As of midnight tonight, Quebecers under the age of 21 will not be allowed to buy or possess recreational cannabis. Elsewhere in Canada, cannabis is permitted at age 19, except in Alberta, where the legal age is 18. The Coalition… »
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More Canadian firefighters heading to Australia
More Canadian firefighters are heading to Australia to help battle devastating wildfires in that country that have seen at least two people die in the last day in the state of Victoria and New South Wales. At least 12 people… »
Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous, Society
Friends and family remember Kelly Fraser’s ‘love of life’
The family of Kelly Fraser confirmed today that the acclaimed Inuk singer-songwriter died from suicide Christmas Eve in Winnipeg, where she was living. She was 26. “Kelly suffered from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) for many years as a result of… »
Toronto Raptors are CP’s 2019 team of the year
The Toronto Raptors have been voted Canadian Press’s team of the year. The Raptors won 61 of the 67 of the votes cast by writers, broadcasters and editors across the country. Last week, tennis player Bianca Andreescu and Mikaël Kingsbury… »
Kingsbury wins CP male athlete of the year for second year running
Mikaël Kingsbury is the Canadian Press male athlete of the year, winning the Lionel Conacher Award for the second year in a row. Kingsbury, who has has nine wins in 11 World Cup starts over the past two years, won… »
Famed Montreal calèches making their final tours
Last call is coming up. A long-running tradition–touring Old Montreal’s cobblestone streets in a horse-drawn carriage–ends at midnight tonight when a ban on the carriages–also known as calèches–takes effect. The ban on the carriages, which have been around since the 18th… »
Andreescu wins Canadian female athlete of the year honours
To absolutely no one’s surprise, Bianca Andreescu was named the winner today of the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as Canadian Press’s female athlete of the year. Earlier this month, she was named the winner of the Lou Marsh Trophy, as Canada’s… »
‘A social media Christmas miracle’ ends happily Down East
Last week we shared the story of Leonard Mawora, the international business student at Memorial University, who was unable to go home because he had accidentally misplaced his travel papers in a duffel bag that he had returned to a… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Alberta museum taking dinosaur research to another level
Christmas is for kids, right? And what seems to fascinate and excite a very great majority of kids the most? “I’ll take dinosaurs for a thousand, Alex.” say I. So here’s a bit of a Christmas story. Alberta’s Royal Tyrrell… »
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Two more earthquakes recorded off British Columbia
Two more earthquakes were recorded off Vancouver Island on Christmas Day, bringing the number to nine since Monday. The latest quakes registered as magnitudes 3.6 and 4.9. The first quake struck 153 kilometres west of Port Hardy, located at the… »
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