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Cannabis-infused figs in Quebec may be delicious, but black market still thriving
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
MONTREAL – Cauliflower, garden beet, reishi mushroom – these are some of the odd flavours of edibles for sale at Quebec’s provincially owned cannabis stores. Quebec prohibits edibles – cannabis-infused food – sold in the province from appealing to young people, forcing consumers to choose from a selection of products such as dried figs to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Body of police officer shot dead near Hagersville, Ont., returning to his hometown
By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
TORONTO – The body of an Ontario Provincial Police officer who was shot dead earlier this week will be brought to his hometown north of Toronto today. Police in Barrie, Ont., say members of the public can watch the procession for 28-year-old Const. Greg Pierzchala from overpasses along Highway 400. The procession is set to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby resolves to keep spending in new year, making most of forecast budget windfall
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby took office in B.C. amid a whirlwind of spending announcements and he’s not making any resolutions of frugality in the new year. Instead he said he plans to make the most of a potential bumper surplus, undeterred by a slim growth forecast. “The focus for me is making sure the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations police chief hopes federal bill will come with adequate funding
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
The head of the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association says he hopes a federal bill in the works that aims to make Indigenous policing an essential service will come with adequate funding to ensure those forces can attract enough officers. “It really impacts the recruiting and retention of employees when the chief of police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It’s going to change the Bugaboos forever’: large rockfall found on Snowpatch Spire
By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
INVERMERE, B.C. – Mountain guide James Madden was flying over Snowpatch Spire in Bugaboo Provincial Park last week surveying weather conditions when he saw dust clouds. He then snapped photos of a huge rockfall on the northeast side of the iconic peak in southeast British Columbia, which has shocked the climbing community. “It was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Throw out ‘misconceptions’ and buckle up on buses, RCMP officer says after B.C. crash
By The Canadian Press on December 29th, 2022
KELOWNA, B.C. – An RCMP officer who interviewed survivors of the deadly Christmas Eve bus crash near Merritt, B.C., says it’s time for passengers to throw out their false sense of security on buses and buckle up. “I think there’s a misconception that, because the buses are so large that if they get into a ... Read More »
1 responseAbout 6,000 Hydro-Québec customers still without power one week after winter storm
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on December 29th, 2022
MONTREAL – The number of Hydro-Québec customers without power dropped by more than 5,000 Thursday, though the utility said it was unsure when everyone who lost electricity during last week’s major winter storm would be reconnected. By late Thursday afternoon, around 6,000 hydro customers across the province were without power – down from more than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of killing OPP officer had been initially denied bail in other case
By The Canadian Press on December 29th, 2022
HAMILTON – Court documents show the man accused of killing an Ontario Provincial Police officer had been initially denied bail, and was later granted it upon review, in a separate case months before the alleged shooting. The documents show 25-year-old Randall McKenzie was denied bail in December 2021 as he awaited trial in Hamilton on ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge man charged with first-degree murder in wife’s death
By The Canadian Press on December 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Police in Lethbridge, Alta., have charged a 59-year-old man with first degree murder in his wife’s death. David Albert Dragland is accused of stabbing Shelley Dragland multiple times with a kitchen knife in a home in the southern Alberta city. Police say they responded to a report of a disturbance at the ... Read More »
1 responseInfluenza, RSV and COVID-19 on the decline across Quebec
By The Canadian Press on December 29th, 2022
MONTREAL – The three respiratory viruses that had been causing chaos in the fall in Quebec hospitals – COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus – are all on the decline, the province’s public health research institute said Thursday. It’s unclear, however, whether gatherings during the holidays will lead to a resurgence of one or more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at six Canadian police officers who were killed in recent months
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on December 29th, 2022
Six police officers have been killed in Canada since September. Here’s a look at their cases and who they were: Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala, 28 The Ontario Provincial Police has said Pierzchala was responding to a call for a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville, Ont., on Dec. 27 and was fatally shot in an ... Read More »
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