Around Canada

Hundreds of umbilical cord blood specimens at an Edmonton repository remain in regulatory limbo as Health Canada continues to warn about unsafe and unsanitary conditions at the storage bank. Facility founder says federal inspectors were misinformed of repository rules For Carly and Ben Seligman, banking their two children's umbilical cord …

Escalating job action by Saskatchewan teachers is scheduled to resume Friday following the latest impasse in bargaining between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and the provincial government. 1-day strikes in Battlefords and Prince Albert areas, noon-hour supervision withheld provincewide Saskatchewan teachers will resume job action Friday on two fronts. The Saskatchewan …

The misuse of benzodiazepines is sparking concern in Quebec, and prompting the college of physicians to increase its scrutiny of doctors who overprescribe them. College of Physicians says it will educate doctors who overprescribe benzos The misuse of benzodiazepines is sparking concern in Quebec and prompting the college of physicians …

Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday he's troubled by news that an Alberta Mountie has been charged with sharing protected policing information with the Rwandan government — the latest such accusation to be levelled at a member of the RCMP. RCMP this week charged an Alberta Mountie with leaking …

The Transportation and Safety Board has issued four recommendations for the federal government aimed at providing pilots with more training and equipment to help in low visibility. In 2021, a helicopter crash 22 kilometres outside Resolute Bay resulted in the death of 3 people The Transportation Safety Board of Canada …

If you've ever played with the display settings on your Windows computer, you might have noticed a scene familiar to British Columbians. A video clip shot on a B.C. ferry is in the display settings of Windows 10 and 11 PCs worldwide If you've ever played with the display settings …

William Doiron took his own life after being a victim of a global sextortion scheme, where he was convinced into sending explicit sexual images and then blackmailed. Son was a happy 16-year-old until he was targeted on Snapchat, says Stéphanie Thériault WARNING: This story contains details about suicide and sexual …

The new chief of Manitoba's most populous First Nation wants to know why riverfront property it purchased in one of Winnipeg's most desirable residential neighbourhoods was flipped to a private developer instead of becoming part of its reserve lands. Province sold Peguis nearly 3 acres of riverfront Winnipeg land for …

Canadian troops in Latvia will soon be protected by a $227 million Swedish-designed short-range anti-aircraft system, Defence Minister Bill Blair announced Thursday in Brussels as NATO allies met to assess both the war in Ukraine and perceived threatening moves by Russia. New portable anti-aircraft system and counter-drone equipment to arrive …

Canada’s intelligence agency is warning that extremists could inspire serious violence against the 2SLGBTQI+ community — a threat the Canadian Security Intelligence Service says will almost certainly continue over the coming year. Intelligence agency says risk will 'almost certainly continue' over the coming year Canada's intelligence agency is warning that …