Category Archives: Canadian Press
Kelowna and Edmonton set to be 'hot spots' in cannabis real estate: RE/MAX
TORONTO - Two cities in Western Canada have been named the next commercial real estate “hot spots” for the cannabis market, according to a report. Real estate firm RE/Max Commercial says t...
Oct 10, 2018
Canadian Club sends notice barring reporters from Stephen Harper speech
OTTAWA - The news media has been uninvited to a speech by Stephen Harper on Thursday, underscoring the apparent antipathy the former prime minister continues to harbour in private life towards the Can...
Oct 10, 2018
Thundering Blue early favourite at Pattison Canadian International
TORONTO - Johnny Bear has defied the odds before. The seven-year-old Ontario-bred gelding is the co-fourth choice at early 8/1 odds for the $800,000 Pattison Canadian International turf race Saturday ...
Oct 10, 2018
Canada can avoid offending U.S. by pursuing sectoral trade with China: report
OTTAWA - Dozens of experts are urging Canada to choose a surgical, sector-by-sector approach when it comes to expanding its trading relationship with China rather than a sweeping free trade deal that ...
Oct 10, 2018
Montreal police can smoke pot on personal time, must show up to work 'fit for duty'
Montreal police will be allowed to smoke cannabis during their time off as long as they show up to work “fit for duty,” according to the city’s new marijuana policy, which is one of ...
Oct 10, 2018
First Nation sues tug firm, B.C., Canada over fuel spill that caused 'chaos'
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation whose fishing grounds were soiled by a diesel spill when a tug boat ran aground is suing the owner of the vessel for alleged negligence and the federal and ...
Oct 10, 2018
Ontario government to allow Sikhs to ride motorcycles without helmets
TORONTO - Ontario will soon allow turban-wearing Sikhs to ride motorcycles without helmets, joining three other provinces in providing the exemption. The Progressive Conservative government said Wedne...
Oct 10, 2018
Toronto election enters home stretch as contenders offer two starkly different visions
TORONTO - A municipal election nearly derailed by a city-province power struggle entered the home stretch on Wednesday as advance polls opened in Toronto, signalling the beginning of the end of a frau...
Oct 10, 2018
Cannabis forbidden for federal prison guards in the 24 hours before a shift
OTTAWA - Federal prison guards and other front-line correctional workers will not be allowed to use cannabis in the 24-hour period before reporting to work. The Correctional Service of Canada’s ...
Oct 10, 2018
Canadian triathlete returns to world Ironman championship after a close second
Lionel Sanders didn’t want to succumb to “second-place syndrome” after coming so close to winning a men’s world Ironman title. The triathlete from Harrow, Ont., was the leader ...
Oct 10, 2018