TORONTO — Molson Coors Canada is seeking to disrupt the country’s beverage industry by entering into a joint venture to develop non−alcoholic cannabis−infused products that could give it a leg up as more countries legalize the narcotic. The business arm of Molson Coors Brewing Co. said Wednesday the venture with The Hydropothecary Corporation, now branding…
Judge Who Showed Emotion towards Victim May Have to Recuse Herself
KELOWNA, B.C. — A British Columbia provincial court judge who cried during a victim impact statement in a Kelowna courtroom is incapable of delivering a fair sentence, a defence lawyer says. The lawyer also says Judge Monica McParland scoffed at the defence’s suggestion for an intermittent jail sentence and displayed an “overall tone of bias”…
Van With a Man’s Body Stolen From Funeral Home in Red Deer
RED DEER — Mounties in central Alberta are looking for a van stolen from a funeral home that had a body inside. RCMP say the van was in a parking lot outside the Red Deer business when it was taken. They say the driver had left the vehicle briefly and that the body of a…
13-Year-Old N.B. Boy Dies in So-Called “Choking Game”
FREDERICTON — The death of a 13−year−old boy has prompted a call for education about a phenomenon known as the “choking game.” New Brunswick authorities say the teen died of asphyxia as a result of neck compression in what the coroner ruled was an accident. The choking game — also known as the “pass out…
Lawsuits Claim Baby Powder Causes Ovarian Cancer
TORONTO — Baby powder maker Johnson & Johnson has been the subject of a string of lawsuits, including two pending class−action cases in Canada, over allegations its product caused ovarian cancer in thousands of women who used the sweet−smelling, moisture−reducing agent for feminine hygiene. While some suits already heard in the U.S. have resulted in…
Goldfish Crackers Recalled Due to Salmonella
OTTAWA — A brand of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers are being recalled due to salmonella contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the Goldfish Flavour Blasted Xtreme Cheddar Crackers sold in both 180−gram and 69−gram packages are being recalled. The larger packages bear product codes listing several dates for next January and February while the…
The Hussain Family, Parents of Toronto Shooter, Release Statement
TORONTO — Statement from the family of Faisal Hussain, who died after shooting 15 people, two fatally, in Toronto on Sunday night: “We are at a terrible loss for words but we must speak out to express our deepest condolences to the families who are now suffering on account of our son’s horrific actions. “We…
Jacob Hoggard Facing Sexual Interference Charges
Toronto police have charged the frontman of the rock band Hedley with three sexual offences involving two women. Police say Jacob Hoggard, 34, was arrested Monday and is scheduled to appear in a Toronto courtroom on Thursday. He is charged with one count of sexual interference and two counts of sexual assault causing bodily harm.…
Justin Trudeau Nanny Gets Raise
OTTAWA — The nanny hired to care for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s three children has been given a full−time government salary — and a slight pay increase. The moves were revealed in an order in council issued last week, which sets Marian Pueyo’s annual pay between just less than $40,000 to more than $45,000, retroactive…
3 Dead, 13 Injured After Mass Shooting in Toronto
TORONTO — Ontario’s police watchdog says three people died Sunday night in a shooting at Toronto’s east end that also left more than a dozen injured. The incident began at about 10 p.m. in the Greektown neighbourhood, when a man armed with a handgun made his way down Danforth Avenue, firing as he went. The…