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"Just like eating yogurt" - scientists hope to end epidemic in bats
Canadian scientists are racing to test a remedy that they hope will save bats from a deadly fungus that has already killed millions of the winged mammals across the continent. “We are feeling a ...
Oct 26, 2017
Canadian universities sign off on pledge to greater diversity, accessibility
OTTAWA - Canadian universities have done a great job making their campuses more accessible for students with disabilities, but now have to turn more attention to helping those students get jobs, one o...
Oct 26, 2017
Sears liquidation puts pressure on feds to protect workers' pensions
OTTAWA - Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains says the federal government will consider legislation to protect employees’ pensions when a company goes bankrupt. While there’s no plan for the ...
Oct 26, 2017
Quebec member of the legislature Guy Ouellette arrested: source
QUEBEC - A long-serving member of the Quebec legislature who was also in the provincial police force for about three decades was arrested Wednesday by the province’s anti-corruption unit, accord...
Oct 26, 2017
'She was sensational:' New Brunswick dentist killed at conference in Alberta
New Brunswick dentist Cindy McCormick was a fearless, vibrant woman, known as much for belting out karaoke tunes as for constantly changing her colourful hairstyles. She was even a contestant on the r...
Oct 26, 2017
Police bring in specialists to help search B.C. property where remains found
SALMON ARM , B.C. - The Mounties are bringing in specialists to help search a rural property in Salmon Arm, B.C., where they say human remains have been found. Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said Wednesday a foren...
Oct 26, 2017
States lose push to force Trump to restart health subsidies
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected a request from 18 states and the District of Columbia to force the Trump administration to resume paying “Obamacare” subsidies right away...
Oct 25, 2017
Top spy calls behaviour 'unacceptable' after report uncovers bullying, reprisals
OTTAWA - An independent assessment of the Toronto office of Canada’s spy agency has uncovered concerns about bullying, favouritism and discrimination. Low morale is “pervasive” in th...
Oct 25, 2017
Quebec barber who went extra mile for autistic client invited to Parliament
MONTREAL - A Quebec barber who got down on the floor to trim the hair of a young client with autism was applauded in Canada’s Senate chamber Wednesday, several weeks after a photo of him garnere...
Oct 25, 2017
'Lifetime collection' of classic, cars lost in fire in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - A collection of classic vehicles worth millions of dollars was destroyed Wednesday when fire raced through a building in Langley, B.C. Alyn Edwards, a columnist who writes about classi...
Oct 25, 2017