The Canadian Pressllison Jones TORONTO—Ontario’s Liberal government is considering backtracking on medical marijuana exemptions to e-cigarette rules that are so new they technically haven’t even come into effect. The turnaround came just one day after the exemption for medical marijuana users to a vaporizing law came to light. The government […]
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The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Alcohol and bravado appear to be fuelling a disturbing trend of one-punch attacks that have left three people dead, Vancouver police say. At least 10 people this year have fallen to the ground unconscious after being hit once in the head, Vancouver police spokesman Cst. Brian Montague […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO—Ontario’s Liberal government yesterday trumpeted a lower deficit projection as evidence it is reining in spending. In reality, though, much of the drop was due to a temporary accounting measure. The new 2015-16 deficit projection of $7.5 billion—$1 billion lower than was forecast in the spring […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO—Canada’s homicide rate remained at its lowest level in five decades last year but aboriginals accounted for a disproportionate number of the victims, Statistics Canada reported on yesterday. Overall, police services across the country reported 516 killings in 2014 —four more than in 2013. The tiny […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO—Medical marijuana users in Ontario now are legally able to use vaporizers just about anywhere in the province. The Liberal government quietly exempted them this week from a law that bans the use of e-cigarettes anywhere regular cigarettes are prohibited. It means medical marijuana users can […]
The Canadian PressBruce Cheadle LONDON—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has used an interview with an influential BBC current affairs show in London to issue his most pungent retort yet to his Canadian detractors. Trudeau, 43, endured more than two years of Conservative party attack ads declaring him “just not ready” before […]
The Canadian Press Premiers across the country reiterated yesterday that their governments are prepared to accept thousands of Syrian refugees but some are raising questions about funding, particularly for housing. B.C. Premier Christy Clark noted Metro Vancouver’s housing prices are the highest in the country and funding details still need […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The planned announcement today of how Canada will take in thousands of Syrian refugees will drive ongoing local, national, and international efforts into high gear—a program that will extend far beyond the Liberals’ self-imposed end-of-year deadline. Syrians steadily have been arriving in Canada for months and some […]
The Canadian Press RED DEER, Alta.—A Conservative member of the legislature lauded as “a big man with a giant heart” was killed yesterday after stopping on an icy central Alberta highway to help a motorist whose car had flipped in a median. Manmeet Bhullar, 35, who represented Calgary-Greenway, was one […]
By Candice Choi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK A non-profit founded to combat obesity says the $1.5 million it received from Coke has no influence on its work. But emails obtained by The Associated Press show the world’s largest beverage maker was instrumental in shaping the Global Energy Balance Network, […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the country’s premiers will take the first steps today toward reversing Canada’s reputation as an environmental laggard in the international fight against climate change. A gathering of first ministers—the first such meeting in nearly seven years—is not expected to produce new national […]
The Canadian Press KILLAM, Alta.—A 10-year-old boy has died while driving a forklift in Alberta. RCMP say it happened Saturday morning on his family’s farm near Killam, southeast of Edmonton. They say it appears the machine became unstable while the boy was driving it on a gravel road, and that […]
