The Canadian Press TERRACE, B.C.—The agency responsible for screening at Canadian airports says a “big mistake” was made when a retired social worker was prevented from boarding a flight because an all-female security crew refused to frisk him. Robert Hart has an artificial hip that set off the metal detector […]
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The Canadian PressKeith LeslieAllan Black TORONTO—Premier Kathleen Wynne was beaming today after learning the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation reached a tentative contract agreement early in the morning with the province’s school boards. The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association still must reach agreements with unions representing elementary, Catholic, and Francophone […]
The Canadian PressPeter Henderson TORONTO—The excesses of Amazon.com’s hard-driving corporate culture made headlines this week—raising questions about whether similar problems are possible at Canadian companies. The New York Times reported the white-collar employees of the mega-popular online retailer are dealing with an unforgiving and competitive culture in which the obligations […]
The Canadian PressHelen Branswell TORONTO — Many women are receiving unnecessary treatment for a condition that is sometimes called Stage 0 breast cancer, the findings of a new Canadian study suggest. Women who undergo single or double mastectomies or radiation as treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, are […]
The Canadian PressKevin Bissett SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Thousands of temporary jobs will be created in New Brunswick this fall during a maintenance and upgrade project at the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John described as the largest in the company’s history. Company officials said Thursday the $200-million project, or […]
The Canadian PressSheryl Ubelacker TORONTO — At the tender age of 17, Warren McNeil considers himself a concussion veteran. He’s sustained six of the brain injuries playing hockey and lacrosse, one of which knocked him out cold. For five of those concussions, the Toronto teen was able to return to […]
The Associated PressMarilynn Marchione Scientists have finally figured out how the key gene tied to obesity makes people fat, a major discovery that could open the door to an entirely new approach to the problem beyond diet and exercise. The work solves a big mystery: Since 2007, researchers have known […]
The Associated PressMatthew Perrone WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first prescription drug designed to boost sexual desire in women, a milestone long sought by a pharmaceutical industry eager to replicate the blockbuster success of impotence drugs for men. But stringent safety measures on the […]
The Canadian PressLauren Krugel CALGARY — Oil prices are the lowest they’ve been since the Great Recession and mayors in Alberta’s oilpatch are noticing the difference. “The barber says that he has less customers coming in,” says Tom Tarpey, mayor of Peace River, population 7,000. “I certainly notice less trucks […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Canadians looking to track a package on the Canada Post website this weekend will be out of luck. Canada Post says it will shut down its canadapost.ca website, along with its web services and mobile app, from 9 p.m. ET on Friday until 7 p.m. […]
The Canadian Press BRAMPTON, Ont.—Premier Kathleen Wynne is more optimistic now than she was a few weeks ago about having a normal return to school this fall. But one teachers’ union says it will be working-to-rule if there’s no contract. Ontario’s 115,000 teachers are in legal strike positions after being […]
The Canadian PressJennifer Ditchburn OTTAWA—The definition of “lie” was tossed around during Sen. Mike Duffy’s trial yesterday—all part of a scandal where words are carefully chosen and their meanings parsed. Nigel Wright, the prime minister’s former chief of staff, was asked to explain to the court what he told his […]
