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Youth found Manitoba pot ads boring, prompted changes: government documents
WINNIPEG - Before going public with its cannabis awareness ad campaign, the Manitoba government turned to experts for advice - teens and young adults. Three different focus groups with participants fr...
Oct 25, 2018

RCMP search Olymel area for suspect armed with sawed-off shotgun
RED DEER- RCMP are investigating after a man was allegedly spotted in the Olymel compound around 7:30 a.m. today armed with a sawed-off shotgun. Mounties blocked off a number of roads in the area as t...
Oct 25, 2018
Norwegian crown princess has pulmonary fibrosis
COPENHAGEN - Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit says she has a lung-scarring disease which may occasionally “limit the exercise of her official program.” Mette-Marit said that she h...
Oct 25, 2018

Countries look to convince Trump to buy into World Trade Organization reforms
OTTAWA - Canada’s trade minister says a small group from the World Trade Organization hope to convince the two biggest economies on the planet to save the beleaguered body, but gave no timeline ...
Oct 25, 2018

Not enough fruits, veggies grown to feed global population a healthy diet: study
The world’s agriculture producers are not growing enough fruits and vegetables to feed the global population a healthy diet, according to new Canadian-led research. The study, published this wee...
Oct 25, 2018

Gilles competes at Skate Canada International with her mom Bonnie in her heart
LAVAL, Que. - Piper Gilles has a photo of her mom Bonnie taken the day she and Paul Poirier skated their short dance at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Bonnie is dressed in a Canadian team T-shirt and hat, ...
Oct 25, 2018

Pot industry players weigh benefits of cross-border travel after latest U.S. statement
TORONTO - Shifting statements from U.S. border officials have prompted some Canadian cannabis industry players to think twice about travelling south of the border, just weeks before a significant pot ...
Oct 25, 2018

Netherlands PM Mark Rutte tells Parliament Brexit is a 'terrible idea'
OTTAWA - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed shared concern Thursday over the current fate of the international order that both their countries help to create a...
Oct 25, 2018

Crescent Point reports profit of $30.5 million
CALGARY – Crescent Point Energy Corp. posted a profit of $30.5 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $270.6 million a year ago. The energy company says the profit amounted to six...
Oct 25, 2018

Precision Drilling reports third-quarter loss
CALGARY – Precision Drilling Corp. reported a loss of $31 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $26 million a year ago as its revenue improved by more than 20 per cent. The Calga...
Oct 25, 2018