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Vancouver gets first licensed pot shop as B.C. lags behind other provinces
VANCOUVER - A licensed marijuana store is set to open in Vancouver as the number of legal pot shops in British Columbia still lags behind other provinces. Evergreen Cannabis owner Mike Babins said the...
Dec 30, 2018
More rallies held to support pipelines; speaker says convoy coming to Ottawa
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - Speakers at another pro-pipeline rally in Alberta continued their attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday, saying if leaders in Ottawa don't hear their messa...
Dec 29, 2018
Woman hopes to meet recipient of son's heart more than a year after his death
BRAMPTON, Ont. - A Brampton, Ont. woman is hoping to meet the recipient of her son's heart as she seeks closure more than a year after he died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. Sharon Vandrish said ...
Dec 29, 2018
What's next for Brian Gallant, New Brunswick's youngest ex-premier
Brian Gallant has always had a plan. But now, at 36, the future of New Brunswick's youngest ex-premier is a question mark. "Throughout my whole life, I've known what I want to do," Gallant said in an ...
Dec 29, 2018
Police chief calls 2018, with 96 homicides so far, a 'unique' year for Toronto
TORONTO - A uniquely violent year in Toronto marked by a major surge in gun-related crimes saw police seize an unusually high number of handguns from city streets, the force's chief said Thursday. Mar...
Dec 29, 2018
Management shakeup at Manitoba-based pot producer after Health Canada recalls
WINNIPEG - An investigation has determined that bullying by senior managers at a Winnipeg-based cannabis producer and demands on supply after legalization contributed to unauthorized weed being s...
Dec 29, 2018
Enbridge gets $14.7M federal refund over Northern Gateway pipeline project
OTTAWA - Enbridge is getting a $14.7-million refund on fees it paid Canada's federal energy regulator for a pipeline it won't build. The Northern Gateway pipeline was supposed to connect Alberta's oil...
Dec 29, 2018
After warnings of under-spending, Liberals eye boosts to job-training programs
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals want to widen the reach of the country's job-training programs after senior officials heard warnings that Canada has been spending about half what comparable countries do...
Dec 29, 2018
Chinese court orders new trial for Canadian in drug case
BEIJING - A Canadian man convicted of drug trafficking in China faces the possibility of more serious charges after a court ordered a new trial amid tensions over Canada's arrest of a Chinese technolo...
Dec 29, 2018
Two Laurier professors sue former TA who recorded disciplinary meeting
Two Ontario university professors who are being sued for defamation by controversial author and professor Jordan Peterson over comments made during a private meeting allege a former teaching assi...
Dec 29, 2018
