The number of cancer cases and deaths in Canada is expected to increase this year because of a growing and aging population. But despite this trend, the overall incidence rates of people diagnosed with and dying from cancer will continue to decline, according to the latest data from the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). The … Read more
RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme says he wants the government to look at drafting a new law that would make it easier for police to pursue charges against people who threaten elected officials. The Mounties are seeing an increase in invective directed at politicians, including comments from the same individuals on multiple occasions, Duheme said in … Read more
An Indian citizen arrested in Ontario was allegedly one of the two gunmen who shot B.C. Sikh temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Global News has learned. Amandeep Singh, 22, was arrested on Saturday for his alleged role in Nijjar’s killing, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has linked to the Indian government. The resident of Brampton, … Read more
Montreal — Soccer superstar Lionel Messi is expected to make his first professional visit to Canada on Saturday when Inter Miami faces CF Montreal in Major League Soccer action. The global icon will play the Saputo Stadium, and as of late Friday multiple sections at the 19,619-capacity venue had more than 40 seats remaining (not … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health officials say there is an outbreak of whooping cough in eastern Newfoundland. The province’s health authority says 42 cases have been reported in the region since February, mostly affecting children. However, officials say in a news release today that cases have been reported in patients ranging in age from … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadians and others across the globe were treated to an aurora borealis display Friday night due to a severe geomagnetic storm. The northern lights were visible across Canada and may be visible again Saturday night. Green, pink, yellow and blue vistas were photographed throughout the night on … Read more
Edmonton police cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Alberta early Saturday morning, one of several measures authorities have taken in recent days to crack down on campus protesters at sites across the country. The Edmonton Police Service said it repeatedly gave campus demonstrators notice that they were breaching university policy and provincial trespassing … Read more
After years of turmoil — ranging from allegations of a toxic work culture to financial mismanagement and even arrests — at a children’s agency in Peel Region, a figure at the centre of the scandal is speaking out. “It’s been a long two years, let’s just say, for family, for myself,” Marino Cader, the former … Read more
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s report into foreign interference last week contained a warning: party nominations can be a “gateway” for foreign interference. That’s because parties are largely left to set the rules or enforce them — or not — free of the kind of independent oversight given to general elections. There was also the concern that … Read more
A new study from Ireland has found that flavoured vapes may produce over 100 toxic chemicals that cause immediate harm when inhaled. Vaping products work by heating chemicals to high temperatures that form an aerosol that is then inhaled. The study, published in Nature on Wednesday, used artificial intelligence to see how chemicals from 180 vape … Read more
