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As midterms loom, lawmakers on Capitol Hill push banking reforms for legal cannabis
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing their Senate colleagues to pass legislation that would make financing easier for cannabis operations in the United States. Retailers and industry adv...
Sep 15, 2022
Roger Federer says he is retiring from professional tennis
Roger Federer announced Thursday that he is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after winning 20 Grand Slam titles. This decision comes just days after the end of the U.S. Open, which is expec...
Sep 15, 2022
Roger Federer says he is retiring from professional tennis
Roger Federer announced Thursday that he is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after winning 20 Grand Slam titles. This decision comes just days after the end of the U.S. Open, which is expec...
Sep 15, 2022
Large restaurant, housing envisioned as part of redevelopment proposal near Nanaimo hospital
NANAIMO - Drastic redevelopment plans across the street from NRGH aims to add supportive services for medical professionals and the general public.A development permit application submitted to City Ha...
Sep 15, 2022
Cyberattacks and holiday disruptions: In The News for Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. What we are watching...
Sep 15, 2022
Dozens of cyberespionage operations perpetrated against Canada since 2010: study
OTTAWA - A new academic analysis has identified at least 75 foreign digital operations of a malicious political or industrial nature directed at Canada since 2010 - from attempts to steal COVID-19-rel...
Sep 15, 2022
'Wow factor': Public website reveals best-yet picture of hundreds of bird migrations
The piercing yellow eyes and deadly hunting skills of the snowy owl awe bird-lovers in the U.S. Midwest every winter. Now, thanks to what has been heralded as the most comprehensive summary of migrati...
Sep 15, 2022
MPs to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth in special sitting of House of Commons
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament of all political stripes are expected to rise in tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth today during a special sitting of the House of Commons. The House Speaker is recalli...
Sep 15, 2022
Quebec election: Leaders go 'face-to-face' during first election debate tonight
MONTREAL - The first of two French-language leaders debates during the Quebec election campaign takes place in Montreal Thursday night, and it will be the first contest as party leader for four of the...
Sep 15, 2022
With its queen gone, Britain ponders how to discuss death
Where goes Queen Elizabeth II, there - inevitably - go each of us and all those we love. Because she reigned and lived for so long, seemingly immutable and immortal, the death of the British monarch a...
Sep 14, 2022