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Calgary distillery told to pull some popular spirits off the shelf by the CFIA

A Calgary distillery has been forced to pull some of its award-winning spirits off store shelves after running afoul of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Bridgeland Distillery produces some popular brandies and whiskies, including a corn-based whisky called Berbon, and a Taber corn-mash...

Inquest called into 2019 death of Kingston man after encounter with police – Kingston

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s regional supervising coroner has announced a mandatory inquest into the death of a 22-year-old man who died following a fatal stabbing spree and a subsequent confrontation with Kingston Police in 2019. Dr. Armita Rahmani, regional supervising coroner...

Activists hang photo of former prince Andrew in the Louvre – National

A British activist organization hung a photo at the Louvre of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly known as Prince Andrew) taken after his arrest last week. The political campaign group Everyone Hates Elon placed the Reuters photo of the former prince — showing him looking frazzled and...

‘Jersey Shore’ star Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi says she has cervical cancer – National

Jersey Shore star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi announced that she has been diagnosed with Stage 1 cervical cancer. The 38-year-old reality star shared her diagnosis in a TikTok video after a doctor’s appointment, where she received the results of her cone biopsy, a surgical procedure that...

What’s a Canadian firm under defence industrial strategy? It’s complicated – National

The federal government’s new defence industrial strategy wants to prioritize Canadian manufacturers and suppliers — but what exactly qualifies as Canadian is “complicated,” experts and the industry itself say. The $6.6-billion plan unveiled last week aims to boost the number of contracts awarded to...

Vancouver airport ties Nexus outage to U.S. partial government shutdown

Several Canadian airports say people wanting to use NEXUS or Global Entry at U.S. pre-clearance are out of luck, as both programs are currently unavailable. On Sunday, the X accounts for multiple airports including Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary and Montreal posted advisories that access to...
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