TORONTO — About half of pediatric doctors surveyed about cannabis say they’ve encountered a young patient who had used marijuana for a medical reason. The questionnaire for the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program found 419 of 835 respondents had a patient who had used either authorized or unauthorized cannabis for some sort of medical relief. The…
Toronto Prepared for “Potential Risk” Around CN Tower
TORONTO — Information about a “potential risk” in the Greater Toronto Area led to an increase in police presence in Toronto’s downtown core on Thursday, but officers insisted the public should not avoid any of the city’s attractions, prompting confusion among some and anxiety in others. Police would not specify what information they had received,…
Strange but True Crime News – A B.C. Man Captured Himself for Police
Strange but True Crime News takes us to the west coast of Canada, Abbotsford, B.C. where a 38-year-old man suspected of vehicle theft has been captured and arrested, but police say actually it wasn’t them, he basically captured himself. A tweet from the department says officers responded to calls early Wednesday about a parked van…
Semi Driver & Bus Maker Sued by a Humboldt Broncos Parents
REGINA — The family of one of the Humboldt Broncos players killed in a highway crash has filed a lawsuit alleging a semi−truck driver with inadequate training failed to stop at a flashing stop sign at a rural intersection hidden by trees before colliding with the junior hockey team’s bus. The suit further alleges the…
Semi Driver Charged in Humboldt Crash Released on $1,000 Bail
MELFORT, Sask. — The father of one of the hockey players killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he felt empty as he caught the eye of an accused truck driver who was released on $1,000 bail in court Tuesday. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, who is 29 and from Calgary, faces several conditions, including that…
Trudeau Government Spent $30K to Rename Future Skills Centre
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government spent more than $30,000 to come up with a better name for its “Future Skills Lab” job training agency — and settled on “Future Skills Centre” instead. The idea and original name were generated by Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s council of economic advisers ahead of the 2017 budget, where…
Canada Has Less Than Half of the Cops Needed to Spot High Drivers
OTTAWA — The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police says it is unlikely to reach its goal of having 2,000 officers trained to spot drug−impaired drivers when marijuana becomes legal later this year. Last fall, the agency representing about 90 per cent of police agencies in Canada warned the government that before pot becomes legal,…
CBC Actor Accuses Toronto Police Officer of Making Racist Remark
TORONTO — A comedian and actor said a racist incident he saw on the streets of Toronto on Saturday was not representative of the Canada he wants to live in. Andrew Phung had dropped his family off at Rogers Centre for a Blue Jays game, parked his car nearby and was walking to the stadium…
Greyhound Closing Shop in Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Alberta
OTTAWA — Greyhound Canada says it is ending its passenger bus and freight services in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and cancelling all but one route in B.C. — a U.S.−run service between Vancouver and Seattle. As a result, when the changes take effect at the end of October, Ontario and Quebec will be the only…
Mother Who Strangled Her Daughter Granted 4 Temporary Day Leaves
A Nova Scotia woman who strangled her 12−year−old daughter to death has been granted four escorted leaves over the next 12 months to attend church services. A written decision by the Parole Board of Canada dated June 28 said Penny Boudreau must be accompanied by two staff who will remain within “sight and sound” of…