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Tap water access on campuses declining: Survey

OTTAWA - As students across the country head back to university and college campuses this week, a national report suggests they could find themselves a little thirsty - at least if their wallets are empty. An online survey of Canadian campuses found ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  2 Sep 2008

3 more Ont. deaths linked to listeriosis

OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Thursday the government cannot guarantee a listeriosis outbreak, similar to the one at the Toronto-based Maple Leaf Foods plant leading to a number of deaths, will never happen again. "I think we're ...

From BECKY RYNOR, AMY HUSSER AND PAUL NORTHCOTT, Canada.com,  28 Aug 2008

Feds cut funds to second arts promotion program

The federal government will cut funding to another program aimed at promoting Canadian arts and culture abroad, a move that's drawing fire from those in the industry. On Friday, Canadian Heritage announced it will no longer provide financing to Trade ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  8 Aug 2008

Related Topics: CBC

Genetic discovery offers hope to family with legacy of cancer

Luana Locke was 25 and eight months pregnant when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Although she gave birth to a healthy son, she had no idea she had passed on a rare genetic disorder that means Lucas is also likely to one day develop cancer. Locke ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  4 Aug 2008

Court orders analysis of Cadman tape

OTTAWA - A judge on Friday filed an order for a court-supervised analysis of the tape of an interview a B.C. journalist conducted with Prime Minister Stephen Harper about former Independent MP Chuck Cadman, Conservative party spokesman Ryan Sparrow ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  25 Jul 2008

Related Topics: Tom Owen (politician),  Chuck Cadman,  Stephen Harper,  House of Commons

'Monster of Miramichi' to remain in high-security unit: Ottawa

Notorious serial killer Allan Legere - nicknamed the 'Monster of Miramichi' following a series of grisly murders in the late 1980s - will remain in a high-security handling unit, New Brunswick's public safety minister has been assured. John Foran said ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  22 Jul 2008

Related Topics: Stockwell Day

Quebecois, Albertans most likely to ponder separation: poll

OTTAWA - Having their province break away from Canada to form its own nation has crossed the minds of Canadians in all regions, not just those living in Quebec, a recent poll has found. An Ispos Reid survey suggests that 15 per cent of Canadians would ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  14 Jul 2008

Fewer doctors but no decline in health spending for Canada: OECD

OTTAWA - Canada ranks above the OECD average for spending on health care, even though it has relatively fewer doctors than most other developed countries, the latest indicators show. In 2006, the most recent year for which data were available, total ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  27 Jun 2008

Quebecers top the list for stay-at-home dads: StatsCan

OTTAWA - The idea of being a stay-at-home dad is five times more popular in Quebec than in the rest of Canada, due in large part to generous parental leave programs available only in that province, a Statistics Canada report released Monday has ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  23 Jun 2008

N.S. introduces kid-sized ATVs

The government of Nova Scotia has purchased 66 "youth-sized" all-terrain vehicles to train children under the age of 16 on the machines in a bid to curb unsafe practices in the province. "(ATVing is) very much part of the rural culture in Nova Scotia," ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  19 Jun 2008

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