Canada
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May 17, 2008
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Ottawa identifies toxic chemicals
By Sarah Schmidt OTTAWA -- The federal government announced Friday it intends to slap a toxic label on a bunch of chemicals used in everyday products from chewing gum to cosmetics, as well as in controversial devices such as silicone breast implants, because they are either harmful to human health or the environment. <Continued> -
Autumn Kelly no match for Queen's grandson: tabloids
By Peter O'Neil LONDON -- The British media are turning up their collective noses at the wedding today between Peter Phillips, Queen Elizabeth's first grandson, and Autumn Kelly that will bring a Canadian into the Royal Family for the first time. <Continued> -
No charges over Cadman, but Grits vow to push on
By Norma Greenaway OTTAWA -- Liberals vowed no let-up Friday in their quest to get answers from Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the Cadman affair after being advised by the RCMP that its investigation into the allegations of attempted bribery by Conservative officials found "no evidence" to support criminal charges. <Continued> -
Dedicated isotope reactors scrapped
OTTAWA -- Canada's greenhouse-gas emissions dropped in 2006 but still soared above Kyoto targets, newly released figures show. <Continued> -
Bernier's ex no threat: Tories
By Alexander Panetta OTTAWA -- The Harper government says Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier's recent romantic liaison is no threat to national security, despite a news report that said his ex-girlfriend's links to the criminal underworld were more recent than previously thought. <Continued> -
May 16, 2008
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Polar bears face different degrees of risk
By Mia Rabson OTTAWA - Canada must consider that different groupings of polar bears face vastly different threats as it decides whether or not to list the species as a threatened, the World Wildlife Federation says. <Continued> -
Formal date set to issue apology to survivors
By Mia Rabson OTTAWA -- Canada will issue the long-awaited apology for the legacy of residential schools in the House of Commons on June 11. <Continued> -
No Taser, no tragedy, victim's mother insists
By Neal Hall VANCOUVER -- The mother of a Polish immigrant who died after being shot with a Taser by Vancouver RCMP told a public inquiry Thursday that her son would still be alive if they didn't use the controversial weapon on him. <Continued> -
Landmark ruling on juvenile justice?
By Bruce Cheadle OTTAWA -- When a 17-year-old on probation beats an 18-year-old adversary to death, does he have a constitutional right to be treated as a young offender? <Continued> -
Canada gets own version of Victoria Cross
OTTAWA -- Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean will unveil Canada's own version of the Victoria Cross today. <Continued> -
Low vitamin D, high cancer risk: study
By Sheryl Ubelacker TORONTO -- Women who are deficient in vitamin D when diagnosed with breast cancer may have a poorer prognosis compared to those with optimal amounts of the sunshine nutrient in their blood, a Canadian study suggests. <Continued> -
Bride just a 'sweetheart' from Quebec
By Andy Blatchford MONTREAL -- Those who know Autumn Kelly say she's the product of a commoner's upbringing in the heart of Canadian suburbia. <Continued> -
Plan B no longer needs druggist consultation
By Linda Nguyen OTTAWA -- The emergency contraceptive pill Plan B will now be sold on the front shelves of Canadian pharmacies without any medical consultation after a landmark decision came down Thursday to make the drug more accessible. <Continued> -
May 15, 2008
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Canada boosts seabed research
By David Akin OTTAWA -- The federal government boosted its bid Wednesday to claim millions of square kilometres of Arctic and Atlantic Ocean seabed. <Continued> -
Global warming's effects widespread, study finds
By Margaret Munro A vast array of physical and biological systems -- from polar bears in the Arctic to tiny krill in the Southern Ocean -- are showing the effect of the world's rising temperature, say scientists who analyzed more than 30,000 sets of data stretching back to 1970. <Continued> -
Feds probe web page devoted to child killer
VANCOUVER -- Corrections Canada has launched an internal investigation to find out how prison pictures of notorious child killer Clifford Olson made their way onto the social networking website MySpace. <Continued> -
Around Canada
Dion defends carbon tax
OTTAWA -- Liberal Leader St ©phane Dion vigorously defended Wednesday his proposal to impose a carbon tax, accusing the Conservatives of spreading lies about the Grit plan before they've even seen it. <Continued> -
May 14, 2008
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Canada to recognize Ukraine genocide
OTTAWA -- Canada is poised to formally recognize as a genocide the 1930s famine in Ukraine that claimed millions of lives. <Continued> -
Canadian cargo plane preparing to leave with aid for Myanmar
TRENTON, Ont. -- A Canadian C17 Globemaster cargo plane will be loaded with emergency supplies for cyclone-ravaged Myanmar today. <Continued> -
Around Canada
Handling of Khadr blasted OTTAWA -- Canada and the United States have sunk to the moral equivalent of terrorists in their handling of a young Canadian held at Guantanamo, Liberal Senator Romeo Dallaire said Tuesday. <Continued> -
May 13, 2008
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Minister orders pump inspections
By Glen McGregor OTTAWA -- Industry Minister Jim Prentice on Monday ordered increased inspection of retail gas pumps across the county in response to an Ottawa Citizen investigation that found consumers were getting shortchanged by the measurement errors found in about five per cent of pumps tested. <Continued> -
Canadian the bride in royal wedding
By Randy Boswell She's moved to London, embraced a life of relentless media scrutiny and converted from Catholicism to the Church of England to maintain her fianc ©'s theoretical eligibility for his grandmother's throne. <Continued> -
Immigrant employment rises 2.1 per cent
OTTAWA -- Employment among immigrants increased 2.1 per cent in 2007 but the employment-rate gap between immigrants and those born in Canada widened. <Continued> -
New plan for Armed Forces
HALIFAX -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled his government's plan to spend $30 billion on the military, in a long-term vision statement that was swiftly criticized Monday for being behind schedule and scant on detail. <Continued> -
Agencies hurry to aid China, Myanmar
By John Ward OTTAWA -- The devastating earthquake that rocked central China on Monday is offering a new challenge for relief agencies and governments still trying to help with the cyclone catastrophe in Myanmar. <Continued> -
Chewing gum may have toxic substance
By Amy Husser OTTAWA -- A substance used to make chewing gum could soon be declared toxic by the federal government after an international agency found that it might cause cancer in lab rats. <Continued> -
May 12, 2008
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RCMP Taser report heavily censored
By Jim Bronskill and Sue Bailey OTTAWA -- The RCMP call it Occurrence No. 2007-34748. <Continued> -
NDP calls for oil and gas ombudsman
OTTAWA -- As gas prices continue to climb, NDP Leader Jack Layton says the federal government needs to act now to protect Canadian consumers from possible "fraudulent" activity at the country's gas stations. <Continued> -
Liberals to Dion: carbon tax risky move
By Joan Bryden OTTAWA -- Liberal Leader St ©phane Dion has been warned by his own party pollster that his proposal to impose a carbon tax could be a tough sell in an election, insiders say. <Continued> -
Researcher spent grant on flashy toys
A university researcher with a taste for flashy toys used his scientific grants to buy chrome exhaust pipes and aluminum wheels for his car, along with plasma televisions and a home entertainment system worth $17,624.63. <Continued> -
May 11, 2008
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Thefts of gas rise with prices
By Linda Nguyen Gas-and-dashes are something gas attendant Tristan Turcott knows well. <Continued> -
Quarantined train's trip ends
By Tobi Cohen TORONTO -- Passengers aboard a Via Rail train involved in a health scare in northern Ontario were a little weary but in good spirits when they arrived in Toronto early Saturday -- some 11 hours behind schedule after an onboard death and multiple reported illnesses triggered a full-scale biohazard response. <Continued> -
Explorer honoured one paddle at a time
By John Cotter EDMONTON -- Two hundred people departed on a voyage of discovery to honour explorer David Thompson and re-enact his epic 1808 canoe trek along the rivers of Western Canada to the Great Lakes. <Continued> -
Scouts may lead relief in next emergency
THE next time the Big One hits -- tornado, flood, <Continued> -
Jean ends French visit decrying racism
By Peter O'Neil and Lucille Hagege PARIS -- Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean called for heightened sensitivity toward racism Saturday as she wrapped up a five-day official visit that infuriated Quebec separatists and generated lavish French praise for the way she symbolizes Canadian-style multiculturalism. <Continued> -
New freedom means Mother's Day feast for Martin
OTTAWA -- Brenda Martin spent her first weekend as a free woman rummaging through her mom's freezer for just the right ingredients to whip up a special Mother's Day feast. <Continued>
