Category Archives: Canada
Federal NDP leader witnesses opioid overdose crisis, break his heart
VICTORIA - Jagmeet Singh says he’s witnessed the devastation of British Columbia’s opioid overdose epidemic and it breaks his heart. The federal New Democrat Party leader said he visited a...
Nov 04, 2017
McKenna's "climate Barbie" exchange with Rebel reporter generates strong reaction
MONTREAL - There was no shortage of reaction from social media users on Saturday to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna’s decision to call out a conservative site that had repeatedly referred...
Nov 04, 2017
Officer, citizens pull woman from car that plunged into water off Nova Scotia
GOLD RIVER, N.S. - A Mountie combined forces with several citizens on Friday evening on Nova Scotia’s south shore to rescue a 33-year-old woman after her speeding car plunged off a coastal highw...
Nov 04, 2017
BC Liberal leadership candidates debate rural development, opioid crisis
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - BC Liberal leadership hopefuls touted their ideas for bolstering the resource sector and tackling the province’s opioid overdose crisis in an appeal to northern voters duri...
Nov 04, 2017
KHL may pull out of Olympics over Russia doping cases, could affect Team Canada
MOSCOW - The Kontinental Hockey League may withdraw its players from the Pyeongchang Olympics in protest at doping investigations into Russian athletes, the league president suggested on Saturday. The...
Nov 04, 2017
B.C. NDP premier tells celebratory convention delegates tough decisions ahead
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan opened his New Democratic Party’s convention on Saturday with an exuberant cheer to celebrate the party’s rise to power after 16 years of Li...
Nov 04, 2017
New Brunswick firm's smoked salmon product recalled due to listeria concern
BLACKS HARBOUR, N.B. - A flaked salmon product produced by a New Brunswick firm has been recalled due to concerns over possible listeria. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced on its website F...
Nov 04, 2017
Newcomers, the North and Stephen Harper: how federal politics mattered this week
OTTAWA - The Parliament Hill hoopla this week was all about horoscopes and Halloween costumes, with an undertone of Bill Morneau controversy for good measure. The new Governor General, former astronau...
Nov 04, 2017
Anti-marijuana activists target ads for 'Weedmaps' app in Montreal
MONTREAL - Ben Anson says he was outraged to see a large-scale billboard advertising Weedmaps, an app that lists local marijuana providers, crop up in a spot near several schools in Montreal earlier t...
Nov 04, 2017
Consider workplace safety in legalized marijuana rules, groups urge
VANCOUVER - New rules for legalized marijuana need to consider the impact on workplaces and clarify the rights of both employers and employees, say some business groups. Ottawa has set July 1 as the d...
Nov 04, 2017
