Category Archives: Canadian Press
Sovereigntist Quebec solidaire members refuse to swear oath to Queen in public
QUEBEC - The 10 members elected Oct. 1 for the sovereigntist left-wing party Quebec solidaire refused to swear allegiance to the Queen publicly Wednesday as they made their entry into the provincial l...
Oct 17, 2018
Day 1 blooper: Ontario Cannabis Store mislabels genital spray as oral product
TORONTO - A perusal of the Ontario Cannabis Store’s online portal on the first day of legalization turned up an array of expected products - various strains of dried weed, oils and tinctures, an...
Oct 17, 2018
Kinder Morgan CEO says there's a 'seller's market' for remaining Canadian assets
CALGARY - There’s a “seller’s market” for attractive assets like those held by its Canadian subsidiary, the CEO of Kinder Morgan Inc. said on a conference call Wednesday to dis...
Oct 17, 2018
Hundreds queue in Quebec to be among first buyers of legal cannabis
MONTREAL - Marijuana smoke wafted through the heart of Montreal’s downtown shopping district Wednesday as hundreds of people lined up to purchase legal cannabis for the first time at Quebec̵...
Oct 17, 2018
Correction: Test case challenges a politician's right to block people from Twitter account
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is the target of a test legal case that could prompt politicians all across the country to reconsider their use of social media. Three city residents are seeking a court order ...
Oct 17, 2018
McDavid's record start gives Oilers something to build on heading into home opener
EDMONTON - It took a record-setting performance by Connor McDavid, but after four games on the road and 17 days living out of a suitcase, the Edmonton Oilers will take on the Boston Bruins in their ho...
Oct 17, 2018
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
New accusation of police wrongdoing in Weinstein case
NEW YORK - The sexual assault case against Harvey Weinstein was roiled Wednesday for the second time in a week by what New York City prosecutors said was a police detective’s improper conduct. D...
Oct 17, 2018