Canada’s main pharmaceutical lobby group is urging the government not to wait for drug shortages before responding to U.S. plans to import Canadian drugs, according to documents seen by Reuters.
Dayton gunman, 24, killed sister and 8 others in 2nd mass shooting in single day
The shooter who killed nine people, including his own sister, and injured at least 27 others when he opened fire on a popular nightclub district in Dayton, Ohio, wore a bulletproof vest, mask, hearing protection and was carrying at least 100 rounds of ammunition, police said Sunday.
RCMP divers search Manitoba river after damaged boat found in hunt for B.C. fugitives
Divers spent hours Sunday afternoon searching a northern Manitoba river near the spot where a damaged aluminum boat washed up on shore, in hopes there may be clues to the whereabouts of two suspects wanted in connection to three B.C. homicides.
Liberals promise ‘positive’ politics, but have attack lines at the ready
In this week’s Canada Votes newsletter: The Liberals quietly say they’ll run a positive campaign and forgo attacks on the NDP and the Greens — but they aren’t holding back against the Conservatives. Also: how polls changed ahead of past elections — and the debates commissioner’s role.
Prosecutor seeking death penalty in El Paso mass shooting
The shooting that killed 20 people at a crowded El Paso shopping area will be handled as a domestic terrorism case, federal authorities said Sunday as they weighed hate-crime charges against the suspected gunman that could carry the death penalty.
‘It was horrible’: Sunwing passengers booked via FlightHub left stranded at the airport
Two Sunwing passengers who booked their flights using travel agency FlightHub found out at the airport that their flight no longer existed. Following a CBC News inquiry, Sunwing reimbursed the passengers, but didn’t say who’s to blame.
20 killed, 26 injured in mass shooting at Texas Walmart
Twenty people were killed and more than two dozen injured in a shooting Saturday at a busy shopping area in the Texas border town of El Paso, the state’s governor said.
RCMP sending underwater team to Gillam, Man., to assist in search for B.C. homicide suspects
RCMP say they are sending a dive team to the remote community of Gillam, Man., to assist in the search for two suspects wanted in connection to three northern B.C. homicides.
Canadian resident escapes Iran after 11 years of detention
An Iranian-born Canadian resident has escaped to return to Canada after being detained in Iran for 11 years.
Canadian lab’s shipment of Ebola, Henipah viruses to China raises questions
Scientists at the National Microbiology Lab sent live Ebola and Henipah viruses to Beijing on an Air Canada flight March 31, and while the Public Health Agency of Canada says all federal policies were followed, there are questions about whether that shipment is part of an ongoing RCMP investigation.