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Toronto bars carrying naloxone kits in face of growing opioid crisis
TORONTO - Within days of opening her new bar in west-end Toronto, Carmen Elle had equipped the venue with what she considers a key piece of equipment: a naloxone kit. Elle, who is also a musician, sai...
Oct 02, 2017
Halifax ceremony sends one-tonne 'Canada Gate' off to Passchendaele
HALIFAX - One hundred years ago this week, tens of thousands of young soldiers from across Canada were preparing for a battle in western Belgium that would prove to be the bloodiest in Canadian milita...
Oct 02, 2017
NewsAlert: Large police presence in downtown Edmonton after officer hurt
EDMONTON - There is a large police presence in downtown Edmonton after an officer was injured outside a football game and witnesses told local media a U-Haul van hit at least one pedestrian a few hour...
Oct 02, 2017
Nova Scotia law to recognize independence of adults with intellectual deficits
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is moving to give people with intellectual disabilities more autonomy. Justice Minister Mark Furey said Monday the proposed Adult Capacity and Decision Making Act would recognize...
Oct 02, 2017
Police seek information after 100,000 oysters stolen from P.E.I. waters
MURRAY HARBOUR, P.E.I. - Someone has stolen more than 100,000 of P.E.I.’s famous oysters. Police say the theft of $30,000 worth of the mollusk was discovered Sunday in the Murray Harbour North a...
Oct 02, 2017
Foreign workers' long wait almost over for Halifax businessman's fraud trial
HALIFAX - Some of them were allegedly paid as little as $3.13 an hour for cleaning jobs that involved working as many as 300 hours a month. Now, Filipino foreign workers who were allegedly taken advan...
Oct 02, 2017
Manitoba politician denied quick order striking down floor-crossing law
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba law that forbids provincial politicians from switching parties by crossing the legislature floor is still alive after a judge rejected a request for a fast-track ruling that the ...
Oct 02, 2017
What to do when you're caught up in violence while travelling
Dozens of people, including two Canadians, were killed and hundreds of others were injured in a mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music festival over the weekend. The horrific attack may leave some...
Oct 02, 2017
Housing agency explores cutting red tape for self-employed borrowers
OTTAWA - The national housing agency is exploring ways to make it easier for entrepreneurs and new immigrants to buy a home by cutting some of the red tape required to prove they can afford to pay the...
Oct 02, 2017
UofT researchers launch new app to gather transit data, help inform decisions
TORONTO - University of Toronto researchers are launching an app today designed to collect transit data that can be used by the provincial and local governments as they make transit planning and fundi...
Oct 02, 2017