4 h. ago J.D. Tuccille: Canada’s provinces taxes too high to compete with U.S.

Even once low-tax Alberta takes a bigger bite than many peers south of the border

Economics

14 h. ago Quebec drug maker recalls pain medicine amid potentially fatal health risks

Health Canada said the mix-up could cause patients to get a larger dose of painkiller than prescribed, possibly resulting in an overdose with 'potentially fatal health risks.'

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16 h. ago Drivers remain in serious condition, OPP lay charges in Hwy 15 crash

A passenger in one of the cars in a severe crash Friday afternoon has been charged with obstructing an officer and drug possession, OPP said Saturday. Leeds OPP responded to multiple reports of a two-vehicle head-on collision at noon Friday on Highway 15 near the village of Elgin, about 120 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.  Both […]

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17 h. ago Alligators, snakes, biting insects: Small plane crash survivors recall 36

LA PAZ, Bolivia — It was after their tiny plane crashed into the Bolivian jungle earlier this week that their ordeal really began. After smashing into the ground, the aircraft flipped over into a lagoon infested with anacondas and alligators, plunging the pilot and four passengers — including a 6-year-old boy — into a harrowing […]

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17 h. ago Helicopter on training flight crashes in Whitehorse with two onboard

WHITEHORSE — A team with Canada’s Transportation Safety Board is on its way to Whitehorse to investigate a helicopter crash. Spokesman Liam MacDonald says the Airbus AS350B was on a training flight with two people onboard when it crashed around 3 p.m. on Friday. MacDonald says the helicopter, operated by Horizon Helicopters, flew out of […]

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20 h. ago Seasonique birth control recalled in Canada over missing pills

Health Canada is warning the public after one lot of Seasonique birth control pills was recalled across the country due to a packaging error that left two pills missing.

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23 h. ago Deadly crash near Yellowstone highlights risks on scenic routes

The van collided with a pickup truck Thursday on a highway just west of Yellowstone. Both vehicles caught fire, and the survivors were taken to hospitals with injuries.

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29 h. ago Quebec passengers stuck on Porter Airlines plane for 7 hours recall ‘nightmare’ experience

Three Montreal-area residents were going home to Montreal from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in what was supposed to be a short three-hour flight that turned into a 'nightmare' ordeal.

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37 h. ago ‘Huge injustice,’ says family after driver in fatal Peace Arch border crash walks free

Pastor Tom Cheung was killed on May 2, 2019, when Washington state resident Gurbinder Singh crashed into his minivan in a border lineup, causing it to burst into flames.

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41 h. ago Injured man rescued after plane lands in Lake Ontario near Toronto’s east end: police

Police say they responded to a report of a plane landing in the water near the Leslie Spit area a few minutes before 2:30 p.m.

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41 h. ago Snakes have bitten this man hundreds of times. His blood could help make a better treatment

NEW YORK — Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites. Friede has long had a fascination with reptiles and other venomous creatures. He used to milk scorpions’ and spiders’ venom as a […]

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41 h. ago Man rescued after small plane lands in Lake Ontario near Tommy Thompson Park

A man in his 40s was rescued after a small plane landed in the water near Tommy Thompson Park on Friday afternoon. Toronto Police say they received a call around 2:30 p.m. for unknown trouble in the area of the Leslie St. Spit near downtown. Cops confirmed that a small privately owned plane landed in […]

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44 h. ago 7 people dead after pickup and tour van collide near Yellowstone, police say

BOISE, Idaho — A pickup truck and tour van collision near Yellowstone National Park has killed seven people and injured eight others, Idaho State Police say.  The crash happened just before 7:15 p.m. Thursday on a highway near Henry’s Lake State Park in eastern Idaho, police said in a press release. The state park is […]

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44 h. ago Flight delayed by 5 hours after passenger’s phone ignites before takeoff

The flight from El Paso, Texas, to Houston, was delayed and a new plane brought in. The FAA is investigating

Technology

45 h. ago This Ninja pressure cooker lid could burn you, Health Canada warns in recall

Health Canada says a burn risk has led the agency to recall a pressure cooker lid that has resulted in more than 100 injuries in the United States.

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48 h. ago Kingfisher: A new plane is ready to come to the rescue in B.C.

The medium-range plane is equipped with sensors capable of spotting people and objects from more than 40 kilometres away and has already been used to look for missing boaters

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49 h. ago Lids of popular pressure cooker brand recalled in Canada after over 100 burn incidents

More than 100,000 pressure cooker lids from the popular brand Ninja are under a recall across Canada due to a "potential burn hazard."Health Canada announced on Thursday, May 1 that it is recalling pressure cooking lids of the Ninja Foodi Temperedcrisp multi-cooker. The Foodi multi-cookers' other functions aren't affected by this recall."The Foodi multi-cooker's pressure-cooking lid can be opened by a consumer during use, causing hot contents to escape, posing a potential risk of burn injuries to consumers," reads the statement.According to SharkNinja, as of April 10, the company received five reports of lids being opened during use in Canada; however, there have been no reports of injury. In the U.S., the company received 106 reports of burn injuries.Health CanadaCanadians are being urged to immediately stop using the multi-cookers' pressure-cooking function and discard the pressure-cooking lid. SharkNinja is asking consu...

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64 h. ago Federal Court gives green light to part of ’60s Scoop’ class action lawsuit

The Federal Court has rejected Ottawa's application to dismiss a claim for monetary relief in a class-action lawsuit brought by Metis and non-status survivors of the "'60s Scoop."

Culture

65 h. ago Alberta Parks issues warning about garter snakes on roads east of Edmonton

Alberta Parks issue warning to drivers to watch for garter snakes on the road near Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area and Miquelon Lake Provincial Park

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65 h. ago Westboro bus crash inquest calls on OC Transpo to apply 'safety lens' to decisions

An inquest jury has called on OC Transpo to filter every decision about buses, infrastructure and training through a “safety lens” to protect passengers from the kind of accident that killed three people in January 2019. It was one of 60 recommendations the five-person jury issued Thursday at the conclusion of the month-long inquest into […]

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