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#3 in NEWS 1130’S Top 10 of 2018: Marijuana legalization
Canada blazed a new trail this year, by becoming the second country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana, but the future of pot in the country is still a little hazy, with the federal...
View ArticleCanadian teacher returned after arrest in China
OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada says Albertan Sarah McIver has been released from custody in China and returned to Canada. McIver had been detained over a work-permit issue related to her teaching job....
View ArticleChinese court orders new trial for Canadian in drug case
BEIJING — A Canadian convicted of drug trafficking in China faces the possibility of more serious charges after a court ordered a new trial amid tensions over Canada’s arrest of a Chinese technology...
View ArticleCanadians sure love their bacon, 8 per cent love it more than spouse: survey
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — You might be forgiven if you’ve confused today’s National Bacon Day with International Bacon Day, that took place in August, but the pork industry is hoping you won’t mind the...
View Article‘Do or die’ for Canada as WJHC enters elimination round
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The run to the gold medal begins at the World Junior Hockey Championship. Team Canada plays Team Finland in the quarterfinals at Rogers Arena Wednesday, just two days after what...
View ArticleFinland eliminates Canada with quarterfinals win at world juniors
VANCOUVER — Toni Utunen scored 5:17 into overtime as Finland shocked Canada 2-1 on Wednesday in a dramatic quarterfinal at the world junior hockey championship. Utunen’s teammate Aleksi Heponiemi...
View ArticleThe chances of surviving an overdose may depend on where person lives: advocate
VANCOUVER — The day after one of his closest friends died alone in his bedroom from an opioid overdose, Brandon Bailey started sharing his cellphone number across social media. The recovered drug...
View ArticleNorth American stocks markets move lower after Apple says iPhone sales slow
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index posted a triple-digit decline due to a broad-based move lower, while U.S. markets plunged after Apple reported a slowdown in iPhone sales over the holidays in China....
View ArticleWith Canada out, demand for World Juniors tickets plummets
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – It’ll be quiet around Rogers Arena Thursday, as it’s a day off for the World Juniors. The buzz around the tournament has also taken a hit, now that Team Canada is out. Kingsley...
View ArticleBovine tuberculosis strain tested in B.C. cow is distinct, not seen in Canada
OTTAWA — Canada’s chief veterinary officer says test results from a case of bovine tuberculosis found in a cow in British Columbia last November show a strain not seen before in Canada or the United...
View ArticleTrudeau says Canada has granted asylum to Saudi woman in Bangkok
REGINA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has granted asylum to a Saudi woman who fled alleged abuse and was holed up in Thailand. Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun was stopped last Saturday at a Bangkok...
View ArticleSaudi woman fleeing alleged abuse heads for asylum in Canada
BANGKOK (AP) — An 18-year-old Saudi woman who said she was abused by her family and feared for her life if deported back home left Thailand on Friday night for Canada, which has granted her asylum,...
View ArticleCanada helping young Saudi refugee won’t hurt Raif Badawi’s case, wife says
OTTAWA — The Canadian wife of imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi said she isn’t worried Ottawa’s decision to take in teen refugee Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun will hurt her husband’s case, despite...
View ArticleAnalysis: China pulling out all stops in Canada tensions
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s government is sparing no expense to its international reputation in its determination to force Canada to back down over the case of a Chinese telecommunications...
View ArticleSaudi teen who was granted asylum in Canada says she’s a lucky one
TORONTO – A Saudi teen whose flight from her allegedly abusive family captured global attention says she intends to fight for the freedom of women around the world. Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun says the fact...
View ArticleOttawa formally requests clemency for Canadian sentenced to death in China
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – The Trudeau government is seeking clemency for a Canadian sentenced to death in China amid growing tensions between the two countries. The formal request for Robert Schellenberg...
View ArticleA majority of Canadians believe a lack of capacity for pipelines is a crisis:...
CALGARY (660 NEWS) – The majority of the country feels that a lack of pipeline capacity represents a crisis in Canada. That is according to a new poll from Angus Reid. The survey asked people whether...
View ArticleHuman rights groups set to protest controversial Google project in China
TORONTO — Human rights groups say they will protest outside Google offices in Canada in hopes of forcing the tech giant to confirm it has cancelled a controversial project with the Chinese government....
View ArticleAmbassador: Not time for PM to step in, despite tensions escalating between...
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Despite an escalating diplomatic dispute between Ottawa and Beijing over recent arrests, Canada’s ambassador to China says it’s not time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet...
View ArticleTravel expert says travel to China mostly unaffected by ongoing tensions
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Despite ongoing tensions between China and Canada one travel expert says it’s pretty much business as usual. Claire Newell with Travel Best Bets says she hasn’t received any...
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