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All eyes on Canada as first G7 nation prepares to make marijuana legal
When Canopy Growth opened its first cannabis factory in an old chocolate plant near Ottawa four years ago, it did so predicting a bright future. Canada had already legalized medical marijuana, and Canopy predicted full legalization for recreational use to be next. What the company hadn’t predicted, however, was the sudden flood of foreign visitors. Politicians and police authorities from Jamaica, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Greece and Australia have all come knocking, as well as doctors from New Zealand, Brazil and Chile, along with groups of corporate investors and bankers...
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Ottawa blocks Chinese takeover of Aecon Group Inc for ‘national security’ reasons
The federal government has blocked the proposed $1.5-billion takeover of Aecon Group Inc. by a Chinese state-owned company for reasons of national security. After markets closed Wednesday, a spokesman for Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains confirmed the government’s decision to prevent CCCC International Holding Ltd. from acquiring the Aecon construction firm. The Trudeau government had been warned by experts to proceed cautiously when weighing any investment bids by Chinese state firms and to be as transparent as possible in reviewing the proposed deal.
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Russian diplomats interfered in Canada's democracy, Ottawa says. Did they meddle in our election?
When the Canadian government announced it would expel four Russian diplomats in retaliation for the poisoning of an ex-spy in Salisbury, U.K., it raised questions as to whether Ottawa was accusing Moscow of interfering in Canada's most recent election. In a statement, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said the four had been identified "as intelligence officers or individuals who have used their diplomatic status to undermine Canada's security or interfere in our democracy."
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Health Canada aims to reduce alcohol content of sweetened alcoholic drinks
Health Canada wants to reduce the alcohol content and the size of the sugary, high-alcohol drinks like those sold under the FCKD UP and Four Loko brands. Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor is launching consultations aimed at amending federal food and drug regulations to restrict the content of sweetened beverages whose alcohol content is between seven per cent and 12 per cent.
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Judge throws out 'diplomatic immunity' argument in rent dispute
Diplomatic immunity doesn't apply to rent bills, according to an Ontario Superior Court justice who on Friday sided with an Ottawa landlord in an unusual legal spat over a luxury townhouse. Last year, Rolf Baumann got a judgment from the Landlord and Tenant Board requiring Betsy Zouroudis, who works at the U.S. Embassy, to pay thousands of dollars in back rent and legal expenses.
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Liberals won’t appeal court decision that struck $1,000 deposit requirement for federal election candidates
Candidates will no longer have to pay a $1,000 deposit to stand in federal elections. Citing “openness and fairness,” democratic institutions minister Karina Gould said Monday the government will not appeal an Alberta court decision last month that found the requirement unconstitutional.
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Canada 150: Huge crowds set to celebrate nation's anniversary
Celebrations are taking place across Canada as the country marks the 150th anniversary of its confederation. The main events are taking place in the capital Ottawa, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to attend and a huge security operation in place. They will be addressed by PM Justin Trudeau, as well as Prince Charles, whose mother, the Queen, is Canada's head of state.
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A Century Later, the Factory That Poisoned the ‘Radium Girls’ Is Still a Superfund Site
Decades after the factory that poisoned the “Radium Girls” in the 1920s shut down, Ottawa, Illinois, is still home to a Superfund site.
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3 workers safe after rebar falls from LRT tunnel near U of O
The Ministry of Labour is investigating after three workers had to seek shelter Thursday afternoon following an industrial incident in a light rail tunnel near the University of Ottawa. One of the workers suffered a hand injury, paramedics said, after building material came loose during work on the tunnel's side wall. The other two workers were unhurt.
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Diplomat’s daughter, 23, cycling in Ottawa bike lane ‘right-hooked’ by turning truck and killed
The death of a 23-year-old cyclist on a downtown Ottawa street Thursday morning has re-ignited the debate about bike safety in this city. Nusrat Jahan was struck by a truck while riding her bicycle near the busy intersection of Lyon Street and Laurier Avenue. It appeared the truck and the bike were both travelling eastbound when the cyclist was “right-hooked,” or struck, as the truck turned right onto Lyon and she proceeded east on Laurier.
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Massive sinkhole forces evacuations in downtown Ottawa
A massive sinkhole has formed next to a shopping mall in downtown Ottawa, causing a gas leak and forcing the evacuation of all nearby businesses.
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Photos & Video: Christmas Lights Across Canada Illumination Ceremony
The Christmas Lights Across Canada Illumination Ceremony took place on Wednesday, December 3, featuring a Peace Tower carillon concert and fireworks. Throughout Christmas Lights Across Canada, the ...
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De La Salle's passion shows in Fraser Institute rankings
When kids do what they love at school, from singing to playing violin, writing stories or making films, acting or dancing, it pays off in reading, writing and arithmetic, too. So says Marcel Morin, principal of French public arts school De La Salle, tied with Colonel By as the top local high school in the Fraser Institute's annual rankings.
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