Tag: Canada
Canadian Army investigating after soldier parachutes over Petawawa while drinking beer | SaltWire
Source: Canadian Army investigating after soldier parachutes over Petawawa while drinking beer…
‘Salad-bar’ extremism on the rise in Canada, report says | CBC News
Extremists in Canada are increasingly cherry-picking aspects of various violent ideologies to…
Rowdy court behaviour part of ‘cluster’ of sovereign citizen activity | CBC News
An Ottawa court appearance where a man declared God was his lawyer and he…
Ottawa urged to label alcohol after report links moderate use to increased risk of cancer, other fatal illnesses
Drinking three beers a week increases risk of developing breast or colon…
NATO Secretary-General warns of ‘significant Russian military buildup’ in the High North
Jens Stoltenberg pointed to Moscow’s new Arctic command and its opening of…
Opinion: Canada is about to undergo an extreme stress test, administered by the Prairies
Scott Moe and Danielle Smith are deluding themselves if they think their…
Using cannabis in mid-20s damages brain development, expert warns
Dr Nora Volkow, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse,…
Moderna to supply 12 million doses of Omicron-targeted COVID shot to Canada
Moderna Inc will supply 12 million doses of its COVID-19 shot adapted…
No, hundreds of Canadians have not died from COVID-19 vaccines. Where does this myth come from?
An Alberta politician was the latest to cite figures that experts say…
Opinion: Canada’s War Memorial is a reminder of selfless sacrifice, not a vaudeville stage for loud-mouthed ignoramuses
The recent spectacle at the War Memorial in Ottawa and the defilement…
Health Canada releases CBD report: Report of the Science Advisory Committee on Health Products Containing Cannabis
The report, compiled over the past few years by Health Canada’s nine-member…
Hockey Canada: A sex assault scandal disgraces country’s pastime
Hockey Canada has lost sponsorships and federal funding amid probe into 2018…
Pandemic benefits were too generous with businesses, stringent with workers: experts – CityNews Ottawa
OTTAWA — Benefits rolled out at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Why a universal job guarantee beats the basic income pipe dream
Instead of a guaranteed fixed income, a universal job guarantee policy provides…
Canadian 1,200 km/h TransPod hyperloop project raises $500 million
Source: Canadian 1,200 km/h TransPod hyperloop project raises $500 million Nonsense. Maybe…
German Chancellor defends Trudeau, saying Canada called Putin’s bluff by agreeing to send Russian turbines back
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the Kremlin’s…
Opinion | Where has the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ gone? Don’t look at us — but let’s talk about it, says a new Ottawa group
A former church in downtown Ottawa has been rechristened as the “embassy”…
Ottawa offers $1,337 apiece for AR-15 rifles under mandatory buyback program | CBC News
The federal government is proposing $1,337 in compensation for turning in an…
Opinion | There’s no gasoline shortage in Canada. Here’s why you’re paying more for it anyway
Canada’s refiners have hiked their prices by 113 per cent over what…
Opinion | It’s time to end Canadian dairy cartel’s food price inflating subsidies
Artificially set prices imposed by Canada’s supply management system, writes David Olive,…
Which foods can you get at a big savings at discount stores? We dug deep into the data to find out — and made a surprising discovery
A Star analysis of a dozen common grocery items sold throughout the…
Astronomers detect a radio “heartbeat” billions of light-years from Earth
Astronomers detected a persistent radio signal from a far-off galaxy that appears…
Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich to remain in custody over Canada Day weekend
Source: Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich to remain in custody over Canada…
Canadian special forces are operating in Ukraine, N.Y. Times reports | Ottawa Citizen
A report published Saturday noted a few dozen commandos from NATO countries,…
Two Kraft Dinner (the proper Canadian English) stories.
I have two Kraft Dinner (the proper Canadian English) stories. Late teens,…
Canada MPs given panic buttons as threats increase
Politicians say intimidation and harassment is becoming increasingly common in Canada. Source:…
Opinion | How consumers are being milked by Canada’s opaque dairy supply management system
While milk prices in Canada and the U.S. are roughly on par,…
Whiskey Wars: Denmark and Canada strike deal to end 50-year row over Arctic island
The Nato allies have been involved in a good-natured spat over ownership…
Canada would need to spend $75.3B more to reach NATO defence spending target: PBO
The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government would need to spend…
Why Canada’s to blame for the global Dijon mustard shortage
A food distribution expert warns Canadians may see empty sauce shelves in…
‘Not fair’: CERB recipients who now have to pay the money back share their stories
Two years after the federal government made the unprecedented move to give…
Small-scale possession of illicit drugs will be decriminalized in B.C. starting next year: Ottawa | CBC News
The federal government has granted British Columbia’s request to decriminalize possession of…
Globe editorial: Ottawa wants to search your phone at the border, but its proposed rules are unreasonably suspicious
The Trudeau government’s proposed threshold for allowing a border guard to access…
Philip Cross: The Bank of Canada has failed, not just Tiff Macklem | Financial Post
Canada is undergoing its sharpest and most prolonged resurgence of inflation since…
Officials confirm 10 cases of severe, unexplained hepatitis among Canadian children | CBC News
Ten children in Canada were found to be suffering from severe and…
Canada is now a global centre of the broadening monkeypox outbreak | Ottawa Citizen
Montreal public health officials confirmed Thursday they were investigating 17 possible cases….
Monkeypox is now in Canada with 17 suspected cases in Quebec. Here’s what we know so far
The WHO has confirmed cases in the U.S., U.K., and Northern Ireland….
Opinion | The monarchy is fading fast. It’s time Canada abolished it
In the 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II took the throne, Canada…
The QAnon Queen Told Followers They Didn’t Need to Pay Bills. It Didn’t End Well.
The QAnon Queen of Canada told her followers to stop paying their…
Opinion: It’s time to end the war on drugs | Montreal Gazette
If we’re really concerned about reducing drug-related harms rather than controlling marginalized…
Canada posts $2.5B trade surplus for March as imports and exports hit record highs
Source: Canada posts $2.5B trade surplus for March as imports and exports…
Why cannabis prices are plunging – unlike just about everything else
Inflation may be at multi-decade highs, but marijuana producers are slashing prices…
Canada to prosecute crimes on the Moon
Ottawa has already extended its jurisdiction over criminal acts committed by Canadian…
Is Ottawa finally ready to decriminalize drug use — or ‘more worried about losing votes than saving lives?’
As thousands of Canadians continue to die each year from drug overdoses,…
A truckload of symbolism: Why Pierre Poilievre and other Conservatives are steering into the power of the pickup
Conservative politicians have found in the pickup truck a symbol for a…
Majority of Canadians in favour of abolishing constitutional monarchy, new survey finds
Half of Canadians polled felt that the monarchy was irrelevant to their…
Feds and Ontario Detail Massive Rural Internet Rollout, Bell to Get $173 Million Contract | iPhone in Canada Blog
The federal government and Ontario have announced new funding to expand high…
Liberals dismiss accusations they intend to slap a green tax on pickup trucks
OTTAWA – Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said the Conservatives are lying about…
4 provinces push ahead with plan to build small nuclear reactors to supply power | CBC News
Four provincial governments are pushing ahead with a plan to develop nuclear…
Budget 2022 calls for streamlined approach to cannabis industry, excise, and more
Canada’s Budget 2022, released today, includes several references to the cannabis industry,…
