Court Ruling Won't Sway Health Canada On 'Narcotic' Marijuana
Health Canada isn't backing down after a federal court ruled against the government's efforts to ban medical marijuana users from growing their own pot. In the wake of Friday's court decision, the...
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Fill Your Own Slurpee Day Taken WAY Too Far (TWEETS, PHOTOS)
Thursday was Bring Your Own Cup Day at 7-Eleven in Winnipeg, in which residents were invited to fill almost any container of their choosing with Slurpees. Post by Slurpee Canada. You would think...
View ArticlePublic Mobile Tells Customers They All Need New Phones After Telus Buyout
If Public Mobile’s 220,000 customers haven’t yet noticed any impact from the company being bought out by telecom giant Telus, they will soon. That’s because, as of May, they will all need to buy new...
View ArticleInvestigation Into Lac-Megantic Crash Complete, Charges Expected: QMI
MONTREAL- Quebec provincial police have concluded their investigation into the deadly Lac-Megantic train derailment that killed 47 people in July. A police source has told QMI Agency that they are...
View ArticleStephen Harper Says He'll Push For Russia's Expulsion From The G8
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is making it clear he wants G7 leaders to expel Russia from the G8 group of industrialized nations. Harper made a brief visit to Kyiv on Saturday. He laid flowers at a...
View ArticleCN Rail, Union To Give Talks One More Chance
MONTREAL - CN Rail (TSX:CNR) and its yard workers and train crews are going to try one last time to negotiate a new contract after already failing twice.CN says the union representing the...
View ArticleSearch expands in southern Indian Ocean in hunt for possible debris from...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - More planes were joining the search Sunday of a remote patch of the southern Indian Ocean in hopes of finding answers to the fate of the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, after...
View ArticleInvestors look to U.S. data for indications economy can withstand rate hikes
TORONTO - The Toronto market is set to advance this week as traders looked to new data to reinforce the view that severe winter weather didn't cause long-term economic damage and that the U.S. economy...
View ArticleB.C. government ferry cuts set coastal aboriginal tourism efforts adrift
VICTORIA - Aboriginal entrepreneurs looking to develop home-grown tourism ventures along British Columbia's coast say their plans have been set adrift by Liberal government route cuts at BC Ferries.The...
View ArticleAshley Madison Sues Ex-Employee Doriana Silva Over Fake Profiles Claims
TORONTO - A dating website for married people seeking affairs has slapped an ex-employee with a countersuit after she accused the company of making her type up hundreds of fake profiles of sexy...
View ArticleArctic Offshore Drilling Risks, Benefits Examined Amid Possible Projects
Growing industry interest in the offshore oil resources of Canada's Arctic is forcing northerners from east to west to confront hard questions about development.No actual drilling is likely to happen...
View ArticleDrones Could Help Search And Rescue In B.C.
We know that drones can take lives, but maybe they can save them, too. Coquitlam Search and Rescue (SAR) in B.C. wants to run a pilot project to see how drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), might...
View Article'Divergent' franchise kicks off with $56 million box-office, shy of some...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The teen science-fiction franchise "Divergent" debuted with $56 million at the box office, one of the year's biggest openings, but one shy of some expectations.Lionsgate's adaptation...
View ArticleCustoms Officers Waiving Duties, Taxes On U.S. Goods Brought Back By Travellers
OTTAWA - Busy Canadian border guards are giving many shoppers a pass on paying taxes and duties when they return from the United States, says an internal government document.The briefing note for Prime...
View ArticleToronto Book Lovers Mourn Loss Of Three Stores
For all the promise of renewal in spring’s arrival, this year it’s also a season of not-so-happily-ever-after endings for Toronto book lovers. This month, three landmark bookstores with a total of 101...
View ArticleRobert De Niro's Tribeca Enterprises sells 50 per cent stake to Madison...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - A film company co-founded by Robert De Niro called Tribeca Enterprises is selling a 50 per cent stake to the Madison Square Garden Company.The deal was announced Saturday night. It...
View ArticleLost building, shot dog, human skull: Detroit farm project uncovers a rough past
DETROIT - Stunning things are being discovered in an effort to clear land for a new farm in inner-city Detroit.Last week, workers found a building. The crumbling brick-sided structure was either a...
View ArticleVancouver Port Strike: Truckers May Disobey Back-To-Work Legislation
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government is poised to intervene in the truckers strike at Vancouver-area ports, with back to work legislation set to be introduced as early as today.The legislation is expected...
View ArticleMining stocks lead TSX lower amid disappointing Chinese, US manufacturing data
TORONTO - Falling mining issues helped push the Toronto stock lower Monday as base metal stocks declined amid data showing continued contraction of China's manufacturing sector and slowing expansion in...
View ArticleCanadian dollar rises after sharp loss amid disappointing Chinese, U.S. data
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed higher amid soft readings on the Chinese and U.S. manufacturing sectors.The loonie was up 0.12 of a cent to 89.33 cents US.HSBC's purchasing managers' index for...
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