Category Archives: Canada
Debut of abortion pill Mifegymiso in Canada delayed to January
TORONTO - The much-anticipated arrival of the abortion pill Mifegymiso in Canada has been delayed until the new year. The drug’s Canadian distributor, Celopharma Inc., says it now expects to lau...
Nov 28, 2016
Deaths of two beluga whales at Vancouver Aquarium remains a mystery
VANCOUVER - All possible explanations - from food sickness to intentional poisoning - are being investigated for the deaths of two of the Vancouver Aquarium’s beluga whales after examinations fa...
Nov 28, 2016
Pilot dead after Alberta-based CF-18 crashes during training in weapons range
COLD LAKE, Alta. - The pilot of a CF-18 fighter jet that crashed near the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary has died. The Air Force said the single-seat fighter was based out of Canadian Forces Base Cold ...
Nov 28, 2016
Fatal meningitis missed: hospital doctor's negligence upheld
TORONTO - A hospital doctor who failed to detect meningitis in a patient who died from the infection was professionally negligent, Ontario’s top court affirmed Monday. In upholding a negligence ...
Nov 28, 2016
'All he needed was antibiotics:' Boy who died from strep lived in squalor
CALGARY - A seven-year-old boy who died from a treatable strep infection three years ago lived in squalor and was treated with dandelion tea and oil of oregano instead of antibiotics, a trial heard Mo...
Nov 28, 2016
Nunavut coroner's inquest says baby's death highlights problems
IQALUIT, Nunavut - An Arctic politician says he’ll keep pushing for change in light of a coroner’s inquest that recommends significant reforms to health care in Nunavut following the death...
Nov 28, 2016
Trudeau's office says prime minister won't attend funeral for Fidel Castro
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office says he won’t be attending any memorial or funeral services for the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, saying his schedule wouldn’t allow...
Nov 28, 2016
A by-the-numbers look at StatCan report on sexual assault in Canadian military
OTTAWA - A Statistics Canada survey of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Forces suggests nearly 1,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted over the last year. Here are some of the numbers: ...
Nov 28, 2016
Crown seeks 5 years for ex-Liberal organizer convicted in sponsorship fraud
MONTREAL - Ex-Liberal party organizer Jacques Corriveau should spend up to five years in prison following his conviction on fraud-related charges in connection with the sponsorship program, the Crown ...
Nov 28, 2016
First Nation against Kinder Morgan pipeline rejects Standing Rock-style protests
OTTAWA - Representatives of a B.C. First Nation that is deeply opposed to a proposed pipeline expansion emerged from a meeting Monday with Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr to say they believe the f...
Nov 28, 2016