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Canadian producers hoping U.S. eases cannabis prohibitions nervously eyeing calendar
WASHINGTON - Canada's cannabis industry, banking on the chance to expand into the United States, is nervously eyeing the American political calendar and the Biden administration's narrow legislative w...
Jun 14, 2021
Nathaniel Veltman, accused of killing four in London, Ont., set to appear in court
A court hearing is scheduled today for the man accused of deliberately striking and killing four members of a Muslim family with his truck in London, Ont. Nathaniel Veltman made a brief appearance in ...
Jun 14, 2021
Trial set to begin for Linda O'Leary, charged in fatal 2019 boat crash
A trial is set to begin today for Linda O'Leary, the wife of celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary, who is charged in a boat crash that killed two people. The collision -- which took place on Lake Josep...
Jun 14, 2021
Trudeau pledges support for Ukraine, mum on support for next step in NATO membership
BRUSSELS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is joining a meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization with Canada reiterating its broad support for Ukraine, but not whether it will back a move by Ky...
Jun 13, 2021
Tk’emlups te Secwépemc approved for affordable housing project
Tk'emlups - Kukpi7 / Chief Rosanne Casimir revealed Tk'emlups te Secwpemc (TteS) was a successful applicant of an affordable housing project.TteS will build 28 townhomes and an apartment building that...
Jun 13, 2021
Montreal-area ambulance paramedics announce strike; say medical care to be maintained
MONTREAL - The union representing ambulance paramedics in the Montreal and Laval areas says just over 1,000 of its members will be on strike as of midnight. Union spokeswoman Eve-Marie Lacasse says th...
Jun 13, 2021
Old-growth logging opponents launch hunger strike as arrests continue at Fairy Creek
VICTORIA - Opponents of old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island say they will stage a hunger strike in Vancouver until they can meet with British Columbia Premier John Horgan and Jonathan Wilk...
Jun 13, 2021
Police mourn death of Mountie killed in the line of duty in rural Saskatchewan
Police are mourning the death of an RCMP officer killed in the line of duty in rural Saskatchewan yesterday. Const. Shelby Patton was hit by an allegedly stolen truck that he had pulled over at about ...
Jun 13, 2021
After G-7, Biden says he's reestablishing US credibility
NEWQUAY, England (AP) - President Joe Biden on Sunday said the United States had restored its presence on the world stage as he used his first overseas trip since taking office to connect with a new g...
Jun 13, 2021
Senior officer who golfed with Vance has power over military police investigations
OTTAWA - One of the senior military officers who golfed with former chief of the defence staff Jonathan Vance has the power to direct military investigations. Vice-chief of the defence staff Lt.-Gen. ...
Jun 13, 2021
