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Thalidomide survivor calls on government to boost annual payment
OTTAWA - A Health Canada revamp of a compensation program doesn't boost annual payments to a level that could make the difference between independence and institutionalization, thalidomide survivor Fi...
Jan 12, 2019
Mike Duffy appeals ruling blocking him from suing Senate for suspension
OTTAWA - Sen. Mike Duffy is asking Ontario's Court of Appeal to overturn a decision blocking him from suing the Senate for millions of dollars over his dramatic and protracted suspension without ...
Jan 12, 2019
TSB report cites fatigue in B.C. tug incident, says mate asleep while on watch
VICTORIA - A tugboat accident has the Transportation Safety Board repeating its calls for heightened awareness about the dangers of crew fatigue while at sea. There were no injuries or pollution spill...
Jan 12, 2019
Mike Duffy appeals ruling blocking him from suing Senate for suspension
OTTAWA - Sen. Mike Duffy is asking Ontario's Court of Appeal to overturn a decision blocking him from suing the Senate for millions of dollars over his dramatic and protracted suspension without ...
Jan 12, 2019
TSB report cites fatigue in B.C. tug incident, says mate asleep while on watch
VICTORIA - A tugboat accident has the Transportation Safety Board repeating its calls for heightened awareness about the dangers of crew fatigue while at sea. There were no injuries or pollution spill...
Jan 12, 2019
Montreal Catholic archdiocese promotes alternative Quebec sex-ed course
Montreal's Catholic archdiocese earned itself a scolding from Quebec's education minister on Thursday after it promoted a proposal that parents opposed to the province's new sexual...
Jan 12, 2019
Conservationists want protection on "Canada's most magnificent" old-growth forest
Conservationists in British Columbia are pushing for protections on an area of old-growth forests that they describe as "Canada's most magnificent." The grove is located on Crown land in the San Juan ...
Jan 12, 2019
Montreal Catholic archdiocese promotes alternative Quebec sex-ed course
Montreal's Catholic archdiocese earned itself a scolding from Quebec's education minister on Thursday after it promoted a proposal that parents opposed to the province's new sexual...
Jan 12, 2019
Conservationists want protection on "Canada's most magnificent" old-growth forest
Conservationists in British Columbia are pushing for protections on an area of old-growth forests that they describe as "Canada's most magnificent." The grove is located on Crown land in the San Juan ...
Jan 12, 2019
Some seals removed from beleaguered Newfoundland town, officials say
RODDICKTON, N.L. - Federal fisheries officers are assessing dozens of stranded seals causing havoc for residents of a small Newfoundland town. The wayward animals have been blocking roads, driveways a...
Jan 12, 2019
