COQUITLAM, B.C. — Shergo Kurdi lifts his shirt to reveal a pale, mottled patchwork of burn scars on his belly and chest — a legacy, he says, of years spent ironing fabric in a Turkish clothing factory after he and his family fled war-torn Syria in 2012.
VANCOUVER — A study by researchers at the University of British Columbia suggests that while the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana causes laziness, adding a medicinal component of pot doesn't change that behaviour.
The study, titled "Lovers of the Death"? — Islamist Extremism in Mosques and Schools, says what worried them was not the presence of extremist literature, but that they found nothing but such writings in several libraries.
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's independent police watchdog is investigating the case of a man found unresponsive in cells at Halifax police headquarters.
Halifax police say the family of a toddler who was the victim of an alleged sexual assault are withdrawing their complaint.
Privacy officials in Canada and Australia have found that while Ashley Madison marketed itself as a discreet and secure service, the site for married people seeking affairs in fact had inadequate security safeguards and policies.