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How to get to know Ontario in a month: Couple walks 900 km Bruce Trail in 5 weeks
Natalie Schott and Chris Wilson saw more of Ontario in five weeks than many of us will see in a lifetime. They took...
N.L. judge agrees to unusual ban in case of woman missing for 2 years
Jennifer Hillier-Penney has been missing since Nov. 30, 2016, and RCMP have deemed her disappearance suspicious. A Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador...
Lawyers in Mark Norman case take aim at Liberal minister, court documents reveal
Lawyers defending Vice-Admiral Mark Norman have taken aim at one of the Liberal government’s senior cabinet ministers in a court filing, alleging political...
‘Lives are hanging in the balance’: Why some newly licensed truckers aren’t ready for the road
Tractor-trailers can measure up to 23 metres long, carry 30-tonne loads and barrel down the highway at high speeds, but in some provinces...
Deciem stores reopen after founder and CEO ousted on interim basis
Deciem stores that had been shuttered for several days reopened on Saturday, after the founder of the so-called “The Abnormal Beauty Company” was...
Oilsands bitumen prices in negative territory, analyst calculates
A financial analyst says prices being paid for Western Canadian oilsands bitumen have fallen so far that producers are losing money on every...
Cannabis companies jockey for share of Ontario’s pot shops
A battle is brewing over how Premier Doug Ford’s government will divvy up the private sector’s share of Ontario’s retail cannabis market. Legislation that...
How long should police officers abstain from pot before going to work? Researchers weigh in
Twenty-eight days. That’s how long members of the RCMP and Toronto police have been ordered to abstain from smoking or vaping recreational pot...
Why a dying Gord Downie struggled to reveal ‘The Secret Path’ to Canadians
In his last year, while living with his own tragic story, Gord Downie was consumed by another. Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old Anishinaabe boy,...
5 things about international travel when cannabis becomes legal
The signs posted on the Canadian side of Ontario’s Thousand Islands crossing into the United States couldn’t be more clear: “No cannabis at border crossings.”...
Missing toddler found safe in west Edmonton, police say
A toddler, who went missing Friday night with a man known to him, has been found safe and unharmed, the Edmonton Police Service...
Trudeau says Quebec plan to make cannabis legal at 21 leaves opening for organized crime
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the incoming Quebec government’s plan to raise the legal age for smoking cannabis to 21 could leave an...
Indigenous students question universities’ commitment to Indigenization
Ntawnis Piapot is one of two recipients of the 2018 CJF-CBC Indigenous Journalism Fellowships, established to encourage Indigenous voices and better understanding of Indigenous issues in...
Top court hears grim details of Cindy Gladue’s last hours as it considers new murder trial
Details of a murder trial that saw the sexual history of the victim, Cindy Gladue, presented to the jury — and her torn vaginal tissue entered...
Nova Scotians lead the country in cannabis consumption, says StatsCan
While B.C. may be known for its production of bud, Nova Scotians lead the country in cannabis consumption among people 15 and older, according to Statistics...
