Nearly six years since cannabis became legal for sale in Canada, new data shows a majority of those using the products available are exclusively buying from legal sources. The data released Monday found almost 72 per cent of Canadians who used cannabis in the 12 months before the national cannabis …
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Rollover crash leads to attempted murder charge against Ontario driver
South Simcoe police have charged a Barrie, Ont., man with attempted murder after a rollover crash in Bradford West Gwillimbury earlier this week. On March 15, around 4 p.m., police responded to a single-vehicle rollover in the area of Line 11 and Sideroad 10. Police found the man and woman …
Read More »Toronto man charged after reportedly sexually assaulting jogger – Toronto
Toronto police say a man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a jogger in the city’s west end last week. The incident happened just after 6 a.m. on March 14 in the area of Sterling Road and Dundas Street West, police say. Police said the victim was jogging …
Read More »Bill to ban replacement workers among those held up by Manitoba Opposition delays – Winnipeg
The Manitoba government’s legislative agenda, including efforts to ban replacement workers and make it easier to join a union, was pushed back Monday by the Opposition Progressive Conservatives, who stalled proceedings in the chamber. The NDP government tried to introduce a bill that would ban the use of replacement workers …
Read More »New diagnostic equipment to improve patient care in North Okanagan
A new multi-million dollar state-of-the-art CT scanner at Vernon Jubilee Hospital (VJH) is expected to increase access to timely diagnoses and treatments in B.C.’s North Okanagan. “There isn’t a single area of medicine that CT scans are not used … in neurology for strokes and emergency for strokes and trauma …
Read More »‘Unimaginably difficult’: Ottawa mass killing leaves survivor ‘devastated’
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The brutal loss of his family and a “dear friend” in one of Ottawa’s worst mass killings has left Dhanushka Wickramasinghe “devastated,” the survivor of the attacks said in a statement. “This tragedy has shaken me and my family deeply. I am …
Read More »GTA gas prices could soar by 20 cents/litre between now and Victoria Day – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Analysts warn the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) could see gas prices soar by 20 cents per litre between now and the May long weekend, continuing the upward trend in the region. Local drivers have already seen gas prices in the region rise …
Read More »Police to continue retail theft crackdown with focus on spring break – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police are trying to continue a crackdown on retail theft through a program which it says has shown some positive results so far. It was back during the holiday season when police launched the Retail Theft Initiative, as officers looked to …
Read More »Brilliant bubblegum blue: Eye-catching herring spawn filmed off B.C. coast
A video capturing a natural phenomenon off the Vancouver Island coast is generating interest worldwide. Every year, when the herring spawn, the water turns turquoise like a bubblegum or cotton candy blue. Geoff Johnson, a photographer in Ucluelet who runs the channel UkeeTube, had always wanted to capture the herring …
Read More »Police recover vehicle, still seek suspect tied to fatal King Street shooting in Hamilton
Hamilton police say they have recovered the vehicle involved in the city’s second homicide of 2024, but are still seeking the shooter involved. Alexander Circiumaru was walking on a sidewalk on the afternoon of March 6 when a single male shooter jumped out of a car and shot several times …
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