The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–Youth health experts are warning the federal government that its push to legalize recreational cannabis should be accompanied by extensive public education and prevention campaigns that spell out the serious risks of pot consumption on adolescent brains. Parliamentarians heard this message numerous times yesterday during a […]
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The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–More than 50,000 people could lose their jobs if the Ontario government goes ahead with its plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019, the province’s financial watchdog said Tuesday in a report that assessed the economic impact of the proposed increase. […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — A puzzling study of U.S. pregnancies found that women who had miscarriages between 2010 and 2012 were more likely to have had back-to-back annual flu shots that included protection against swine flu. Vaccine experts think the results may reflect the older […]
The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine supreme court on Wednesday began considering whether a paper millworker left suicidal by narcotic painkillers should receive workers’ compensation for medical marijuana. It’s the first time the court has considered the question of insurance reimbursement for medical marijuana. Madawaska resident Gaetan Bourgoin […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s minister responsible for post-secondary education says 185,000 students have received free tuition this year under a new government program. Advanced Education minister Deb Matthews announced the figures yesterday, which equal more than a third of all full-time college and university students in Ontario. First announced in […]
The Canadian Press WATERTON, Alta.–A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for part of a southwestern Alberta First Nation because of a wildfire that’s threatening Waterton Lakes National Park. The Blood Tribe, southwest of Lethbridge, issued the order early this morning for homes and apartments in Zone 1 of the Blood […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario politicians returned to the legislature yesterday after a three-month summer break under the shadow of two Liberal trials happening simultaneously in Toronto and Sudbury. The Liberal government is planning a packed fall agenda, with a major labour reform bill, a marijuana distribution law, and various […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario is the first province out of the gate with a detailed plan to sell and distribute recreational marijuana when Ottawa legalizes it next summer. The Liberal government announced Friday that it will sell marijuana in as many as 150 dedicated stores run by the province’s […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones SUDBURY, Ont.–The man at the centre of bribery allegations against two Ontario Liberals believed they were offering him opportunities within the party and not government appointments, court heard Friday. Pat Sorbara, the Ontario Liberal Party CEO at the time of the allegations, and Gerry Lougheed, a […]
The Canadian PressGeordon Omand VANCOUVER–Federal NDP leadership hopefuls lined up yesterday to take shots at rival Jagmeet Singh during the eighth and final debate in the campaign to replace outgoing leader Tom Mulcair. Singh, an Ontario legislator, is the only one of the four candidates who is not a federal […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says a former banking executive will help guide the province’s bid to become the home of Amazon’s new corporate headquarters. The online retail giant announced last week that it planned to establish a second North American office, and many cities already have expressed […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario plans to sell marijuana in as many as 150 stores run by the province’s liquor control board after the federal government legalizes its recreational use next summer. The stores will operate separately from the Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s current outlets, and the province expects all […]
