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B.C. government moves to tax and restrict vaping products to protect youth
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government will restrict the amount of nicotine in vapour pods and is increasing the provincial sales tax by 13 per cent on the products in a move to protect youth...
Nov 14, 2019
Henry one of many sports stars to try coaching after retirement
Coaching is a natural career path for some athletes upon retirement. The long-standing theory is the best athletes do not make great coaches, but that has not always been the case. Thierry H...
Nov 14, 2019
No. 1 milk company declares bankruptcy amid drop in demand
Got milk? Increasingly, Americans don't, and that led the nation's biggest milk producer to file for bankruptcy Tuesday. Dean Foods blamed a decadeslong drop in milk consumption that has seen people t...
Nov 14, 2019
Sonny Bill Williams welcomes the pressure of his high-profile move to Toronto
LONDON - Sonny Bill Williams says he welcomes the pressure that comes with the worldwide attention surrounding his signing with the Toronto Wolfpack. The All Blacks rugby star, whose rich two-year&nbs...
Nov 14, 2019
Guilty plea in theft from gun club
Medicine Hat, AB - A former board member of the city's rifle club charged with theft over $5,000 from the group entered a guilty plea on Thursday.Christa Keating, 58, was charged in August by city pol...
Nov 14, 2019 File Photo - Medicine Hat Rifle and Revolver Club
Families of victims testify at hearing for convicted killer Ugo Fredette
ST-JEROME, Que. - Friends and relatives of Ugo Fredette's two victims addressed the court Tuesday to explain how the murders of Veronique Barbe and Yvon Lacasse changed everything for them. ...
Nov 14, 2019
1.8 million items of garbage strewn over Bay of Fundy bottom, study estimates
HALIFAX - A survey estimates more than 1.8 million pieces of mostly plastic garbage are strewn over the bottom of the Bay of Fundy, prompting concerns about potential harm to marine life. The study pu...
Nov 14, 2019
NHL players, politicians weigh in on end of Cherry's run on HNIC
Max Domi wasn't about to offer his opinion on Sportsnet's decision to cut ties with Don Cherry, but the Montreal Canadiens forward was quick to express his admiration for a man he calls a family frien...
Nov 14, 2019
Safety board confirms lingering design problem behind N.W.T. float-plane crash
EDMONTON - The Transportation Safety Board is confirming that a design problem in a popular small airplane contributed to three deaths in a crash in the Northwest Territories. A board spokesman s...
Nov 14, 2019
'The Pharmafist': Quebec pharmacist wins international award for defending science
A Quebec pharmacist and blogger who takes on junk science with cartoons, a sense of fun and a no-nonsense attitude has won a prestigious international prize for science communication. Olivie...
Nov 14, 2019