Canada ‘monitoring’ railway shutdown impact on safe drinking water: Holland
Canada’s railway shutdown has halted freight trains nationwide, creating a potential critical shortage of essential goods, including chlorine needed for…
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Canada restricts sale of nicotine pouches. Here’s what’s changing
Health Minister Mark Holland is implementing nationwide restrictions on nicotine pouches, including strict advertising limits and banning certain flavours.
1 in 3 Canadians report being personally impacted by severe weather: poll
The number of people touched by extreme weather jumped significantly in almost every province but Alberta saw the biggest increase.
Municipalities say Alberta oilpatch policies harming tax base, environmental oversight
The province is reviewing how assets in regulated industries are taxed.
Petro-Canada to make fuel pre-payment mandatory at all Ontario pumps
Drivers stopping to fill up at any Petro-Canada station in Ontario will have to pre-pay for fuel starting next month,…
B.C. politicians watch closely as Ontario changes harm reduction strategy
As new regulations in Ontario close supervised drug consumption site, advocates in B.C. say closing any facilities would push drug…
Light Up Chinatown! returns to Vancouver 1 year after triple stabbing
Organizers of this weekend’s Light Up Chinatown! festival are determined to forge ahead following last year’s tragedy at the family-friendly…
RCMP arrest man accused of ramming police vehicle in Surrey
Mounties say the driver of a blue Ford Explorer rammed into a police vehicle Wednesday afternoon in Surrey, B.C. and…
Collapsed crane removal begins in Vancouver, work to be ‘wrapped by Labour Day’
A fire destroyed a six-storey Dunbar building, spread to several neighbouring homes, displaced dozens of people and has left 41st…
Montreal man faces murder charge after woman’s body found in apartment, police say
Montreal police say a 28-year-old man is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of a woman…