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New Parisian steak-frites restaurant opening in Vancouver's Gastown next week
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (318+ words) Opening next week at 12 Water St. in Gastown, Entrecôte is built around a simple promise: bringing the timeless Parisian steak-frites experience to Vancouver. “My husband and I started working on the sauce at home ourselves before hiring a chef,” she…...
Minister files partial judicial review of Ontario First Nation child welfare decision
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (215+ words) OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty says her government has filed a partial judicial review of a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision for a child welfare agreement she struck with First Nations in Ontario. That $8.5-billion agreement marked a step…...
Quebec pharmacy chain removing energy drinks from shelves to protect young people
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (490+ words) MONTREAL — A Quebec City-based pharmacy chain says it will remove energy drinks from its store shelves amid growing calls for the Quebec government to ban the sale of the high-caffeine beverages to children. The Familiprix chain, which includes 455 affiliated pharmacies…...
Second inmate within one month killed in maximum-security prison near Quebec City
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (213+ words) MONTREAL — A second inmate has been killed in less than one month following an altercation inside a maximum-security prison near Quebec City. Quebec provincial police say they are investigating the death of a 25-year-old inmate who died after an attack…...
Warmer temperatures ahead for southern Ontario as longest cold spell in a decade ends
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (222+ words) TORONTO — A cold spell that has gripped southern Ontario since mid-January is finally set to break in time for the Family Day long weekend. Environment Canada is forecasting temperatures of 2 C this weekend in Toronto, warming up to 6 C on…...
Metro Vancouver weather: Hazardous travel conditions during 'October-like' rainstorm
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (357+ words) Environment Canada warns of potentially hazardous travel conditions due to heavy rainfall across southern B.C. on Friday, Aug. 15. A rainfall warning has been issued for Metro Vancouver with up to 50 mm of precipitation at sea level and as much as 80 mm…...
Quebec minister disappointed after race considered in reduced sentence for Black man
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (147+ words) A Quebec minister says he is disappointed a judge gave a Black man a reduced sentence for a drug trafficking crime due to his race. Christopher Skeete made the comments after the judge in a Longueuil court, on the south…...