Canada · 9 d ago
Ontario plans new tools to fight illegal cannabis shops, but legal sellers want more
New legislation would let the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario inspect, seize illegal products and issue fines.
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Canada · 9 d ago
Canada's financial intelligence agency revoked 82 money services licences last year, up from 12
FINTRAC revoked 82 licences in 2025-26, against 12 the year before and 17 in 2023-24.
Canada · 9 d ago
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Dion wants concrete results from the Canada-EU summit in Montreal
"We need concrete results in all these areas: trade, science, defence and security, artificial intelligence."
Canada · 9 d ago
Breast cancer screening waits in Abitibi-Témiscamingue run 13 times the target
Women in Quebec's Abitibi-Témiscamingue region eligible for the breast cancer screening program could wait up to a year and a half for a mammogram. The government's target is six weeks or less.
Canada · 9 d ago
Quebec has granted very little power to data centres since 2023
Only 11 megawatts have gone to data centres since Feb 15, 2023, less than 1 per cent of the 1,500 MW allocated to new large consumers.
Canada · 9 d ago
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Cree musician says an RCMP officer dislocated his shoulder during a traffic stop
Jarrid Poitras, a Cree country musician, says he suffered a dislocated shoulder and hand injuries during a stop near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on the night of Oct 10. His wife filmed 28 seconds of the arrest.
Canada · 9 d ago
Sgt. Morgan Wong is laid to rest in Edmonton after the CFB Wainwright fire
Family, friends and soldiers filled an Edmonton funeral home on Sunday. Eight soldiers carried his flag-draped casket to the sound of bagpipes, and Buddhist rites followed.
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Canada · 9 d ago
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Britain will not join the Canada-led defence bank, a source says
In a joint statement on Sunday, the two governments said they will develop a framework of co-operation between their two defence-funding initiatives.