Category Archives: Canada
A brief look at provincial approaches to recreational marijuana sales
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has unveiled more details on its plan to sell recreational cannabis. Here’s a look at provincial and territorial plans to date. – Britis...
Sep 26, 2018
Trudeau pleads for more decorum as debate in House of Commons reaches new lows
OTTAWA - As grisly details of the rape and death of eight-year-old Tori Stafford were being recounted by a Conservative MP during question period Wednesday, some MPs reacted with gasps of revulsion. B...
Sep 26, 2018
A brief look at provincial approaches to recreational marijuana sales
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has unveiled more details on its plan to sell recreational cannabis. Here’s a look at provincial and territorial plans to date. – Britis...
Sep 26, 2018
Trudeau pleads for more decorum as debate in House of Commons reaches new lows
OTTAWA - As grisly details of the rape and death of eight-year-old Tori Stafford were being recounted by a Conservative MP during question period Wednesday, some MPs reacted with gasps of revulsion. B...
Sep 26, 2018
'Jackhammer' wire helps crack open fully blocked coronary arteries: researchers
TORONTO - In what’s being touted as a world first, Montreal researchers have been able to bust open coronary arteries completely blocked with calcium deposits using an innovative device that pro...
Sep 26, 2018
Forest fires, pests pose threat to forestry sector growth, federal report says
OTTAWA - A new government report on the state of Canadian forests shows that the area burned last year by fires jumped nearly three-fold compared to the year before. In 2017, almost 3.4 million hectar...
Sep 26, 2018
'Jackhammer' wire helps crack open fully blocked coronary arteries: researchers
TORONTO - In what’s being touted as a world first, Montreal researchers have been able to bust open coronary arteries completely blocked with calcium deposits using an innovative device that pro...
Sep 26, 2018
Forest fires, pests pose threat to forestry sector growth, federal report says
OTTAWA - A new government report on the state of Canadian forests shows that the area burned last year by fires jumped nearly three-fold compared to the year before. In 2017, almost 3.4 million hectar...
Sep 26, 2018
Stranded travellers left frustrated in St. John's after emergency landing
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - More than 200 exhausted passengers were left stranded and frustrated in St. John’s on Wednesday after a flight from Montreal to Germany made an emergency stop. A represe...
Sep 26, 2018
Muslim candidate in Quebec election stops campaigning following violent threat
MONTREAL - A Muslim candidate who had an election sign shot up last week says he has stopped campaigning in his Quebec City riding after being informed by police of a new threat. Ali Dahan, who is run...
Sep 26, 2018
