The Canadian Press GUELPH, Ont.–An Ontario university is offering an online course to teach people how to grow better marijuana. The University of Guelph says its cannabis production course begins next week and is already full with 60 students. The school says the course, which costs at least $545, is […]
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The Canadian PressHina Alam VANCOUVER–The cannabis industry is seen by some First Nations as an opportunity to take the initiative and get out of poverty, says the regional chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations. Cultivating, buying or selling cannabis could provide economic support to those First Nations devastated […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A nationwide get-out-the-vote campaign targeting post-secondary students launched yesterday, aiming to maintain gains in turnout at the polls among the nation’s youngest voters. The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, in concert with three dozen student associations, held events and all-party debates and hit the streets with teams […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario drivers can now carry electronic proof of their auto insurance on their smartphones or other devices. Finance Minister Rod Phillips says the pink paper insurance slip isn’t being eliminated yet, but being able to display the information on a phone can save drivers from rummaging through […]
The Canadian PressDirk Meissner VICTORIA–One of Canada’s oldest fall fairs is putting a new twist on its annual showcase of local livestock, produce and fruit by adding a new category for best home-grown marijuana. The Cowichan Exhibition in Duncan, B.C., which dates back to 1868, has created a best cannabis […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–Manitoba Mounties say they have located a vehicle belonging to an army reservist relieved of his duties over allegations that he belongs to a neo-Nazi group. RCMP have said Patrik Mathews was last seen by family members in Beausejour, northeast of Winnipeg, on Aug. 24. His vehicle […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario college and university students are heading back to school with lower tuition fees, but accompanying cuts to government assistance mean many will have both less help paying for school and more debt. The Progressive Conservative government announced a 10 percent tuition cut earlier this year […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–Wooing workers in Canada’s union heartland was the focus for federal party leaders this Labour Day, with Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh all in Hamilton. Trudeau participated in the annual Labour Day parade there, Singh was to […]
By Nicole Thompson The Canadian Press For Jenna Kaplan, the thought of taking a day off from university to manage her anxiety disorder only made her feel worse. The now-23-year-old graduate student remembers grappling with panic attacks and sky-high stress levels during her undergraduate degree at Concordia University while trying […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Canada’s cities are asking federal parties to add more than $800 million a year to the national government’s decade-long housing strategy and fill gaps in the plan over its remaining eight years to make renting more affordable and keep people from going homeless. Among the requests […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario has filed a challenge against the carbon tax with the country’s top court, a move that comes days after Premier Doug Ford said his government would decide on the fate of the legal case after the upcoming federal election. In a notice of appeal submitted […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey New research suggests ground-nesting bees may be exposed to lethal levels of pervasive insecticides found in soil on farms across southern Ontario. University of Guelph environmental sciences professor Nigel Raine and PhD student Susan Chan examined the hoary squash bee that feeds on the nectar and […]
