National push to track gambling as a factor in suicides across Canada
Coroners and Health Canada officials plan a standardized approach to record gambling as a contributing stress in suicide cases. A national database is being developed to enable cross country studies, with a startup cost of 1.5 million dollars and annual costs near 0.8 million. Provinces report varying levels of gambling linkage in suicides, with Alberta and Nova Scotia showing higher percentages in recent years.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ontario
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Simon Avis
Newfoundland and Labrador
Iqaluit
Avis
Statistics Canada
Catherine McCourt
Health Canada
Feds say spies couldn't have prevented Air India bombing
Federal officials dismissed calls for an inquiry into CSIS on the Air India disaster of 1985. CSIS denied infiltrating agents or withholding information and called the allegations absurd. RCMP tapes suggesting a spy withdrew amid concerns of PR backlash were treated with caution by investigators.
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Feds
Air India
Ottawa
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
CSIS
Wayne Easter
RCMP
Grant
Vancouver
Nicole Currier
Currier
Canadian Alliance
Easter
Security Intelligence Review Committee
MacKay Defends Free Trade Review After Pact
Ottawa CP report says Peter MacKay faced questions over his pledge at the Conservative leadership convention to review Canada U S free trade policy with the United States. He defended the plan as improving the deal without dismantling it and noted Orchard's request prompted the review.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Peter MacKay
MacKay
Canada
United States
David Orchard
Orchard
Nova Scotia
Air Canada Plans Major Restructuring After Bankruptcy
Analysts say Air Canada will shrink on board services and perks, cut costs through job losses, and restructure routes after emerging from bankruptcy protection. Domestic schedules may shift to smaller, fuel efficient jets while Jazz expands with more direct flights and fewer hub changes.
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Montreal
Air Canada
Jazz
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