| Children in bars, return of happy hour as B.C. continues liquor-law reform Posted: 18 Dec 2013 01:36 PM PST  British Columbia's ambitious, and contentious, updating of its liquor laws is proceeding apace. In the latest development, B.C. Premier Christy Clark announced that happy hour is coming back! And, oh yes, you'll be able to bring your kids to the … Continue reading →
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| Calgary man sues Shoppers Drug Mart chain over daughter's death Posted: 18 Dec 2013 08:45 PM PST CALGARY - A Calgary man has filed a civil lawsuit against Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., claiming his teenage daughter was not adequately warned about the risks of taking a prescribed acne medication. The statement of claim filed by Bruce McKenzie says his 18-year-old daughter, Marit, died after taking a drug called Diane-35. It also says the drug store chain did not tell her that Diane-35 should be discontinued three to four months after signs of acne have completely resolved. Tammy Smitham, a vice-president of Shoppers, issued a statement extending condolences to the family and calling the death "a tragedy."  |
| Reporter won't take legal action after Rob Ford apologizes, retracts comments Posted: 18 Dec 2013 08:44 PM PST  TORONTO, Cananda - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has issued another apology and retracted comments he made about Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale in a televised interview. "I wholly retract my statements and apologize to Mr. Dale without reservation for what I said," Ford said in a statement Wednesday night. Dale said he accepts Ford's apology, which he demanded last week in a libel notice that called on Ford to retract statements that the reporter said amounted to accusing him of pedophilia. "I won't be taking legal action against the mayor, and I'm looking forward to getting back to work," Dale said on Twitter.
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| Que. language police vs. Creole speakers: why transparency would help Posted: 18 Dec 2013 01:55 PM PST  Quebec's language police appear to have found themselves on the verge of another high-profile battle after two Haitian hospital workers claimed they were reprimanded for speaking Creole to one another. The Montreal Gazette reports that the Office québécois de la … Continue reading →
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| Rail service resumes in Lac-Megantic for first time since disaster Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:33 PM PST  LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. - Trains are rolling through Lac-Megantic, Que. for the first time since last summer's deadly rail disaster. Rail service resumed Wednesday in the town where a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in July — killing 47 people. The crash also destroyed part of Lac-Megantic's downtown core. The gradual return of freight trains to Lac-Megantic must follow strict rules and conditions.
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| Judge won't toss amended Omar Khadr lawsuit against Ottawa Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:27 PM PST  TORONTO - Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr deserves another chance to widen his civil lawsuit against the federal government but his lawyers first need to rework his claim, a judge ruled Wednesday. Federal Court Judge Richard Mosley made the decision despite government arguments that Khadr's request to amend his lawsuit — originally filed in 2004 — should simply be tossed. Khadr's lawyer, John Phillips, was pleased Mosley appeared sympathetic to allowing a broader suit to proceed. A new issue is Khadr's contention that Canada conspired with the United States in breaching his rights when intelligence agents went down to Guantanamo Bay to interview him in 2003 and 2004.
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| Crews hope to have Kingston crane down by Thursday night Posted: 18 Dec 2013 10:45 AM PST  Kingston's fire chief says crews are hoping to take down the crane badly damaged by yesterday's intense fire.
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| Atlantic Canada gets another winter weather blast Posted: 18 Dec 2013 11:41 AM PST  Atlantic Canada is dealing with another storm system delivering heavy snow and high winds, just days after the region's first real taste of winter.
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| Ex-Bloc MP Maria Mourani says her days as a sovereigntist are over Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:20 PM PST  OTTAWA - A former Bloc Quebecois MP who quit the party after a disagreement over Quebec's proposed secularism charter says she's no longer a sovereigntist. Maria Mourani made the announcement in an open letter, where she writes that she's leaving the "independentist" movement because it has changed for the worse. Mourani says she's remaining as an independent MP and won't join a new political party for now. The independent Montreal MP says she's been reflecting on her political beliefs since her expulsion from the Bloc Quebecois caucus in September over her public criticism of the Parti Quebecois government's proposed values' charter.
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| Canada Post must change shape and size, just like what it delivers, says CEO Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:33 PM PST  OTTAWA - Just as what it delivers is changing dramatically, Canada Post must make difficult changes to keep pace in the digital world, the head of Crown agency told a Commons committee Wednesday. In defending the corporation's proposed service cuts and price hikes, Canada Post CEO Deepak Chopra told the Commons transport committee the changes are necessary in order for the carrier to survive. It was the first time Chopra spoke publicly since the announcement last Wednesday that Canada Post plans to phase out door-to-door mail delivery in urban centres over a five-year period — something the corporation's union says it will fight to the last breath. "We believe Canada Post will remain a relevant, meaningful participant in the lives of Canadians," he said.
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| After tough 2013, Harper and team focus on election horizon Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:23 PM PST  OTTAWA - For a hint of just how much turmoil Stephen Harper has experienced in 2013, his official Twitter account is not a bad place to start. Only a few people get multiple cameos — former chief of staff Nigel Wright is one of them.
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| Are the Conservatives about to bend on marijuana laws? Posted: 18 Dec 2013 11:22 AM PST  Is the Conservative government about to loosen the reins when it comes to Canadian marijuana laws, even as they battle to maintain a perception of strictness? Well, don't expect Prime Minister Stephen Harper to join Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's legalization … Continue reading →
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| Hamilton police officer dies after shooting himself at central station Posted: 18 Dec 2013 05:01 AM PST  Staff Sgt. Ian Matthews, the Hamilton police officer who shot himself inside the central police station Tuesday afternoon, died at around 10 p.m. Matthews was a former homicide investigator.
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| Majority of Canadians oppose Canada Post changes: poll Posted: 18 Dec 2013 11:10 AM PST  Based on the public outcry over the restructuring at Canada Post, this probably shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. But here it is: Canadians don't support the changes. According to an Angus Reid poll, published on Wednesday, 58 per … Continue reading →
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| Two more illegal dentists exposed in British Columbia Posted: 18 Dec 2013 12:01 PM PST  British Columbia's crackdown on unlicensed dentists is continuing as court proceedings revealed the profession's regulators are after two more underground practitioners. While Tung Sheng Wu cools his heels in a B.C. jail, a B.C. Supreme Court judge approved the unsealing … Continue reading →
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| Little-known 'sovereign citizen' movement emerged from shadows in 2013 Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:23 PM PST  CALGARY - A so-called sovereign citizen movement emerged from the shadows in 2013 with the story of a pensioner whose rental duplex was claimed as an "embassy" by a follower and his friends. A week after Rebekah Caverhill of Calgary went public with her two-year struggle, authorities swooped in, arrested a man and transferred him to Quebec to face allegations that he assaulted a landlady in Montreal. While Caverhill's ordeal ended peacefully and she has her home back, it focused the attention of politicians, police and pundits on a movement often referred to as Freeman-on-the-Land and whose members believe they live outside government control. The Law Society of B.C. and B.C. Notaries have both issued warnings about Freemen and the RCMP and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police are developing awareness materials for frontline officers.
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| Canada Post makes parcels a priority service as it focuses on turning a profit Posted: 18 Dec 2013 01:14 PM PST  MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - At the Canada Post facility on the outskirts of Toronto, employees are hurriedly processing thousands of parcels to keep pace with shipments that arrive every few minutes.
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| Kingston crane operator 'severely burned,' employer says; crane could crash down Posted: 18 Dec 2013 07:28 PM PST  KINGSTON, Ont. - A 68-year-old construction worker stranded atop a crane at the centre of a massive fire in Kingston, Ont., was "severely burned" before a military helicopter was able to navigate smoke and leaping flames to airlift him to safety. Adam Jastrzebski, who had burns to his hands, legs, back and buttocks, was recovering in hospital Wednesday after his dramatic rescue a day earlier, said his employer at Canadian Professional Crane Inc. "He's in severe pain right now in the hospital and they're giving him morphine," said Aram Malek, who had been to visit Jastrzebski. A crowd watched from the streets as the crane operator got out of his cab, crept along the boom of the crane to its very edge and waited to be rescued by a team from CFB Trenton.
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| Day of decision for Canada's Northern Gateway pipeline Posted: 18 Dec 2013 04:01 PM PST  By Scott Haggett and Randall Palmer CALGARY/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc will learn on Thursday whether Canadian regulators will recommend approval of its proposed C$6 billion ($5.7 billion) Northern Gateway oil pipeline, a project that has raised fierce opposition by environmentalists and aboriginals. The joint review panel's decision is the first major regulatory hurdle for the project, which would carry crude from Alberta's oil sands to Canada's west coast for shipping to energy-hungry Asia. The federal government is eager to develop new markets for Canadian energy to reduce the country's dependence on the United States. It comes more than three years after Enbridge, Canada's largest pipeline company, filed for regulatory approvals for the project and two years after the panel opened hearings throughout Alberta and the western province of British Columbia.
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| Ontario to review mine safety after Vale deaths in 2011 Posted: 18 Dec 2013 01:37 PM PST The Ontario government will launch a review of mining safety, looking at the effectiveness of health and safety rules, enforcement and prevention in the Canadian province after the 2011 deaths of two men at a Vale SA mine prompted calls for reform. The review, announced on Wednesday and to commence in early 2014, comes after more than a year of lobbying by the families and friends of the men, Jason Chenier and Jordan Fram. The two were killed at one of Vale's Sudbury, Ontario, nickel mines, and the Brazilian miner's Canadian unit was hit with a record C$1.05 million ($984,900) fine for the incident in September. It had pleaded guilty to three counts of violating the province's workplace safety law.  |
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