In the second instalment of a Global News series exploring the Canadian health-care system, we look at dental care and the costs that come with it. Around 86 per cent of Canadians would support providing publicly funded dental care to those without insurance coverage, according to an opinion poll conducted by Ipsos for Global News. […]
Actress Felicity Huffman has pleaded guilty to allegations she paid $15,000 (€13,300) to rig her daughter’s SAT score as part of a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme. The ‘Desperate Housewives’ star entered her plea in Boston federal court two months after she was arrested in the case named ‘Operation Varsity Blues’, which accused wealthy parents […]
WASHINGTON (AFP, REUTERS) – The United States on June 17 will hold a public hearing on President Donald Trump’s proposal to put tariffs on another US$300 billion (S$411 billion) in Chinese goods, according to a document published on Monday (May 13). The hearing is part of Mr Trump’s escalating trade offensive against Beijing. If the […]
These are the horror injuries suffered by a four-year-old girl after McDonald's staff allegedly filled up her flask with scalding water. Emily Dolbeer and her daughter Lainey were on their way to Disneyland on Friday to celebrate the youngster's birthday, and the trip had been planned for months. The mum said she asked workers at […]
Scotty is the largest T. rex ever discovered, and his original home is set to welcome visitors once again. The famous Saskatchewan dinosaur was found near Eastend, Sask. in 1991 and the T.rex Discovery Centre will be open again May 18 until Labour Day. Related Sask. T. rex remains provide backbone for U of A […]
Former US President Jimmy Carter has undergone surgery for a broken hip after falling at his home in Georgia, his office says. The 94-year-old, the oldest living former US president, was on his way to go turkey hunting when he fell. Mr Carter was recovering comfortably at a medical centre in Americus, near his home […]
Early on Saturday, sheriff’s deputies in southwest Virginia received an unusual message. An emergency signal had been sent from a hiker’s GPS device on the Appalachian Trail. So the deputies went into the forest to look for him. As they stopped to talk to other hikers on the trail, a dog wandered up to the […]
Mothers of disabled adult children gathered at a special event in Halifax on Monday to discuss the barriers they face raising their children full-time and how their own age and health care are beginning to impact their ability to provide the support their children need. “We always think our children will be home with us […]
OTTAWA — In the small town of Arnprior, nestled into the Ottawa Valley, at least five suspected opioid overdoses in the span of week prompted police to issue a public warning. Access to extremely dangerous opioids is not limited to larger cities, said the Renfrew detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, and the drugs have […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Former US President Jimmy Carter broke his hip in a fall on Monday (May 13) while leaving his house to go turkey hunting, but was recovering after surgery, the Carter Center said. “He is recovering comfortably from surgery to repair a broken hip,” the organisation said in a statement. “His surgeons stated […]