Category Archives: Canadian Press
Few provinces now without midwives as services begin in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - Midwives in New Brunswick have begun seeing their first patients - becoming one of the last provinces to provide publicly funded and regulated midwifery services. Only Prince Edward Isla...
Oct 16, 2017
Two Canadian actresses join list of Harvey Weinstein accusers
TORONTO - Two Canadian actresses have spoken out against embattled Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein as he faces mounting allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault. In an interview with th...
Oct 16, 2017
Inquest announced into death of man who fell during ambulance ride to hospital
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service is launching an inquest into the death of a 36-year-old man who fell while being taken by ambulance to hospital in Quesnel, B.C. A statement from the service says Eb...
Oct 16, 2017
Ontario family takes autism-support case to human rights tribunal
TORONTO - An Ontario family has launched a human rights complaint against a school board in an effort to get a popular form of therapy for autistic children provided to their son in class. Beth Skrt o...
Oct 16, 2017
Quebec minister's son released; charges still possible in alleged hit and run
MONTREAL - A son of Quebec Health Minister Gaetan Barrette has been released under a promise to appear after an alleged hit and run involving a cyclist in Montreal early Friday. Geoffroy Barrette, 23,...
Oct 16, 2017
Trudeau tells Mexico's Senate that gender equality is a key to prosperity
MEXICO CITY - Justin Trudeau issued a progressive call to arms Friday, urging lawmakers in Mexico’s most populous city to embrace and promote the rights of workers and women as an antidote to th...
Oct 16, 2017
Ride-sharing law a year away in B.C. as government hires expert to consult
VICTORIA - Ride sharing in British Columbia is at least a year away despite an NDP promise to bring in services like Uber and Lyft by the end of 2017 after the government announced the hiring of a con...
Oct 16, 2017
Tornado struck town in Quebec's Laurentians region Sunday: Environment Canada
MONTREAL - Environment Canada is confirming a tornado struck the Laurentians town of Mont-Laurier on Sunday afternoon. The agency said today an analysis of photos and video led them to conclude an EF-...
Oct 16, 2017
Tears, sorrow as families speak of missing and murdered Indigenous women
WINNIPEG - Family members of missing and murdered Indigenous women sobbed, fought back tears and expressed anger Monday as they recounted what happened to their loved ones. They also recalled running ...
Oct 16, 2017
Junior hockey team in Kimberley, B.C., scores multi-million dollar donation
CALGARY - Mike Gould’s love of family and hockey was behind the Alberta man’s decision to make a multimillion-dollar donation to a hockey club in southeastern B.C. Giving $7.5 million to t...
Oct 16, 2017