and Caribbean countries that have outbreaks of a tropical illness linked to birth defects, health officials said Friday. The illness is caused by the Zika virus which is spread through mosquito bites. It causes […]
The Canadian Press MOOSE JAW, Sask.—A Saskatchewan woman wants provincial laws changed so that the Lord’s Prayer is kept out of public schools. Dusti Hennenfent said she’s upset the prayer is recited each morning at Moose Jaw’s Lindale Elementary School, where her two children attend classes. Hennenfent says a Christian […]
The Canadian PressKeith Leslie TORONTO—Ontario’s opposition parties say it’s no surprise that Hydro One has to manually read thousands of electricity smart meters because the devices can’t get a wireless signal. Hydro One says 36,000 smart meters in rural areas cannot get a strong enough Wi-Fi connection to transmit usage […]
