Cold storage containers outside of the Health Sciences Centre in St. John’s house about 28 unclaimed cadavers, and there’s no immediate plan to cremate or bury them. Cadavers accumulating in storage units as cost of living — and dying — rises. A smattering of nondescript storage containers sit nestled on …
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She ended up on Zoom with the man accused of raping her. She doesn’t want it to happen to other students
A student who alleges she was sexually assaulted on campus is continuing to call for change at Université Sainte-Anne in Church Point, N.S., saying the school needs to do more to support its students. Spokesperson says university ‘condemns inappropriate conduct of any kind.’ She still remembers how her hands shook …
Read More »Oral surgeon who let guard remove inmate’s teeth looking for discharge
Dr. Louis Bourget is seen in Gander Supreme Court on Feb. 2, 2024. Bourget is asking for an absolute discharge after pleading guilty to assault for allowing a prison guard to perform a tooth extraction on a sedated inmate. (Troy Turner/CBC) If he’s not given a discharge on an assault …
Read More »Parent of injured student says seatbelts needed after bus driver charged in Woodstock, Ont. crash
Ontario Provincial Police in Oxford County have charged a 34-year-old bus driver with careless driving causing bodily harm after a school bus carrying 40 students rolled onto its side south of Woodstock, Ont., on Tuesday morning. Several kids were taken to hospital, including one by air ambulance, after the bus …
Read More »Affordable-housing buyers already owned homes, civil suits claim
Built with a $53-million low-interest loan from the province to help middle-income families achieve the dream of home ownership, Victoria’s 135-unit Vivid condominium building was supposed to be a new model for affordable housing. But court documents obtained by CBC show a very different side to the story. B.C. Housing …
Read More »After Mulroney, being a ‘green’ PM got a lot tougher
When Brian Mulroney was given the title of Canada’s “greenest prime minister” in 2006 — awarded by an expert panel convened by Corporate Knights magazine — it might have seemed like faint praise. He showed that big environmental threats can be fought — but the threats are bigger now. When …
Read More »As measles cases climb, parents urged to vaccinate their children
As measles cases rise around the world — and appear in countries like Canada with ready access to life-saving vaccines — public health experts are urging parents to vaccinate their children and adults to get their shots, too. ‘This is not a disease you want to give a very young …
Read More »Injuries reported in school bus crash near London, Ont.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) from Oxford County are at the scene of a crash involving a school bus south of Woodstock, Ont. Police say all parents of children involved have already been notified. One child was seriously injured when a school bus carrying approximately 40 children rolled over south of …
Read More »Too young to tweet? Twitter shut down CRA’s account over its ‘birth date,’ records show
The social media team at the Canada Revenue Agency has learned firsthand what it can be like to jump through red tape when a couple of its accounts were blocked several times in recent years for various reasons, including a decision by Twitter that the CRA was underage. Tax agency’s …
Read More »Fake listings for real companies are plaguing Canadian consumers, businesses
Companies and anti-fraud professionals are warning consumers to watch for fake listings on search engines that redirect people to fraudulent versions of familiar companies and brands. Fraudulent versions of legitimate operations vanish quickly but still claim victims. Avoiding online scams is nothing new for many Canadians, but companies and anti-fraud …
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