Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau is ordering his department to take a fresh look at the data on school bus safety and seatbelts. Garneau says if seatbelts are properly used and installed on bu...

LESBOS, Greece - The washrooms at the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos sit on a slope next to rows of tents and makeshift containers. They should be a space of privacy and safety. But ...

VANCOUVER - Police departments across Canada are fully prepared for marijuana legalization on Wednesday, but there won’t be swift crackdowns on illegal pot shops or craft cannabis growers, says ...

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump appeared to be taking Saudi Arabia at its word Monday as he described how King Salman “firmly” and “strongly” issued a “flat denial” that ...

Voters in London, Ont., will become the first in Canada to use ranked ballots in a municipal election when they head to the polls next week, with experts saying the city’s experience will be clo...

TORONTO - Canadians are being asked to set aside half an hour of their day to have their say on how cancer care can be improved and delivered across the country with the launch of an online campaign c...

FREDERICTON - It’s not exactly Cheech and Chong University, but New Brunswick’s government cannabis agency is offering lessons on how to roll a joint. The Cannabis NB website includes a &#...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation has set its initial prices for cannabis - but says it will have less than 40 per cent of requested quantities on hand when the drug is legalized for recrea...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A week after a fiery explosion at Canada’s largest oil refinery rocked the east side of Saint John, N.B., investigators say they have yet to examine the blast site because it ...

Parks Canada says visitors should do their research on cannabis before going to a national park because the rules vary in each province and territory. Officials said their approach to recreational can...