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MP introduces bill to put distracted driving on fed’s agenda  

OTTAWA – A Liberal MP is calling on the federal justice and transport ministers to develop a plan to tackle distracted driving across Canada. Doug Eyolfson, the rookie MP for the Manitoba riding of Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia-Headingley, has brought forward a private members’ bill, Bill C-373, for personal reasons, but also because he thinks it’s time to look at what more can be done to deter the practice, and whether distracted driving laws in Canada need to be toughened. In an interview with CTV News, Eyolfson said distracted driving is a Read More  

               

Canadiens burst to life, win their first game in regulation time  

By Kelsey Patterson, The Canadian Press Published Tuesday, October 24, 2017 10:11PM EDT MONTREAL — Shea Weber scored twice as the Montreal Canadiens ended their seven-game losing skid with a convincing 5-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. Alex Galchenyuk, Brendan Gallagher and Max Pacioretty also scored for the Canadiens (2-6-1), which had not won since their season opener. Carey Price made 26 saves and Jonathan Drouin had two assists. Keith Yandle scored the only goal for the Panthers (3-5-0) while James Reimer stopped 32-of-37 shots in defeat. Read More  

               

Flight diverted to Fort McMurray due to unruly passenger  

Victoria Formanski, CTV Edmonton Published Tuesday, October 24, 2017 8:28PM MDT Last Updated Tuesday, October 24, 2017 8:29PM MDT A WestJet flight diverted to Fort McMurray due to an unruly intoxicated passenger. The flight landed at the Fort McMurray International Airport where Wood Buffalo RCMP arrested the intoxicated male, who was held in custody until sober. WestJet flight 3177 from Calgary was headed to Yellowknife and after the unscheduled stop safely carried on to its destination. Transport Canada is looking into this matter further. Due to the Privacy Act, no Read More  

               

Trudeau tributes slain soldier for Parliament Hill attack’s third anniversary  

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked the third anniversary of the terrorist attack at the National War Memorial by calling on Canadians to pay tribute to the soldier who was killed. Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was shot while standing guard at the memorial, during a day of terror at Parliament Hill in 2014 that ended with a masked gunmen being shot and killed. In a statement issued Sunday, Trudeau also called on Canadians to honour the bravery of first responders during the attack. He also honoured Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, who was Read More  

               

Protestors call on government to cancel new N.B. health care programs  

CTV Atlantic Published Saturday, October 21, 2017 7:03PM ADT Last Updated Saturday, October 21, 2017 7:05PM ADT Nearly 100 people gathered in Sackville, New Brunswick to protest the privatization of two new health care programs Saturday. The province says the changes will take effect in 2018, but groups and especially seniors say they’re left with too many unanswered questions. Retired nurse, Shirley Oliver managed the Tantramar branch of the extramural program for 16 years and says she fears the local branch could be closed once the program is taken over. Read More  

               

St. Clair College hosts Men’s Baseball Championship  

The four-time reigning Ontario Colleges Athletic Association champion St. Clair Saints are hosting the OCAA Men’s Baseball Championship thsi weekend. Games take place at Bert Lacasse Park in Tecumseh. The top four teams based on the regular season standings advance to the double-knockout tournament. St. Clair is joined by Durham, Fanshawe and Humber. The Saints advanced to the gold medal game with a 10-0 win over Humber Friday. Source link #USA #News #USnews #worldnews #headlinenews #Breakingnews #weathernews #UnitedStates news #CanadianNews #weatherforecast top news #stories,Us news today #hourlyweather #Cbcnews #CBC

               

DBV Technologies peanut allergy drug fails key study  

(Reuters) – DBV Technologies SA said on Friday its peanut allergy treatment did not meet the main goal in a highly anticipated late-stage study, sending its U.S.-listed shares sharply down. Nasdaq-listed shares of the French drug developer plunged 60.5 percent to $19 in extended trading. The trial, which tested a 250 microgram stick-on patch called Viaskin Peanut, in 356 children between the ages of 4-11, missed the main goal of achieving a certain tolerance to peanut protein. (bit.ly/2xbQD5H) Shares of rival Aimmune Therapeutics Inc, which is developing an oral peanut Read More  

               

U.S. drone strike targets al-Shabab after Somalia attack  

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Thousands of anguished Somalis gathered to pray Friday at the site of the country’s deadliest attack, while the U.S. military said it had resumed its fight against extremist group al-Shabab with a drone strike. “This pain will last for years,” said a sheikh leading the prayers, as long lines of mourners stood in front of flattened or tangled buildings. More than 300 people were killed and nearly 400 wounded in Saturday’s truck bombing in Mogadishu, with scores said to be missing. The U.S. drone strike occurred Monday Read More  

               

NHL scores: Oilers score in dying seconds to beat Blackhawks 2-1  

CHICAGO – Mark Letestu scored on a power play with 15.8 seconds left in overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Letestu beat Anton Forsberg on the short side with a one-time shot from the left circle after taking a pass from Oscar Klefbom. Edmonton’s 4-on-3 advantage was set up after Patrick Kane was called for hooking at 3:45. Edmonton’s Cam Talbot made 30 straight saves after giving up a fluke goal to Kane on Chicago’s first shot. The Oilers snapped Read More  

               

Trudeau says it’s not up to federal government to challenge Quebec veil-ban law  

Justin Trudeau offered relatively mild criticism on Thursday of a new Quebec law that bans people from providing or receiving public services with their faces covered and asserted that it’s not up to the federal government to challenge its constitutionality. The prime minister’s response to Bill 62, passed Wednesday by Quebec’s Liberal government, is in stark contrast to his swift, vehement and unrelenting attacks on the charter of Quebec values proposed by the former Parti Quebecois government four years ago. The PQ proposal would have banned public servants from sporting Read More