Category Archives: Canada
Hearing for 'Godfather of Grass' John Robert Boone postponed for medical reasons
MONTREAL - An immigration hearing for an American man known as the “Godfather of Grass” has been postponed until later this month for medical reasons. John Robert Boone, 73, will remain in...
Jan 13, 2017
Halifax considers its options as rat problems grow: 'As common as pigeons'
HALIFAX - Gary Julien conjures an unnerving scene when describing his experience with Halifax’s growing rat problem. “They’re the size of small kittens - or somewhere between kittens...
Jan 13, 2017
Environmental group finds mercury in soil upstream from Grassy Narrows community
TORONTO - An environmental group believes it may have found a source of ongoing mercury contamination that has plagued a northern Ontario First Nation for more than 50 years. The Grassy Narrows commun...
Jan 13, 2017
Respondents get bullish on Winnipeg zoo's online bear-naming contest
WINNIPEG - Orphaned male and female polar bear cubs brought to Winnipeg’s zoo late last year from the Hudson Bay port town of Churchill are no longer being referred to as just those two bruins. ...
Jan 13, 2017
Scientists map genome of iconic beaver as gift for Canada's 150th birthday
TORONTO - Scientists have a gift for Canada as the country celebrates its 150th - and as a birthday present, it’s certainly unique. A team of molecular geneticists at Toronto’s Hospital fo...
Jan 13, 2017
Canadian navy ship returns to port following six-month NATO deployment
HALIFAX - Family members and friends lined a dock on the Halifax waterfront Friday to welcome the return of a Royal Canadian Navy ship following a six-month deployment overseas. HMCS Charlottetown pul...
Jan 13, 2017
Penalty too light for pharmacy error that led to woman's death: granddaughter
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia woman who watched her grandmother descend into pain and die after receiving five times her weekly prescription says the supervising pharmacist should receive tougher sanctions....
Jan 13, 2017
Police in Delta, B.C., using GPS darts to track vehicles that flee
DELTA, B.C. - A police department in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland is using technology that looks like it is taken from the latest Batman movie to track fleeing vehicles. Police in Delta hav...
Jan 13, 2017
Joseph Boyden statements on indigenous roots too vague, say academics
TORONTO - Joseph Boyden’s recent public statement and interviews about his indigenous roots are too vague and don’t fully address the heart of the controversy surrounding his heritage, say...
Jan 13, 2017
Injuries to Canadian soldiers treated in Iraq hospital not combat related: DND
OTTAWA - None of the seven Canadian soldiers treated at a military hospital in Iraq over the last few weeks was a combat casualty, says National Defence. The department earlier refused to discuss how ...
Jan 13, 2017