Bill Morneau: Canada Will Continue To ‘Enunciate’ Values Despite Saudi Feud

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau doubled down Tuesday on Ottawa’s message that the federal government will continue to stand up for Canadian values even as it finds itself at the centre of an ongoing diplomatic tumult with Saudi Arabia. It’s important to propagate Canadian values around the world, and the Liberal government will continue…

Zimbabwe reimposes Internet blackout as crackdown on anti-government unrest continues

Zimbabwe’s government yesterday forced service providers to cut access to the internet for the second time in a week following violent anti government demonstrations in many parts of the country. The move came as the United Nations called on the government to halt its crackdown on protesters and voiced alarm about  the "excessive use of…

What Are Fibroid Tumours? FKA Twigs Reveals She Underwent Surgery To Remove 6 From Uterus

FKA Twigs revealed this week that she had been taking a break from her music career over the past few months to recover from surgery to remove six fibroid tumours from her uterus. In an Instagram post, the singer shared her “excruciating” experience living with the tumours, which she described as a “fruit bowl of…

Weed In Canadian Workplaces: Employers Frustrated Feds Haven't Set New Rules

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government appears ready to roll into cannabis legalization next week without any new workplace impairment rules, leaving it up to most companies to set their own substance use policies. Employers on a federally-struck committee pressed the government for two years for new labour code rules that would provide detailed guidance to…

Europe snow: Two die in French Alps trying to control avalanche as three German cross-country skiers killed

Two ski resort workers have been killed in Morillon, a French Alps destination popular with Britons, by explosives they were using to spark an avalanche to keep the slopes safe for skiers. Their deaths came as three German cross-country skiers died and a fourth was reported missing following an avalanche in western Austria. The incident…

People Are Not Happy With Meghan Markle's Final 'Suits' Episode

Meghan Markle walked down the aisle last night in her TV farewell in “Suits,” but many people weren’t thrilled with her send-off. The former actress appeared in her last episode for the series (also the show’s season 7 finale), in which her character, Rachel Zane, wed longtime boyfriend Mike Ross, played by Patrick J. Adams….

Monitors not allowed to speak with British ‘spy’ in Moscow jail

A Russian prison watchdog has been barred from communicating with alleged British spy Paul Whelan during a cell visit on Friday.  Mr Whelan, who was arrested on December 28 and charged with spying, has been moved from solitary confinement to a two-person cell in Moscow’s infamous Lefortovo detention centre. But guards forbid members of the public…

Brian Mulroney Jumps Into Cannabis Business With Appointment To Acreage Holdings' Board

NEW YORK — Former prime minister Brian Mulroney is joining the board of directors of an American cannabis company. Acreage Holdings, one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis companies in the U.S., says Mulroney will officially become a board member in November, when the company will list in the Canadian Securities Exchange. Watch: Everything you…

Walmart Fined $20K For Selling Contaminated Food After Fort McMurray Wildfires

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Walmart Canada has been ordered to pay a $20,000 fine for selling contaminated food after a devastating wildfire in northern Alberta two years ago. Some of the charges against Walmart included failing to dispose of food items — including candy, potato chips, beans and condiments — after the Fort McMurray fire…