Thursday, March 18th, 2010 | 4:21 am
Canwest News Service
Rising wait times and doctor shortages may have played a role in boosting the number of complaints against Alberta doctors last year, says the registrar of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. The college received 756…
Thursday, March 18th, 2010 | 4:21 am
Canwest News Service
WAGMATCOOK, N.S. -The RCMP watchdog is investigating the fatal shooting of a drunk and armed man by a Mountie on a Nova Scotia reserve and the police investigation that cleared the officer of wrongdoing. A report by Halifax…
Thursday, March 18th, 2010 | 4:21 am
Canwest News Service
OTTAWA -Three of the biggest oil companies in Canada are projected to receive more in corporate tax cuts than what the Harper government plans to spend on green initiatives, an analysis by the NDP concludes. The analysis estimates…
Thursday, March 18th, 2010 | 4:21 am
Canwest News Service
REGINA – It sounded great: a place to get your teeth fixed, go to school, even learn a trade like welding.
Those were things Darcy Friesen had wanted for a long time but had never been able to achieve,…
Thursday, March 18th, 2010 | 4:21 am
Canwest News Service
Canadians recognize water as one of the country's most valuable resources, but their efforts to conserve it are decreasing, a study released yesterday shows. The Canadian Water Attitudes Study, conducted by the Royal Bank and Unilever, found that…
Thursday, March 18th, 2010 | 2:31 am
Canwest News Service
Police and prosecutors are refusing to comment on arguments filed in the Supreme Court of Canada that suggest there is "considerable" evidence Robert Pickton did not act alone.
The expanded Crown theory, which will be put to the Supreme…
Thursday, March 18th, 2010 | 2:31 am
Canwest News Service
The Toronto plant at the centre of a listeriosis investigation connected to tainted deli meats has lost access to the U.S. markets while being allowed to continue to produce food for Canadians. The Siena Foods Ltd. facility was…
Thursday, March 18th, 2010 | 2:31 am
Canwest News Service
It's a national pastime with a new twist. Even Ontario is trash-talking Toronto now, debating the merit of forcing Canada's universal centre to become a stand-alone province.
This would come as a surprise to some Torontonians, who believe they…
Thursday, March 18th, 2010 | 2:31 am
Canwest News Service
When an 81-year-old school bus driver crashed into a light pole in Edmonton recently, the local school district announced it would look into imposing more stringent testing for bus drivers over 70.
Some school districts, including ones in British…
Thursday, March 18th, 2010 | 2:31 am
Canwest News Service
Newspapers continue to be an important part of the daily life of Canadians even as people also increasingly turn to the Internet for news and other information.
Print readership remained stable in 2009, with 73% of adult Canadians reporting…
