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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, COVID exemptions: In The News for Sept. 30
September 30, 2021 - 1:15 AM

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 30 ...
Trudeau hits road for green announcement in campaign-style appearance
July 05, 2021 - 4:59 PM

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back on the road, announcing hundreds of millions of dollars in climate spending from his Liberal government Monday in what would not have looked out of place on the campaign trail.
Canadian producers hoping U.S. eases cannabis prohibitions nervously eyeing calendar
June 14, 2021 - 1:00 AM

WASHINGTON - Canada's cannabis industry, banking on the chance to expand into the United States, is nervously eyeing the American political calendar and the Biden administration's narrow legislative window to ease federal prohibitions on recreational marijuana.
Mass killing: Nova Scotia has been through hard times before, but not like this
May 18, 2020 - 9:31 AM

DEBERT, N.S. - On days when he's feeling up to it, Nick Beaton heads to a rural road just outside of Debert, N.S., where a makeshift memorial pays tribute to his late wife and unborn child.
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte in court in Tahiti over cannabis growth
November 13, 2019 - 7:14 PM

MONTREAL - Canadian entrepreneur Guy Laliberte, founder of the Cirque du Soleil circus company, appeared before a judge in French Polynesia on Wednesday over claims of cannabis cultivation.
Quebec will appeal court ruling that allowed cannabis plants to be grown at home
October 10, 2019 - 1:30 PM

QUEBEC - The Quebec government is appealing a court decision last month that invalidated the parts of the province's cannabis law that prohibit home cultivation.
Canadian youth gather en masse across Canada to demand drastic climate action
September 27, 2019 - 5:33 PM

OTTAWA - Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish activist whose global crusade compelled Canadians to flood the streets Friday as part of a global protest, says claims to climate leadership in both Sweden and Canada mean "absolutely nothing."
A list of other carbon monoxide injuries or deaths in Canada
July 09, 2019 - 1:21 PM

WINNIPEG - Emergency officials in Winnipeg say dozens of people have been sickened by a suspect carbon monoxide leak at a hotel. Here is a list of other incidents involving carbon monoxide:
In the news today, June 27
June 27, 2019 - 5:01 AM

Five stories in the news for Thursday, June 27
'We want to be good neighbours:' Pot plant deals with stink at Edmonton airport
April 24, 2019 - 5:51 AM

EDMONTON - A skunky smell greeting travellers at Edmonton's airport doesn't mean stinky critters are running loose in the area.
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Okanagan wine touring company looking for new owners
The owners of one of the oldest wine tours in the Okanagan are leaving the business due to unforeseen events and are looking for new owners to take over. Daniel Ertolahti has been operating Napa North Wine Tours with the help of his wife si

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Canadian News

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, COVID exemptions: In The News for Sept. 30

Trudeau hits road for green announcement in campaign-style appearance

Canadian producers hoping U.S. eases cannabis prohibitions nervously eyeing calendar

Mass killing: Nova Scotia has been through hard times before, but not like this

Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte in court in Tahiti over cannabis growth

Quebec will appeal court ruling that allowed cannabis plants to be grown at home

Canadian youth gather en masse across Canada to demand drastic climate action

A list of other carbon monoxide injuries or deaths in Canada

In the news today, June 27

'We want to be good neighbours:' Pot plant deals with stink at Edmonton airport

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