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B.C. firm gets approval from Health Canada to make and sell cocaine
LANGLEY, B.C. - Health Canada has granted a British Columbia cannabis company the right to possess, produce, sell and distribute cocaine. Adastra Labs says in a news release that Health Canada gave it...
Mar 02, 2023

'Not scared to be seen': Two-spirit northerner walks the runway in New York City
Never in his life did La Loche's Jazz Moise think he would be walking a runway in New York City during its famed Fashion Week.But the 25-year-old, two-spirit northerner did just that on Feb. 10 for To...
Mar 02, 2023

B.C. to ask Ottawa for money laundering law changes after case fails to yield charges
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general says she will lobby the federal government to amend Canada's financial crime law after a multi-year money laundering investigation by police failed to pr...
Mar 02, 2023

Manitoba RCMP say 2 teenage girls died after being found in the cold on First Nation
ST. THERESA POINT, Man. - RCMP say two teenage girls died in the cold outside a home on a remote First Nation in Manitoba. Mounties were called after the 14-year-old girls were found Wednesday in St. ...
Mar 02, 2023

Canadian players want talks with Canada Soccer before next president chosen
Canada's men's and women's soccer teams have called on Canada Soccer to consult with the players "on the best path forward" before the next permanent president is chosen. Former Olympian Charmaine Cro...
Mar 02, 2023

Indigenous barber honouring his culture by cutting hair
A former Prince Albert resident is celebrating his Indigenous culture through his new career.Keegan Thomas recently graduated from Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Hairstylist diploma program in P.A. and fo...
Mar 02, 2023

Who's left? NHL trade deadline day shaping up to be a dud after flurry of action
Bo Horvat was the first to go at the end of January. Vladimir Tarasenko moved on next. Ryan O'Reilly wasn't far behind. NHL trade boards had already shed three big names two weeks before the league's ...
Mar 02, 2023

Quebec health minister says emergency room death of 86-year-old woman 'disturbing'
MONTREAL - Quebec Health Minister Christian Dub says details surrounding the death of an 86-year-old woman in an emergency room last week are "disturbing" and "unacceptable." First reported by TVA Nou...
Mar 02, 2023

Saskatchewan Roughriders sign veteran CFL receiver Derel Walker
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed American free-agent receiver Derel Walker on Thursday. The six-foot-two, 187-pound Walker had 65 catches for 874 yards and a TD in 16 regular-season games ...
Mar 02, 2023

George Santos now under investigation by House Ethics panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee on Thursday announced that it has launched an investigation into New York Republican Rep. George Santos, the embattled first-term Republican who has admitt...
Mar 02, 2023