Category Archives: Canada
Winnipeg police issue ticket for consuming pot in car on Day 1 of legalization
Winnipeg police issued a ticket on the first day of cannabis legalization. Police posted a picture of a ticket for consuming cannabis in a motor vehicle on Twitter. The ticket carries a $672 fine. Pol...
Oct 17, 2018
Some Toronto and B.C. dispensaries remain open on pot legalization day
TORONTO - As tens of thousand of Ontarians purchased cannabis through a government website on Wednesday, some users in Toronto preferred getting their pot from unlicensed dispensaries that remained op...
Oct 17, 2018
Nova Scotia town's sinkhole 'still considered unsafe,' officials say
OXFORD, N.S. - Emergency management officials say the area around a Nova Scotia town’s sinkhole remains unsafe, three months after it first appeared in a local park. The sinkhole first appeared ...
Oct 17, 2018
Still more to do as Canada shifts to legal cannabis, Liberals say
OTTAWA - Canada’s shift to a legal cannabis regime is just the first of what the government says are several steps to come, from regulating edibles to training more drug cops. The steps include ...
Oct 17, 2018
Manitoba backbencher who made inappropriate comments not seeking re-election
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba government backbencher who made inappropriate comments to a female staff member says he is going on medical leave and will not seek re-election. Cliff Graydon’s announcemen...
Oct 17, 2018
Canada Pension Plan board not yet interested in cannabis investments
CALGARY - A spokesman for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it is not yet interested in making direct investments in Canada’s newly legalized recreational marijuana industry. Michel ...
Oct 17, 2018
Timeline of events in the case of convicted rapist and killer Paul Bernardo
A chronology of events in the case of convicted rapist and killer Paul Bernardo: 1991 June 15 – Leslie Mahaffy, 14, disappears from outside her home in Burlington, Ont., in the early hours of th...
Oct 17, 2018
Parole board grants escorted leave to informant who helped lock up Hells Angels boss
A former biker-gang hit man turned informant whose testimony brought down Hells Angels boss Maurice (Mom) Boucher has been granted escorted leaves from prison. The Parole Board of Canada granted the t...
Oct 17, 2018
N.S. student starts national campaign to raise awareness about sexual assault
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia student trying to raise awareness about sexual assault-related issues is hoping university students across Canada will don teal ribbons on Thursday. Shelby Miller, a psychology...
Oct 17, 2018
Canada's ban on asbestos to take effect but mining residues are exempt
OTTAWA - Canada’s new asbestos ban will not prevent companies in Quebec from sifting through the waste left over from decades of mining asbestos to look for magnesium. Environment Minister Cathe...
Oct 17, 2018