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Cannabis use twice as high among younger Canadians, survey shows

Cannabis use twice as high among younger Canadians, survey shows

Mar 18, 2024 / 4:48 pm

Younger Canadians are more than twice as likely to use cannabis as those aged 45 years and older, according to Statistics Canada's annual survey on cannabis...

'This tragedy has shaken me': Ottawa father of slain family thanks public for support

'This tragedy has shaken me': Ottawa father of slain family thanks public for support

Ottawa Mar 18, 2024 / 2:21 pm

The surviving father of an attack that Ottawa's mayor has called one of the city's worst cases of mass violence is thanking the public for its support....

More families will be allowed to apply to come to Canada from Gaza: Miller

More families will be allowed to apply to come to Canada from Gaza: Miller

Mar 18, 2024 / 1:31 pm

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada will allow more people trapped in Gaza who have extended family members in Canada to apply for temporary refuge...

Feds appeal decision requiring action on 'appalling' level of judicial vacancies

Feds appeal decision requiring action on 'appalling' level of judicial vacancies

Mar 18, 2024 / 11:19 am

The federal government is challenging a court decision directing it to step up the pace of judicial appointments to address an "untenable" number of...

Ottawa to release review of ArriveCan contractor’s use of Indigenous program

Ottawa to release review of ArriveCan contractor’s use of Indigenous program

Mar 18, 2024 / 10:23 am

The Indigenous Services department now says it will release audit summaries of how ArriveCan contractor Dalian Enterprises used a federal government procurement...

Parliament to vote on NDP motion urging Trudeau to recognize Palestinian statehood

Parliament to vote on NDP motion urging Trudeau to recognize Palestinian statehood

Ottawa Mar 18, 2024 / 10:18 am

Members of Parliament are set to vote Monday on an NDP motion calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government to "officially recognize the state...

MPs set to give tributes to former prime minister Brian Mulroney in House of Commons

MPs set to give tributes to former prime minister Brian Mulroney in House of Commons

Ottawa Mar 18, 2024 / 5:38 am

Members of Parliament are returning to the House of Commons today, where they're expected to offer tributes to Brian Mulroney. The former prime minister...

Tax return software makes filing easy, but knowing when to hire a professional is key

Tax return software makes filing easy, but knowing when to hire a professional is key

Mar 18, 2024 / 5:36 am

Imagine sitting down with a messy pile of T-slips and old receipts to file your tax return one line at a time. It sounds daunting — and a reason why even...

St. Patrick's Day parades in Toronto, Montreal draw hundreds for annual celebration

St. Patrick's Day parades in Toronto, Montreal draw hundreds for annual celebration

Toronto Mar 17, 2024 / 4:52 pm

Seas of green surged through downtown streets in Montreal and Toronto on Sunday as thousands turned out to mark St. Patrick's Day with a pair of major...

Sri Lankan family slain in Ottawa remembered at public funeral service

Sri Lankan family slain in Ottawa remembered at public funeral service

Ottawa Mar 17, 2024 / 11:40 am

Dozens of mourners are at an Ottawa convention centre this afternoon for the funeral honouring members of a Sri Lankan family who were victims of a mass killing...

Police arrest two at protest that delayed Trudeau event, including Rebel News host

Police arrest two at protest that delayed Trudeau event, including Rebel News host

Toronto Mar 17, 2024 / 8:30 am

Toronto Police say they arrested two people at a pro-Palestinian protest that took place outside an event featuring the prime minister, and those facing charges...

Furless raccoon, dubbed 'Rufus', rescued and given refuge in Nova Scotia shelter

Furless raccoon, dubbed 'Rufus', rescued and given refuge in Nova Scotia shelter

Halifax Mar 16, 2024 / 10:00 am

A rare bald raccoon is in the care of a Nova Scotia shelter, where staff hope she'll grow her fur coat – including a bandit-like, black streak across...

Trudeau says job of prime minister 'crazy,' but he's determined to continue

Trudeau says job of prime minister 'crazy,' but he's determined to continue

Mar 16, 2024 / 9:45 am

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to continue on as head of government in an interview with Radio-Canada on Friday despite what he described as the personal...

Toronto police make arrest as pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside Trudeau event

Toronto police make arrest as pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside Trudeau event

Toronto Mar 16, 2024 / 6:55 am

Toronto police made an arrest on Friday as a large crowd of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied outside a downtown hotel where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

Alberta's police watchdog called in after deadly ending to 30-hour armed standoff

Alberta's police watchdog called in after deadly ending to 30-hour armed standoff

Calgary Mar 16, 2024 / 6:40 am

One man is dead after a 30-hour armed standoff with police at an east-end home in the Calgary neighbourhood of Penbrooke Meadows. Police say the man had...

'It's bittersweet': Video rental store to shut its doors after 40 years in business

'It's bittersweet': Video rental store to shut its doors after 40 years in business

Winnipeg Mar 16, 2024 / 6:30 am

Glen Fuhl is quick to say he's not passionate about movies. But, when an acquaintance approached him with an opportunity to become the owner of Video King,...

Residents told to seek shelter, thoroughfare closed as Calgary standoff continues

Residents told to seek shelter, thoroughfare closed as Calgary standoff continues

Calgary Mar 15, 2024 / 4:34 pm

Part of a major thoroughfare remained closed and residents of an east-end Calgary neighbourhood were being told to stay away as a standoff stretched into its...

K-Fresh brand Enoki mushrooms recalled due to possible Listeria contamination

K-Fresh brand Enoki mushrooms recalled due to possible Listeria contamination

Mar 15, 2024 / 11:21 am

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling K-Fresh brand Enoki mushrooms due to possible Listeria contamination. The affected mushrooms were sold in...

Terrorism peace bond hearing set for Calgary teen in TikTok video case

Terrorism peace bond hearing set for Calgary teen in TikTok video case

Calgary Mar 15, 2024 / 11:09 am

A Calgary teenager arrested over alleged terrorism-related posts on TikTok and other social media sites is to face a two-day peace bond hearing in late October....

Trudeau accuses N.L. premier of 'bowing to political pressure' in carbon tax spat

Trudeau accuses N.L. premier of 'bowing to political pressure' in carbon tax spat

Newfoundland Mar 15, 2024 / 9:27 am

The chummy Liberal leaders of Canada and of Newfoundland and Labrador are sparring over the federal government's carbon pricing regime. Prime Minister...

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