Global News - Canada




1» Mental health leaves cost economy $51 billion: Study
      Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Mental illness is linked to more lost work days than any other chronic condition, costing the Canadian economy $51 billion a year in lost productivity, a new report shows.


2» Police hunt for local suspects in Ont. nurse's murder
      Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Shock has turned into fear in an Ontario community where a 42-year-old nurse was found murdered earlier this week.


3» Sri Lankan migrant in B.C. deemed potential security risk
      Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

One of the 492 Sri Lankan migrants who arrived in Canada last month allegedly travelled to foreign countries with a delegation of Tamil Tigers, a hearing into his detention heard Wednesday.


4» Doctors, nurses tell Quebec euthanasia hearings to reject assisted suicide
      Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Of the six people she knew who had quietly ended their lives, Sara Susan Raphals, 89, was closest to her ailing husband, who swallowed a carefully hoarded stash of pain relief pills.


5» Stelmach, feds under U.S. microscope over oilsands
      Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Officials from the federal and Alberta governments found themselves on the defensive Wednesday as they headed into a dinner with a senior U.S. official who arrived for a series of meetings with key stakeholders on the climate and energy files.


6» Bank of Canada raises rates, future direction unclear
      Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

The central bank raised its benchmark rate by another 25 basis points to one per cent Wednesday.


7» Squabbling stalls historic meeting over anti-HST petition
      Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Partisan bickering overshadowed a historic meeting between B.C. politicians to discuss what to do with the first successful petition in the province's history to challenge new legislation.


8» Canada's prisons not ready for inmate surge: Report
      Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Canadian penitentiaries are ill-equipped to deal with an anticipated surge in inmates, and existing problems of overcrowding and violence will only get worse under new sentencing laws, says the federal prison watchdog.


9» Calgary scientist develops controversial tools aimed at reducing climate change
      Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

A Calgary researcher has developed two new approaches to the controversial science of geoengineering a tool its proponents say could one day prevent global warming, but which some environmental groups dismiss as a coverup of political inaction.


10» Board loosens parole leash on Robert Latimer
      Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

The National Parole Board has agreed to further relax Robert Latimer's parole conditions, allowing him to spend five nights a week in his Victoria apartment and only two nights a week in a halfway house.