The Ontario Cannabis Store says its products are priced to compete with the black market but critics say legal prices will have to drop if they want to bring in more customers.
Wilson-Raybould denies trying to hamstring Lametti on SNC-Lavalin file
Jody Wilson-Raybould says she never tried to meddle in the SNC-Lavalin file after she was shuffled out of the attorney general’s job. In an interview with CBC Radio Vancouver’s The Early Edition, Wilson-Raybould denied reports she demanded her successor as attorney general be directed not to override an independent prosecutor’s decision to make SNC-Lavalin face a criminal trial.
The 13 survivors of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash: Where are they now?
Among the survivors of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, some have managed to heal more quickly and have returned to the world of hockey. Others may never walk again.
B.C. public schools must provide free menstrual products for students, government orders
The B.C. government said Friday that all public schools in the province must provide free menstrual products for students in school bathrooms by the end of 2019.
Russia revamps Arctic military base to stake claim on region
Russia has made reaffirming its presence in the Arctic a top goal. Recently, the military allowed journalists a rare look into one of its Arctic military outposts, located on Kotelny Island.
Public Health Agency of Canada says salmonella outbreak hits 6 provinces, dozens sick
Health officials are investigating an outbreak of salmonella in six provinces that has sickened 63 people, including 18 who have been hospitalized.
U.S. slaps additional sanctions on Venezuela oil companies, vessels
The U.S. has added two oil-sector companies and 34 vessels to a sanctions list aimed at forcing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down.
Saudi Arabia arrests 12 supportive of women’s rights, including 2 dual U.S.-Saudi citizens
Saudi Arabia detained 12 people, including two dual U.S.-Saudi citizens, in a new round of arrests in the kingdom targeting individuals supportive of women’s rights and those with ties to jailed activists, people with knowledge of the apprehensions said Friday.
Alleged Toronto van attacker faces mounting lawsuits from victims
Traumatic brain injuries, spinal fractures and internal bleeding are among the litany of ailments described in a mounting number of lawsuits against a man accused of killing 10 people and injuring 16 others in a van attack in Toronto last year.
Eastern Libyan forces say they’ve taken control of Tripoli airport and are advancing on capital
The UN Security Council expressed concern on Friday about military activity near Libya’s capital Tripoli, warning that it threatens the country’s stability, and called on Libyan National Army (LNA) troops commanded by Khalifa Haftar to halt all military movements.