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Meeting going to pot: Cannabis on agenda for second day of premiers meeting
The leaders of Canada's provinces and territories are set to compare notes on how to handle the rules when the federal government legalizes recreational use of cannabis next July.
NDP sworn in as British Columbia's new government
Incoming Premier John Horgan says his cabinet is the first in British Columbia to achieve gender parity, with 10 women in cabinet and one named as minister of state.
Health precautions urged as more BC wildfire smoke heads Alberta's way
Environment Canada says smoke from British Columbia's wildfires will likely result in high-risk air quality levels in parts of central Alberta by Wednesday, July 19, 2017.
'This will not be a short negotiation': U.S. releases list of demands for NAFTA
The Trump administration has released its broad goals for a new NAFTA in mostly vague language that offers just enough specific clues to point to potentially tough negotiations ahead.
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau urges girls to have confidence in themselves
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau kicked off a United Nations-led girls' conference in Washington with a pep talk on Monday, urging young women to believe in themselves and in their ability to shape the world.
At The Turn: Handmade in Halifax, leather covers turn heads worldwide
For many Canadians, golf is a family affair. For the Bishop brothers, it's become a family business.
Wildfire crews prepare for worsening weekend weather across southern B.C.
Wildfire conditions in B.C. are expected to worsen over the weekend as officials predict winds to pick up, fanning dozens of flare-ups that have forced more than 16,000 people from their homes.
Request to freeze Khadr's money rejected by Toronto judge
A judge in Toronto has dismissed a request to freeze Omar Khadr's assets.
First Nations evade evacuation orders, fight fires as weather conditions improve
The chief of the Tl’etinqox First Nation said RCMP officers told them to leave or risk having their children taken away. Instead they erected a fire boundary and prepared to fight.
National justice centre to fight Star Trek fan's ASIMIL8 licence plate
The plate had been held within a licence frame that also bore the quotes: "We are the Borg,’’ and "Resistance is Futile.’’