The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA—The new Speaker of the Senate says senators actively were discouraged from signing blank expense forms because it could lead to spending abuses. George Furey told Mike Duffy’s criminal trial today that he never signed a blank expense claim—something Duffy’s former assistant has testified the former […]
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The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Researchers say a new calf has been born into an endangered orca population off B.C.’s coast. The Center for Whale Research says the baby, named L123, is the seventh calf born into the Southern Resident population in the past year. Scientists with the Washington state-based centre said […]
The Canadian PressKeith Leslie TORONTO—Ontario is taking a go-slow approach to one of its plans to ease traffic congestion, announcing a pilot project for a toll lane on a short stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Way between Oakville and Burlington. Drivers who don’t have any passengers will be able to […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA—The Trudeau government yesterday unveiled its plan for transforming the Senate into an independent, non-partisan chamber—the first major reform to the scandal-plagued upper house in 50 years and arguably the biggest change since its inception in 1867. Democratic Institutions minister Maryam Monsef announced the creation of […]
The Canadian Press ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—A school board in Newfoundland and police now are investigating a case of cyberbullying involving an anonymous poll ranking girls at a high school based on their looks. Lynelle Cantwell, a student at Holy Trinity High School in Torbay, is getting national attention for her […]
The Canadian PressJennifer Ditchburn OTTAWA—Canada’s 42nd Parliament began with the requisite nods to history and tradition that happen on the first day, but also offered plenty of signs that the class of 2015 has its own fresh chemistry and look. That new energy seemed to be encapsulated in the moment […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—The Ontario government is adjusting the province’s electoral map to bring it in line with the one used for federal elections. The government said population changes in southern Ontario have prompted it to add 15 new ridings to that part of the province, bringing the total up […]
By Dylan Lovan The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. Alarmed that black lung disease routinely goes unreported decades after it was discovered among miners, federal mine safety officials are touting new regulations that will step up monitoring for the coal dust that causes the deadly disease. Beginning Feb. 1, the Mine […]
The Associated Press PITTSBURGH—Lords a-leaping is the U.S. economy ever slow to recover! The cost of 10 lords a-leaping increased three percent over last year, but nine of the other 12 gifts listed in the carol, “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” stayed the same price as last year, according to […]
The Canadian PressLaura Kane BURNABY, B.C.—British Columbians soon may be able to buy recreational bud along with their beer in local liquor stores—if two groups have their way. The B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union and the B.C. Private Liquor Store Association have joined forces to call for legal marijuana […]
The Canadian PressGeordon Omand VANCOUVER—The eureka moment for a B.C. prostate cancer researcher came when she saw photos of drastically-shrunken tumours in mice she’d treated with a promising new drug. “I remember running around the building and showing everyone those photographs in sheer delight,” Dr. Marianne Sadar said about that […]
The Canadian PressTerry Pedwell OTTAWA—Driving distractions, speed, and roadway configuration were among 15 factors that led to a fatal 2013 collision in Ottawa between a city bus and a Via Rail train, the Transportation Safety Board concluded in its final report on the crash. Removing just one of these contributing […]
