Attendants for disabled to travel free on Air Canada, West Jet: court
May 13, 2008 - 7:35 pm
OTTAWA - An appeal of ruling in favour of severely disabled Canadian passengers requiring an additional seat on airlines because they need medical assistance or are obese will not be heard by the Federal Court of Appeal. The court turned down a request by Air Canada and West Jet to hear an ...
Crash raises questions on whether cops convicted of drunk driving can stay on job
May 13, 2008 - 7:24 pm
EDMONTON - A fiery crash allegedly involving an off-duty Alberta policeman is raising questions about whether officers should be allowed to keep their jobs if they are convicted of impaired driving. Const. Douglas Kurtis Brown, 29, of Edmonton was charged Sunday after a collision in which ...
Top court asked to intervene in dispute over using EI funds to fight deficit
May 13, 2008 - 7:23 pm
OTTAWA - The former Liberal government broke the law by diverting billions of dollars in employment insurance premiums to help whittle down the federal deficit, the Supreme Court of Canada was told Tuesday. A group of labour unions from Quebec, backed by the Canadian Labour Congress, wants ...
Flaherty 'regrets' improprieties in $122,000 sole-sourced contract to supporter
May 13, 2008 - 7:21 pm
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he was unaware his former chief of staff broke government rules in handing a well-connected Tory an untendered $122,000 contract to write the 2007 budget speech. The minister told a parliamentary committee Tuesday that even though department ...
Help us keep Afghanistan poppy-free, Afghan ambassador asks
May 13, 2008 - 7:19 pm
OTTAWA - Afghanistan's ambassador wants Canada and other members of the international coalition fighting in his country to offer incentives to Afghan farmers as a way to ensure poppy-free regions remain that way. Omar Samad said there are about 20 provinces now in the North, East, ...
Judge restores custody to parents of boy, 11, who fought chemotherapy
May 13, 2008 - 7:17 pm
HAMILTON - An 11-year-old Hamilton boy who underwent chemotherapy against his wishes will be returned to his parents' custody after they agreed Tuesday to allow the Children's Aid Society to make medical decisions for the child. The agreement means the boy, who has leukemia, can return ...
Bountiful mom says family working to bring daughter home from Texas
May 13, 2008 - 7:16 pm
VICTORIA - A B.C. mother living in British Columbia's polygamist community says she's working to bring her daughter back to Canada after the teen was apprehended last month by U.S. child-welfare authorities at a polygamist community in Texas. The mother said Tuesday her family is working ...
Pathologist at centre of inquiry had poor work habits: former N.B. hospital CEO
May 13, 2008 - 7:12 pm
MONCTON, N.B, - The former boss of a New Brunswick pathologist whose work is the subject of a public inquiry says there were concerns for years about the doctor's job performance. Jim Wolstenholme, former chief executive of the Miramichi Hospital in northeastern New Brunswick, told the ...
Victim of bungled breast cancer tests urges others to get second opinion
May 13, 2008 - 7:08 pm
TORONTO - For most women, there are few more terrifying words to hear than: "You have breast cancer." Unless, of course, it's being told the recommended treatment is having both breasts lopped off, followed by round after round of chemotherapy. But seven years after Myrtle Lewis had a ...
Psychologist at Taser Inquiry is highly critical of way Tasers are used, promoted
May 13, 2008 - 7:05 pm
VANCOUVER - A police psychologist who has worked with police services around the world harshly criticized Taser International on Monday and also slammed police for the way they use the weapon. Mike Webster, who once trained as an RCMP officer and now teaches police how to manage crises, ...
Williams's comments about breast-cancer inquiry excessive, Gomery says
May 13, 2008 - 7:00 pm
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - One of Canada's most respected jurists is questioning why Premier Danny Williams would criticize proceedings at a public inquiry into botched breast-cancer tests. Retired judge John Gomery, who presided over an inquiry into the federal sponsorship scandal, says Williams ...
Helicopter crash in residential area in Cranbrook, B.C. kills four
May 13, 2008 - 6:56 pm
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A helicopter has plunged to the ground and burst into flames in downtown Cranbrook, B.C., killing three on board and a pedestrian on the street, according to witness accounts. Elmer Bautz, who was watching the helicopter fly around for a few minutes before the crash ...
Nuclear watchdog warns of safety concerns at Pickering plant
May 13, 2008 - 6:45 pm
OTTAWA - Canada's nuclear safety watchdog warned last month that it was concerned about an "erosion of safety margins" at the Pickering B nuclear station near Toronto. A letter from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission surfaced Tuesday on the eve of a hearing in which Ontario Power ...
Lawyers to appeal deportation order against alleged Basque terror suspect
May 13, 2008 - 6:44 pm
MONTREAL - Immigration officials have ruled that an alleged Basque terrorist should be booted out of the country after he lived illegally and in relative anonymity in Canada for nearly six years. In ordering Ivan Apaolaza Sancho deported, Immigration and Refugee Board commissioner Louis ...
McGuinty says he won't change pesticide ban to keep tougher laws
May 13, 2008 - 6:10 pm
TORONTO - Premier Dalton McGuinty is dismissing calls to change Ontario's proposed pesticide ban to allow municipalities to keep tougher laws, despite concerns that the new standard will weaken local bylaws that are protecting people's health. McGuinty, who admitted he "screwed up" when he ...
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