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Quebec Superior Court has the jurisdiction to hear a case calling on Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to be removed from her post because she cannot speak French, according to a Quebec Superior Court judge. The Attorney General of Canada had tried to argue that only the federal court could look …
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Canadian cannabis company Tilray expanding into beer business with $85M deal with Anheuser-Busch
Tilray Brands Inc. is expanding its case of craft brews, announcing a deal to buy eight beer and beverage brands from Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC. Deal will vault company into the 5th-largest craft brewer in America, with 12 million cases a year. Tilray Brands Inc. is expanding its case of craft …
Read More »UBC researchers to help identify Alzheimer’s risks specific to people of Asian ancestry
Researchers at the University of British Columbia are helping lead a first-of-its-kind project to improve Alzheimer’s disease prevention, diagnosis and care for people of Asian ancestry across North America. Asian people could face particular risks but are underrepresented in most research. Researchers at the University of British Columbia are helping …
Read More »Parents say Canadian scouts learning ‘resiliency’ as storm forces jamboree to move in South Korea
Thousands of youths have travelled to Buan, South Korea, for the World Scout Jamboree, including 235 youths and 143 volunteers from Canada. Parents say that despite the extreme heat and tropical storm threatening the jamboree, they’re happy their kids are getting a chance to stay abroad. Jamboree to move from …
Read More »Halifax police agrees withholding information was wrong, settles legal case with CBC
Halifax Regional Police has agreed to release more information about its internal discipline decisions, after a year of negotiations with CBC. The police department acknowledged it didn’t meet its obligations under the law when it refused to provide the information in 2022 After the public broadcaster took police to court, …
Read More »Sexual assault trial for former head of military human resources is set to begin
An Ottawa civilian court is set to hear the trial of Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson, the military’s former head of human resources. Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson is charged with sexual assault and committing indecent acts but denies wrongdoing. The trial of Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson, the military’s former head of human resources, is …
Read More »Wildfire near Princeton, B.C., forces evacuation of music festival
A wildfire burning near Princeton, B.C., forced the evacuation of a music festival attended by up to 1,000 people on Sunday evening, according to officials. Music festival near Princeton with up to 1,000 attendees evacuated Sunday after ATV ignited fire nearby: RCMP. The latest on the wildfires: The Rice Road …
Read More »What’s behind Ontario’s alpaca agri-tourism boom?
A dramatic rise in the popularity of alpaca farms in some areas of Ontario is driving a shift in the agri-tourism sectors, with at least 60 farms listed on Google alone, from Windsor to Ottawa and everywhere in between. 20 years ago, 5-10 alpaca farms were in the province, farmer …
Read More »Flood-hit communities in the Maritimes on alert for more rainfall
After two significant flash-flooding events in as many weeks, we have to be on guard for another wave of heavier rain to push in late Tuesday into Wednesday morning. With lots of locations around Halifax, N.S., still fully saturated, soils will likely be too compromised to fully absorb heavy runoff, …
Read More »15 Alberta communities have now declared agricultural emergencies
It’s dry in southern Alberta. But you don’t need to tell area farmers that. As of August 3, 15 Alberta communities have declared agricultural emergencies this summer. Alberta government data shows some areas have received 50-year-low levels of precipitation. On Cactus Coulee Ranch just east of Redcliff in Cypress County, …
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