Canada

Greta Thunberg's Alberta visit and leaders in Quebec; In-The-News for Oct. 16

In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 16. What we are watching i...

Oct 16, 2019

Health concerns over vaping cast haze over cannabis market expansion

WINNIPEG - Public health concerns over vaping have cast a haze over expansion excitement in the cannabis market. The production and sale of cannabis derivatives - edibles, extracts, topicals and ...

Oct 16, 2019

Pot use admission at U.S. border snagging Canadian boomers, says lawyer

VICTORIA - Canadians wanting to cross the U.S. border are being asked different marijuana questions than they were before cannabis was legal, says an American immigration lawyer who represents numerou...

Oct 16, 2019

PETA takes Toronto to court over removal of anti-Canada Goose ads

Toronto violated an animal welfare organization's right to free expression when a company contracted by the city took down the group's anti-Canada Goose ads, court heard Tuesday. People for ...

Oct 15, 2019

Alberta government won't seek meeting with teen enviro-activist Greta Thunberg

EDMONTON - The Alberta government won't seek out a meeting with teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, but Environment Minister Jason Nixon said he hopes the Swedish girl takes time to l...

Oct 15, 2019

Climate activist Greta Thunberg tweets that she plans to visit Alberta

EDMONTON - Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has announced that's she's going to Alberta. The 16-year-old tweeted that she'll be heading north following "a few days of well needed rest...

Oct 15, 2019

Roughly 13,000 without power days after snowstorm pummels Manitoba

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Hydro says about 13,000 customers remain without power six days after a snowstorm started pummeling the province. Spokesman Bruce Owen says crews need to rebuild much of the t...

Oct 15, 2019

Alberta joining class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors

CALGARY - The Alberta government says it's joining a class-action lawsuit to recoup health-care costs related to the opioid crisis. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says there were almost 800 fatal overd...

Oct 15, 2019

Crown appealing verdict in Alberta meningitis case citing comments by judge

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The Crown is appealing the not guilty verdict in the case of an Alberta couple charged with not seeking medical help sooner for their sick toddler son. Last month Justice...

Oct 15, 2019

Trudeau plays defence in Maritimes today while Scheer fights for seats in Quebec

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is barnstorming New Brunwick and Nova Scotia today, while his Conservative rival Andrew Scheer does the same in Quebec. The difference is that Trudeau is spendin...

Oct 15, 2019