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Brain activity 'dampened' by vaped THC, similar to those with schizophrenia: study
A new study by Ontario researchers suggests that brain activity in rats exposed a single time to THC - the vapourized psychoactive component of marijuana - is similar to those with...
Sep 23, 2019
Bloc leader calls for suspension of Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement
SAINT-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is calling for the suspension of a border agreement between Canada and the United States that he says&...
Sep 23, 2019
At UN, Trump focuses on religious freedom, not climate
President Donald Trump was addressing a conference for world leaders at the United Nations, but he was talking to his political base Monday as he breezed by a major climate change summit and focused i...
Sep 23, 2019
Realtors welcome Conservative plan to ease mortgage stress-test rules
OTTAWA - Canada's realtors welcomed news that the Conservatives want to ease a contentious mortgage stress test, despite a previous warning from the head of the CMHC. Canadian Real Estate Association ...
Sep 23, 2019
Ducks hope to rebuild on fly, return to playoff contention
ANAHEIM, Calif. - After the Anaheim Ducks' six-year playoff run ended with a resounding thud last spring, they added almost no significant outside talent to their roster. If the Ducks hope to return t...
Sep 23, 2019
Kenney announces provincial budget will come three days after election
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says the Alberta budget is to be delivered in just over a month.Kenney says it will be released Oct. 24 and include tough choices to get Alberta's multibillion-dollar b...
Sep 23, 2019 (Canadian Press)
ASIRT investigating shooting of woman during confrontation with RCMP
A woman is dead after being shot by an RCMP member in Strathcona County.It was 7:30 a.m. Monday morning when police received a call for service from a female who requested members attend her home for ...
Sep 23, 2019
Canada, U.S., to open women's hockey rivalry series in Hartford in December
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Canada and the United States kick off their Rivalry Series in women's hockey Dec. 14 in Hartford, Conn. The game is the first in a series between the arch-rivals with more da...
Sep 23, 2019
'It was breathtaking': Man City crushes Watford 8-0 in EPL
With his team leading 5-0 after 18 minutes and threatening Premier League scoring records, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola sat with his arms folded in his dugout and might even have looked a lit...
Sep 23, 2019
British man returns to Yukon to tipple his own toe in long-running tradition
WHITEHORSE - An British man who lost several toes to frostbite in Yukon is now back in the territory for a reunification of sorts. Former British marine Nick Griffiths is set to become the most exclus...
Sep 23, 2019