Canada

Vancouver marijuana users gather to celebrate the annual 4-20 smoke event

VANCOUVER - White marijuana smoke billowed over a sea of cannabis enthusiasts outside the Vancouver Art Gallery Wednesday as they cheered when the clock stuck 4:20 p.m. Police say thousands gathered a...

Apr 20, 2022

B.C. conservation group moves thousands of salmon that will produce millions of eggs

Tim Kulchyski says salmon used to be so plentiful off Vancouver Island that they would shake his Cowichan ancestors' dugout canoes as they collided in the waters of the Salish Sea. No longer. Pacific ...

Apr 20, 2022

Climate change investments now reduce future costs, report finds

Spending money now to avoid the worst effects of climate change later will literally pay for itself, according to a new analysis. "Investing now can pay off later," said Sean Cleary, head of the Insti...

Greg Fry Apr 20, 2022

Unlike in the rest of Canada, free rapid COVID-19 tests not widely available in N.L.

HALIFAX - Newfoundland and Labrador residents say they're frustrated by the lack of free COVID-19 rapid tests when other provinces make them widely available at no cost. Heather Elliott, a retail work...

Apr 20, 2022

Saskatchewan First Nation to disclose 'possible burials found'

GEORGE GORDON FIRST NATION - A Saskatchewan First Nation says it plans to release details today about "possible burials found" at the site of a former residential school. Chief Byron Bitternose, follo...

Apr 20, 2022

Canada launches Aeroplan fund to bring Ukrainians to Canada

OTTAWA - Canadians can now give cash or Aeroplan points to help bring Ukrainians fleeing the war with Russia to safety in Canada. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the goal is to pay for flights t...

Apr 20, 2022

Avian flu: Quebec duck farm says it has to kill 150,000 birds, lay off 300 staff

MONTREAL - A Quebec duck-farming operation says three of its facilities have been devastated by avian flu, forcing it to slaughter 150,000 birds and lay off nearly 300 employees. It will likely take s...

Apr 20, 2022

Nunavut cabinet minister resigns post over integrity commissioner report

IQALUIT - A Nunavut cabinet minister has resigned after the territory's integrity commissioner found the politician breached his duties to be impartial when he appointed his spouse as acting deputy mi...

Apr 20, 2022

Quebec City Halloween stabbing suspect described as calm, co-operative after arrest

QUEBEC - Police and first responders who engaged with the man accused in Quebec City's Halloween 2020 stabbing murders encountered a serene suspect who kept quiet under hours of questioning, a jury tr...

Apr 20, 2022

Quebec rights commission drops discrimination cases after Supreme Court's Ward ruling

MONTREAL - An October Supreme Court decision hailed by some as a victory for free speech is leading Quebec's human rights commission to drop dozens of cases involving allegations of discriminatory com...

Apr 20, 2022