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Federal court rules Health Canada decision to block experiential psilocybin training was unreasonable
The Federal Court of Appeal is ordering Canada's Health Minister to rethink a 2022 refusal to grant exemptions to 96 health-care professionals from using dried hallucinogenic mushrooms as part of experiential training that will allow them to administer the drugs to patients.
Surge in young gun owners hitting voting age amid calls in firearm circles to loosen bans
Canada's newest gun owners will also be some of the country's newest voters in this federal election, and some are looking to loosen gun restrictions. Sociologists say gun culture is seeping over the southern border through social media and hitting young men the hardest.
Canadian detained for 11 days by U.S. immigration speaks out for others stuck in limbo
A B.C. woman detained for 11 days by U.S. immigration is speaking out after her tale went viral on social media. Jasmine Mooney was detained and held in immigration detention centres after attempting to apply for a visa and enter the U.S. from Mexico. Her lawyer says she's an example of shifts in how the U.S. is handling travellers.
For 60 years, this Canada-U.S. treaty governed money, power and a river. With Trump's threats, what now?
The Columbia River Treaty governs how Canada and the U.S. use dams for hydropower and flood control on the massive cross-border river. After more than 60 years, provisions have expired, and efforts to finalize a modern treaty before U.S. President Trump’s second term didn’t happen.
Canadian booze-makers hope U.S. tariff threats help smash trade barriers at home
Threats by two premiers to ban U.S alcohol if Washington imposes its threatened 25 per cent tariffs has domestic buyers and sellers calling for a loosening of interprovincial barriers.
Headlights seem a lot brighter these days — because they are
If headlights seem a lot more blinding these days, it's not just your bleary eyes. LED headlights create a more intense, concentrated light that can force people to squint. And while some parts of the world have taken steps to counteract the glare, Canada hasn't caught up yet.
Washington state Democrats in one of the last deep blue strongholds brace for what's next
One hundred kilometres south of Vancouver, voters in Whatcom County awoke on Nov. 6 to Trump's stunning sweep to power — a dog-eared deep-blue splash of Democrat support in a nation showing predominantly Republican red.
New Canadian patrol targets remote high seas to protect salmon
A newly outfitted Canadian vessel loaded with fishery and coast guard officers has headed 12,000 nautical miles (22,200 kilometres) north to the Aleutian islands to patrol the North Pacific.
Good Samaritans foil Vancouver robbery, save shopkeeper: police
A trio of Good Samaritans thwarted an attempted robbery at a Vancouver convenience store on Saturday by scaring away the suspect and calling 911, police say.
How using microbes to mine human waste for power could help reduce reliance on fossil fuels
B.C. researchers are using tiny microbes to help convert human waste into biogas that can be cleaned and sold back to the provincial gas provider. They hope their small project can be scaled up and adopted by sewage treatment plants across Canada in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.