Category Archives: Canada

Veterans Affairs data gives detailed picture of veterans using medical marijuana
OTTAWA — When he opened a medical marijuana shop in Kingston earlier this year, Trevor Hands had little idea who his customers would be, how much they would buy or how his business would grow si...
Sep 05, 2016

Trudeau says protectionist views in U.S., Europe unlikely to creep into Canada
HANGZHOU, China — Justin Trudeau spent days urging world leaders to fight back against rising anti-trade sentiments, but he says there’s little risk that prot...
Sep 05, 2016

Friends mourn Quebec singer killed in helicopter crash in northern New Brunswick
Friends say they’re struggling to come to terms with the death of a Quebec singer and former amateur hockey player who died in a helicopter crash Sunday. Roberto Bissonnette was k...
Sep 05, 2016

After hundreds of complaints, regulator examines new trimmed-down TV packs
OTTAWA — The national broadcast regulator and the country’s four biggest television service providers are in for an earful this week over the rollout earlier this year of so-call...
Sep 05, 2016

Trudeau uses G20 to raise cases of Canadians detained in Turkey, Indonesia
HANGZHOU, China — The prime minister says he has spoken with Turkish and Indonesian leaders about the fate of three Canadians detained in those countries. Justin Trudeau says he raised...
Sep 05, 2016

Coast Guard emphasizes safety on water after 1,500 Americans float into Canada
The image of hundreds of Americans on inflatable rafts and makeshift platforms bobbing helplessly down the St. Clair River as strong winds pushed them towards the Canadian shore is one Peter Garapick ...
Sep 05, 2016
Hearing to begin for judge who made 'knees together' remark at sex assault trial
CALGARY — A hearing is to begin Tuesday for a Federal Court judge who asked a sexual assault complainant why she couldn’t just keep her knees together. The Canadian Judicial...
Sep 05, 2016

GM workers in Oshawa, Ont., brace for 'the fight of our lives' in auto talks
OSHAWA, Ont. — Just over a year ago, Corina and Joe Colacicco — both employees at the General Motors facility in Oshawa, Ont. — sold their house and bought a bigger one to accom...
Sep 05, 2016

'A poke in the ribs:' Group pitches equalization for pipelines to Ottawa
CALGARY — A group that represents oilfield service and supply companies asked Ottawa earlier this year to use equalization payments as leverage to get reluctant provinces onside with p...
Sep 05, 2016

Two people dead in helicopter crash in northern New Brunswick
CAMPBELLTON, N.B. — The co-owner of the Capitales de Quebec baseball team was one of two people killed in a helicopter crash in northern New Brunswick Sunday afternoon. The team’s Fac...
Sep 05, 2016