Category Archives: Canada
Alberta government won't respond in beer-tax court challenge until Sept. 19
CALGARY - The Alberta government won’t get to defend the constitutionality of its beer tax system in court until Sept. 19. The delay comes after arguments from lawyers representing two breweries...
Jun 23, 2017
Mulcair raises red flags after Canadian sniper breaks record in Iraq
OTTAWA - NDP leader Tom Mulcair is forgoing the celebration and raising red flags following reports that a Canadian sniper in Iraq shattered the world record for the longest confirmed kill. In a lette...
Jun 23, 2017
Activist vying for non-binary birth certificate taking N.L. to court
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A transgender activist vying for a non-binary birth certificate is taking legal action against the Newfoundland and Labrador government as part of an effort to have a gender o...
Jun 23, 2017
Info reforms would put Canada 46th among countries, just behind Peru: centre
OTTAWA - Even once reforms proposed by the Trudeau government are in place, Canada would sit only 46th on a list of global freedom-of-information rankings - sandwiched between Peru and Bulgaria. The H...
Jun 23, 2017
QuickList: 10 cannabis guidelines released in American Journal of Public Health
OTTAWA - Public health and medical experts are supporting 10 new recommendations to help reduce health risks associated with using cannabis. The recommendations, published in the American Journal of P...
Jun 23, 2017
Money key: Leaders say damaged rail line to Churchill could be fixed in 2 months
WINNIPEG - Indigenous leaders say a broken train line that has cut off land access to Churchill in northern Manitoba could be fixed in two months if governments and the railway’s owner would put...
Jun 23, 2017
Ottawa seeks 'clarity' in court on tribunal findings on First Nations health
OTTAWA - The Liberal government said Friday it is going to Federal Court to seek “clarity” on two aspects of a compliance order issued in May by a quasi-judicial human rights tribunal on t...
Jun 23, 2017
Potentially fatal large-mammal sedative 'likely' detected in N.S. street drugs
HALIFAX - One of the most potent opioids on the planet has likely made its way to the East Coast - and it poses a deadly risk for street drug users, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer said Frid...
Jun 23, 2017
Experts offer advice for mitigating health risks of legalized marijuana
OTTAWA - Six of the country’s leading health organizations endorse 10 new cannabis recommendations designed to help reduce the risks associated with Canadians using marijuana - which is set to b...
Jun 23, 2017
Take a gander: Wawa, Ont., getting new giant goose to welcome visitors
WAWA, Ont. - The giant honking Canada Goose in Wawa, Ont., that has quietly greeted countless travellers for more than five decades is set to fly its concrete roost ahead of the formal arrival of a re...
Jun 23, 2017