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Governments earned $186M in pot taxes in 5 months of legalization: StatCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says federal and provincial governments earned $186 million in cannabis-related revenue in the first five-and-a-half months since legalization in October. The Ottawa-based a...
Jun 19, 2019
Montreal to honour Indigenous history with name change for Amherst Street
Montreal will officially change the name of Amherst Street on Friday to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day. A spokesman for Mayor Valerie Plante says the new name will honour someone of Indigenous s...
Jun 19, 2019
Canadian astronaut Saint-Jacques set to return after six-month space mission
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is set to return to Earth late Monday as his six-month mission comes to an end. Speaking to reporters today from the International Space S...
Jun 19, 2019
Police respond to incident on Cypress Avenue
KAMLOOPS - A large presence of police near a residence on Cypress Avenue on the North Shore this morning. Police have several cars on the street, including members of the Emergency Response Team. Imag...
Jun 19, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
The latest from the Raptors parade in Toronto
TORONTO - 7:20 p.m. Toronto police now say they have made three arrests in connection with a shooting that took place as a large victory rally for the Raptors was underway. They also say four people h...
Jun 19, 2019
Liberals' mortgage help for first-time buyers lands Sept. 2, weeks before vote
OTTAWA - A new federal program aiming to give homebuyers some help covering their mortgage costs will kick in on Labour Day - weeks before a federal election - with the first payments flowing in ...
Jun 19, 2019
Euphoria turns to fear after shots fired at massive Raptors victory rally
TORONTO - Hours of anticipation gave way to unbridled euphoria as a sea of Raptors fans greeted the newly crowned NBA champions with cheers, whistles and chants on Monday, but elation quickly tur...
Jun 19, 2019
Boys and Girls Clubs to get free supply of opioid overdose-reversing spray
CALGARY - Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada locations across the country are getting a free supply of an opioid overdose-reversing drug. The youth organization is announcing a three-year partnership...
Jun 19, 2019
Federal cabinet ministers visit Edmonton, Calgary, in wake of TMX approval
EDMONTON - Two federal cabinet ministers are making appearances in Alberta today following the Trudeau government's controversial second approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Natural...
Jun 19, 2019
In the news today, June 17
Four stories in the news for Monday, June 17 --- TORONTO SET TO MARK RAPTORS' WIN WITH PARADE Throngs of fans are expected to line the streets of Toronto today as the city celebrates it...
Jun 19, 2019
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