Category Archives: Canada
Loblaw plans to open 30 new stores and upgrade more than 500 others
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Loblaw said Thursday it plans to open 30 new stores and renovate more than 500 existing stores as it continues to adapt to changes in the food retail sector. The grocery and pharmacy ...
Apr 13, 2017
The high road: Canada embarks on game-changing legal marijuana experiment
OTTAWA - The federal government is steering Canada into a bold and risky social experiment with proposed new laws legalizing recreational marijuana for those aged 18 and older - and stringent new crim...
Apr 13, 2017
Five stories in the news today, April 13
Five stories in the news for Thursday, April 13 --- LONG-AWAITED POT BILL TO BE TABLED TODAY The Liberal government’s much-anticipated marijuana legislation will be presented today - legislation...
Apr 13, 2017
Family doctors key to screening for addiction in B.C. fight against opioids
VANCOUVER - A tag hanging from a dead man’s left toe says the cause of death was an overdose of fentanyl, “unknowingly taken with other drugs.” The cadaver draped in a white sheet is...
Apr 13, 2017
Supreme Court will not hear Shafia's appeal in family killings
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the case of a man convicted of murdering his three sisters and another woman. Hamed Shafia had sought leave to appeal to the court, arguing that new ...
Apr 13, 2017
Greens try to build on success in B.C. by campaigning against status quo
VANCOUVER - Andrew Weaver, a respected climate scientist and leader of British Columbia’s Green party, hopes to have something in common with Rachel Notley, Justin Trudeau and even Donald Trump....
Apr 13, 2017
From opium to opioids: A look at British Columbia's illicit drug history
VANCOUVER - Hundreds of British Columbians have died from overdoses in recent months, but the powerful painkiller fentanyl isn’t the first drug to spark a crisis in the province. Here’s a ...
Apr 13, 2017
Class-action suit seeks damages for people who got sick from Robin Hood flour
EDMONTON - A pair of Alberta-based law firms say they’ve filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of people who bought or consumed a popular brand of flour that’s been linked to illnesses fr...
Apr 12, 2017
Federal agency expands national flour recall to include additional products
OTTAWA - A national recall of flour due to E. coli contamination, which was first announced last month and is the subject of a class-action lawsuit, is being expanded to cover additional products. The...
Apr 12, 2017
Finance minister, premier square off in playoff hockey Battle of Alberta
CALGARY - The Battle of Alberta - 2017 NHL playoff edition - is in full swing at the Alberta legislature. The first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs has started with the Calgary Flames taking on the ...
Apr 12, 2017
