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B.C. overdose prevention sites should be template for others: report
VANCOUVER - It was a day Heather Hobbs recalls vividly: the staff at AIDS Vancouver Island had pulled another overdose victim from the washroom, his body was blue from a lack of oxygen. The ...
Apr 16, 2019
Appeal today for Chicago woman who plotted Halifax shopping mall massacre
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's top court will hear the appeal today of an American woman who plotted a Valentine's Day shooting spree at a Halifax mall. Lindsay Souvannarath was jailed in April last year aft...
Apr 16, 2019
Tax and licensing issues standing in the way of Indigenous cannabis entrepreneurs
AKWESASNE, Ont. - Lewis Mitchell, a former police chief on the Mohawk territory of Akwesasne, chuckled when asked if he thought he would have trouble finding customers when his first batch of can...
Apr 16, 2019
Use of roadside saliva tests for cannabis impairment remain in question
Michelle Gray says she's afraid to get behind the wheel again after having her licence suspended for failing a cannabis saliva test in Nova Scotia, even though she passed a police administered sobriet...
Apr 16, 2019
Decision day in Alberta: Voters head to polls in provincial election
EDMONTON - Voters are heading to the polls in the Alberta election today and advance turnouts suggest it could be busy at the ballot boxes. Almost 700,000 people voted ea...
Apr 16, 2019
Seychelles president's underwater speech: Protect our oceans
DESROCHES ISLAND, Seychelles - In a striking speech delivered from deep below the ocean's surface, the Seychelles president on Sunday made a global plea for stronger protection of the "beating blue he...
Apr 16, 2019
Nathan MacKinnon scores in overtime, Avalanche beat Flames to even series
CALGARY - Nathan MacKinnon showed why he's one of the NHL's best players on Saturday. A force all night, MacKinnon scored 8:27 into overtime as the Colorado Avalanche tied their first-round series wit...
Apr 16, 2019
Fireworks to be legal in Red Deer following tie vote
Thanks to a tie vote and ultimately an unexpected decision by city council, consumer fireworks will soon be legal to use in Red Deer. As of this month Alberta has chosen to be regulated by the Nationa...
Apr 15, 2019
Alberta leaders renew attacks on final full day of election campaign
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - A day before Alberta voters go to the polls, United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney and the NDP's Rachel Notley traded attacks over the pipeline issue that has come to define t...
Apr 15, 2019
Makar shines in NHL debut, Avs beat Flames 6-2 for 2-1 lead
DENVER - Nathan MacKinnon scored twice in the first period and set up newly signed rookie Cale Makar's first NHL goal in his debut as the Colorado Avalanche routed the Calgary Flames 6-2 on Monday nig...
Apr 15, 2019