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Nova Scotia court strikes down human rights decision over medical marijuana
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has overturned a provincial human rights board decision that said an injured man’s legally prescribed medical marijuana must be covered by his union ins...
Apr 12, 2018
B.C. mom backs MP's calls for criminal probe of opioid manufacturers
VANCOUVER - A woman whose son fatally overdosed after becoming addicted to the painkiller OxyContin is backing a New Democrat member of Parliament’s calls for the federal government to launch a ...
Apr 12, 2018
Religious accommodation requests lead to heated exchanges in Quebec legislature
QUEBEC - The leader of Quebec’s official opposition broke legislative rules Thursday by wearing a Parti Quebecois lapel pin and then compared it to the Jewish head cap worn by a member in the ch...
Apr 12, 2018
Lacombe man wins STARS Lottery dream home
A Lacombe man is one of the grand prize winners in the 2018 STARS Lottery. Brent Sage has won a show home in Calgary worth $948,000. "We are so appreciative of what STARS does, especially most recentl...
Apr 12, 2018
Mower, tooth in a box, Vishnu doll in New Jersey beach trash
POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. - The bizarre trash items plucked from New Jersey’s beaches last year might be enough to cause nausea or heartburn. But don’t worry, a bottle of Pepto-Bismol was...
Apr 12, 2018
N.S. minister now says advice on handling portal breach from staff, not police
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government was in damage-control mode Thursday as it modified its assertion that police had asked the Internal Services Department to hold off on releasing information about ...
Apr 12, 2018
Princess Anne visits her father Prince Philip in hospital
LONDON - Princess Anne has visited her father Prince Philip in the hospital in London where he is recovering from hip replacement surgery. She visited the 96-year-old Philip at the King Edward VII Hos...
Apr 12, 2018
Actors union says meetings in hotel rooms, homes should end
NEW YORK - The Screen Actors Guild on Thursday called for an end to auditions and professional meetings in private hotel rooms and residences in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. SAG-AFTRA iss...
Apr 12, 2018
Father of missing Montreal boy urges mayor to set up police abduction squad
MONTREAL - The father of a boy who has been missing for a month asked Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante and police Thursday to set up a squad that would specialize in investigating abductions. “Thir...
Apr 12, 2018
U.S. makes big trade moves: softens autos demand on NAFTA, explores TPP re-entry
WASHINGTON - In a pair of dramatic moves, the Trump administration has signalled a growing desire to secure new trade deals, softening one key demand in the NAFTA negotiations, then expressing an inte...
Apr 12, 2018