One-third of vegetative patients may be conscious: study 10 hours agoPatients thought to be brain dead may be misdiagnosed More »One-third of vegetative patients may be conscious: study
Patients thought to be brain dead may be misdiagnosed
- Only the elite allowed to shop at government of Canada's official gift store 12 hours ago
OTTAWA - Canada's official gift shop is tucked into the fourth floor of a government building in nearby Gatineau, Que., but you won't see any tourists lining up at the cash register to buy coffee mugs … More »Only the elite allowed to shop at government of Canada's official gift store
OTTAWA - Canada's official gift shop is tucked into the fourth floor of a government building in nearby Gatineau, Que., but you won't see any tourists lining up at the cash register to buy coffee mugs adorned with Mounties. The so-called Gift Bank is routinely raided by cabinet ministers, heads of Crown corporations, even …
Ailing Mounties fear new rules that make medical dismissals easier 14 hours agoOTTAWA - The RCMP is making it simpler to release officers with serious medical problems, prompting fears that many ill members will be sent packing without due process or the means to fight their dismissal. … More »Ailing Mounties fear new rules that make medical dismissals easier
OTTAWA - The RCMP is making it simpler to release officers with serious medical problems, prompting fears that many ill members will be sent packing without due process or the means to fight their dismissal. Under the old rules an officer who protested a medical discharge because of mental or physical disability could …
Author Alistair MacLeod dies at 77, remembered as 'great writer and a great man' 13 hours agoAlistair MacLeod, the Prairie-born author who won one of the world's most lucrative literary prizes with his only novel, has died. He was 77. More »Author Alistair MacLeod dies at 77, remembered as 'great writer and a great man'
Alistair MacLeod, the Prairie-born author who won one of the world's most lucrative literary prizes with his only novel, has died. He was 77.
Malaysia Airlines plane returns safely after landing gear scare 11 hours agoA Malaysia Airlines passenger plane with 166 people on board landed safely at Kuala Lumpur airport early on Monday after being forced to abandon a flight to Bangalore because of problems with its landing … More »Malaysia Airlines plane returns safely after landing gear scare
A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane with 166 people on board landed safely at Kuala Lumpur airport early on Monday after being forced to abandon a flight to Bangalore because of problems with its landing gear, the airline said. Defence Minister and Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said in a tweet: 'All landed …
Deadly gun attack in eastern Ukraine shakes fragile Geneva accord 10 hours agoBy Aleksandar Vasovic and Alissa de Carbonnel SLAVIANSK/YENAKIEVO, Ukraine (Reuters) - At least three people were killed in a gunfight in the early hours of Sunday near a Ukrainian city controlled by … More »Deadly gun attack in eastern Ukraine shakes fragile Geneva accord
By Aleksandar Vasovic and Alissa de Carbonnel SLAVIANSK/YENAKIEVO, Ukraine (Reuters) - At least three people were killed in a gunfight in the early hours of Sunday near a Ukrainian city controlled by pro-Russian separatists, shaking an already fragile international accord that was designed to avert a wider conflict. The …
Anti-prohibition pot protesters hit Parliament Hill as 4-20 goes after policy 6 hours agoOTTAWA - Frisbees, hula hoops, reggae and the slightly skunky aroma of burning bud masked a serious policy dispute Sunday afternoon on Parliament Hill. The annual day of celebrating cannabis culture has … More »Anti-prohibition pot protesters hit Parliament Hill as 4-20 goes after policy
OTTAWA - Frisbees, hula hoops, reggae and the slightly skunky aroma of burning bud masked a serious policy dispute Sunday afternoon on Parliament Hill. The annual day of celebrating cannabis culture has ramped up into mainstream political activism as the pot-smoking 4-20 movement took on marijuana prohibition with rallies …
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, the former professional boxer who became an advocate for the wrongly convicted after spending 19 years in prison for a triple murder he didn't commit, died Sunday. He was 76. …