News/Canada (Page 28)

British Columbia The 74-year-old was in hospital after being the target of what Correctional Service Canada called a “major assault” on May 19 at the maximum security Port-Cartier Institution, about 480 kilometres northeast of Quebec City. Pickton was found guilty of murdering 6 women but bragged about killing 49 Karin LarsenContinue Reading

Canada A Federal Court judge recently granted a judicial review forcing Health Canada to reconsider a Calgary man’s request to use medical grade psilocybin to treat extreme pain from cluster headaches. The decision also highlights the need to consider a patient’s Charter rights in requests to access controlled substances. Ministry’sContinue Reading

Canada Just Luciana Grandi Lourenção was about to win the Presidente Prudente Half Marathon in Brazil, she had to dodge a couple of hazards in the road: her children. For many, the video of a Brazilian runner is symbolic for the kind of barriers mothers face Natalie Stechyson · CBC News ·Continue Reading

NL It was an emotional evening in St. John’s Saturday as the remains of an unknown Newfoundland soldier returned home more than 100 years after the First World War, and hours after a powerful ceremony at the French battlefield where he died.  Remains landed in St. John’s Saturday evening TheContinue Reading

Canada·First Person When a stranger asked Jen Watt why her child didn’t look like her, it forced the mother and daughter into an uncomfortable conversation about race, identity and belonging before either of them was ready. That’s led to uncomfortable conversations about race, identity and belonging Jen Peng Watt ·Continue Reading

Since when did telling tweens what they can and can’t do work out, anyway? A California bill that aimed to ban selling certain anti-aging skin-care products to children under age 13 failed to move forward last week, ending Democratic Assemblymember Alex Lee’s attempt to combat the so-called Sephora kids trend. The trend,Continue Reading

Canada The quaint, pastoral setting for Anne of Green Gables may not be what comes to mind when you imagine a steamy, sex-filled romance novel. But that’s what bestselling author Carley Fortune has done with This Summer Will Be Different, and it’s part of a changing tide in Canadian romances. Author’sContinue Reading

Canada·First Person Robert Mizzi left his hometown of Exeter, Ont., to live openly as a gay man. While city life offered many advantages, eventually he felt drawn back to the peace and community of smaller towns. Times have changed and so have I Robert Mizzi · for CBC First PersonContinue Reading

Canada Longtime TSN broadcaster Darren Dutchyshen has died, the network announced Thursday. Dutchyshen was network staple on SportsDesk, SportsCentreCBC News · Posted: May 16, 2024 11:37 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago Longtime TSN host Darren Dutchyshen is seen in a 2018 TSN handout photo. Dutchyshen died Wednesday, at age 57, theContinue Reading