Category Archives: Canada
Private sector to sell marijuana in Ontario once pot can be legally sold: report
TORONTO - The Ontario government will reportedly allow private stores to sell marijuana once recreational cannabis becomes legal on Oct. 17. A source in the provincial government told the Globe and Ma...
Jul 27, 2018
In the news today, July 27
Six stories in the news for Friday, July 27 --- PROVINCE TO CUT TORONTO COUNCIL SEATS: REPORT Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is reportedly planning to slash the number of city cou...
Jul 27, 2018
Ford to slash Toronto council seats, cancel regional chair elections:report
TORONTO - A published report suggests the Ontario government is poised to reduce Toronto city council to just over half its current size. The Toronto Star, citing unnamed sources within the Progressiv...
Jul 26, 2018
Environment Canada issues air quality statements, heat warnings for most of B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a slew of air quality alerts as wildfires continue to burn in British Columbia, at the same time as a heat wave is striking the coast. While the largest wildf...
Jul 26, 2018
B.C. wildlife tour company charged after allegedly luring bears with food
BLUE RIVER, B.C. - A wildlife tour company in Blue River, B.C., is facing charges for allegedly putting food out to attract bears. Chris Doyle, deputy chief of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service, s...
Jul 26, 2018
Hockey superstar Sidney Crosby honoured as top N.S. athlete of all time
HALIFAX - Acclaimed hockey superstar Sidney Crosby has another bullet point to add to his growing list of accolades, having been honoured as the top Nova Scotia athlete of all time at a gala dinner Th...
Jul 26, 2018
Expulsion order carried out for group of Hasidic Jews north of Montreal
MONTREAL - Most of the young, Hasidic Jewish men who were court-ordered out of homes they were renting in Quebec’s Laurentian Mountains had left as of Thursday night, said the town’s mayor...
Jul 26, 2018
Dad convicted in toddler's death suffered from battered spouse syndrome: Defence
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man convicted of manslaughter in the death of his 21-month-old daughter said he did his best to be a father. “I’m just a hardworking man,” Daniel Williams said ...
Jul 26, 2018
Pro-gun group pursues campaign against firearms advisory committee member
OTTAWA - After a recent setback, a pro-gun group is continuing its offensive against the survivor of a mass shooting by asking Ottawa to dismiss her as vice-president of its firearms advisory committe...
Jul 26, 2018
Nova Scotia premier to discuss trade issues during trip to Washington, D.C.
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says he will travel to Washington, D.C., on Monday to discuss potential American tariffs on cars and auto parts. McNeil says he will meet with officials at...
Jul 26, 2018