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Small drug seizures down in Vancouver post-decriminalization, police say
VANCOUVER - Data from Vancouver police shows a "dramatic" drop in small drug seizures after decriminalization came into effect in British Columbia last year. The department says during the first nine ...
Mar 26, 2024
Small drug seizures down in Vancouver post-decriminalization, police say
VANCOUVER - Data from Vancouver police shows a "dramatic" drop in small drug seizures after decriminalization came into effect in British Columbia last year. The department says during the first nine ...
Mar 26, 2024
Police vehicles block roads to Saskatchewan farm property where four found dead
NEUDORF, SASK. - Black unmarked RCMP vehicles could be seen blocking roads leading to a Saskatchewan farm property as officers continued to investigate the suspicious deaths of four people. Several an...
Mar 26, 2024
Economists defend Liberals' carbon price as political rhetoric heats up
OTTAWA - Dozens of Canadian economists are issuing an ardent defence of Canada's price on carbon, as the government faces increased pressure from Opposition Conservatives and provincial premiers to pa...
Mar 26, 2024
'He understands Canadians': Inside what 'axe the tax' means to Poilievre's supporters
OTTAWA - When Sarah Morin hears the phrase "axe the tax," what enters her mind is "freedom." The 41-year-old is a stay-at-home mother of two who has been using a food bank amid cost-of-living pressure...
Mar 26, 2024
Commons committee to hear witnesses on security concerns about microbiology lab
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee plans to look into concerns about a high-security laboratory after two scientists lost their jobs over dealings with China. The special committee on Canada-China ...
Mar 26, 2024
Canadian bridges are safe, officials say after U.S. bridge rammed by ship, collapses
MONTREAL - Canadian authorities are trying to reassure the public about the safety of bridges in the country following the collapse of a bridge in Baltimore, Md., early this morning after it was ramme...
Mar 26, 2024
NFL owners approve a radical overhaul to kickoff rules, adopting setup used in XFL
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Kickoff returns are returning to the NFL. Team owners on Tuesday approved a new rule that will take what essentially had become "a dead play" and make it an integral part of the g...
Mar 26, 2024
President Joe Biden wins Missouri Democratic primary
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - President Joe Biden has won Missouri's primary, the state Democratic Party announced. Biden's win was not in doubt; he has already beaten his major competitors. But the primary ra...
Mar 26, 2024
First airlift for Canadians fleeing Haiti is complete after weather delay
OTTAWA - A spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says 18 Canadians were brought out of Haiti by helicopter this morning. On Monday, Joly had said the 18 had already left, but Global Aff...
Mar 26, 2024
