Category Archives: Canada
Cannabis producers lobby government ahead of legalization legislation
TORONTO - Several licensed marijuana producers have penned a letter to Ottawa, urging the federal government to allow them to brand their products and provide medical cannabis on a tax-free basis. The...
Mar 30, 2017
Former Montreal mayor Applebaum sentenced to one year in jail for corruption
MONTREAL - Former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum was sentenced to one year in jail on corruption-related charges Thursday, eliciting a promise from the disgraced ex-politician he will emerge a bette...
Mar 30, 2017
Profits made of sand: Specialty sand market heats up as oil, gas drilling rebounds
CALGARY - Signs of the Canadian oil and gas industry’s recovery from a punishing two-year downturn are emerging in unlikely places, including fine grains of sand. Demand for the especially round...
Mar 30, 2017
Researchers discover flavour genes in marijuana, aim to create standards
VANCOUVER - Consumers can trust what varieties of wine taste like regardless of the store they buy it from, and they could soon have similar expectations for strains of marijuana, say researchers at t...
Mar 30, 2017
Van-car crash in southwestern Ontario leaves 3 dead, 5 hurt
CALEDONIA, Ont. - Three people are dead and five others are in hospital following a crash on Wednesday night on a rural road near Caledonia, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police said a passenger van carryin...
Mar 30, 2017
Majority of middle-aged Canadians not using condoms: survey
When it comes to safe sex, a new study suggests middle-aged Canadians have something to learn from the younger generation. Research from the University of Guelph indicates Canadians aged between 40 an...
Mar 29, 2017
Archive of Toronto-born Frank Gehry gets home in his adopted hometown of L.A.
LOS ANGELES - A massive archive containing papers, drawings and models of work by Canadian-born, world-renowned architect Frank Gehry is getting a home in his adopted hometown. The Getty Research Inst...
Mar 29, 2017
Doctor says woman who fell down laundry chute drugged but not incapacitated
REGINA - An inquest into the death of a woman who fell 10 storeys down a laundry chute at a Regina hotel has been told she had high levels of drugs and alcohol in her system but was not incapacitated....
Mar 29, 2017
Bystanders say no reason to shoot mother moose in middle of Alberta city
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - Alberta Fish and Wildlife officers are being criticized for killing a cow moose in a city north of Edmonton. The cow moose and her two calves were in a park near a busy intersectio...
Mar 29, 2017
UBC students create wearable overdose detector to combat opioid death crisis
VANCOUVER - A group of students at the University of British Columbia have turned to technology in an effort to address the opioid crisis by creating a wearable device they say can detect an overdose....
Mar 29, 2017