Category Archives: Canada
Expert calls on Liberals, Tories, NDP to join forces during overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - Canada’s political leaders must take bold action by joining forces to decriminalize illicit drugs and save lives in the midst of an unprecedented overdose crisis, a leading drug-poli...
Oct 04, 2017
Newfoundland adopts 'progressive' new policy for disciplinary segregation
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government is overhauling its prisoner segregation policies in a move it says makes the province a national leader on disciplinary segregation. J...
Oct 04, 2017
Denis Coderre pledges to study 'wet shelter' for homeless alcoholics
MONTREAL - The incumbent mayor of Montreal has promised to look into setting up a wet shelter to help homeless alcoholics deal with their drinking problems. Denis Coderre pledged Wednesday to study th...
Oct 04, 2017
Quebec passes unanimous motion condemning Spain's 'authoritarianism' over Catalonia
Quebec’s political parties unanimously adopted a motion on Wednesday condemning what they called the “authoritarianism” of the Spanish government’s actions in Catalonia. Parti ...
Oct 04, 2017
Quebec government to review format of controversial systemic racism consultations
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard says his government will review the format for provincewide consultations on systemic racism. Couillard had previously refused to question the process but changed his...
Oct 04, 2017
Progress Energy selling Alberta assets, but not abandoning Canada: spokeswoman
Petronas has put a massive package of oil and gas assets in Alberta on the sales block but it has no intention of abandoning the country despite the recent cancellation of its plan to build a West Coa...
Oct 04, 2017
A whole lot of chicken feed: Rural Alberta couple hit $60M lotto jackpot
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - It’s a whole lot more than chicken scratch for a rural Alberta couple who have won a $60-million Lotto Max jackpot. Brett McCoy and Robin Walker say they found out they won t...
Oct 04, 2017
Playtex plastic plates, bowls pose choking hazard for children; recall announced
TORONTO - Playtex-branded plastic plates and bowls for children are being recalled after the distributor received four reports of choking in Canada. No serious injury has been reported but Health Cana...
Oct 04, 2017
Alberta releases proposed legalized cannabis rules, sets 18 as minimum age
CALGARY - Alberta is proposing to make 18 the minimum age to use cannabis when new laws liberalizing marijuana kick in next summer. The province hasn’t decided yet on whether to sell cannabis th...
Oct 04, 2017
Accused was ordered deported from U.S.; Ottawa reviewing refugee process
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is reviewing its handling of refugee claims following revelations that a Somali man accused in attacks in Edmonton had been ordered deported ...
Oct 04, 2017
