ca
Hockey, table tennis to go ahead in Alberta after figure skating out over trans law
The bodies that govern hockey and table tennis in Canada say their events in Alberta are going ahead despite the province’s law banning transgender athletes from female amateur sports. Source link
Trump executive order could change marijuana classification in U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research — a major shift in federal drug policy that inches closer to what many states have done. Source link
Canadian defender Nikola Markovic selected 1st overall by D.C. United in MLS SuperDraft
D.C. United has taken Canadian defender Nikola Markovic first overall in the MLS SuperDraft. Source link
Romanian court sentences U.S. rapper Wiz Khalifa to 9 months for drug possession
American rapper Wiz Khalifa was sentenced by a court in Romania on Thursday to nine months in jail for drug possession, more than a year after he took part in a music festival in the Eastern European country. Source link
Supply management 'not on the table,' says Carney as U.S. bent on changing dairy rules
Prime Minister Mark Carney reaffirmed he’ll protect Canada’s supply management system, as the United States signalled it’s ready to fight over this country’s dairy rules at the negotiating table. Source link
Christian Dubé steps down as Quebec health minister, leaves CAQ party
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé is stepping down. Dubé cited difficult negotiations with the unions representing doctors in Quebec as one of the reasons behind his resignation. Source link
Organized crime group busted in theft of over $1M in drugstore face creams, razors in Ontario and Quebec
Police say they disrupted a “highly organized” retail theft syndicate in Ontario and Quebec with the arrest of 21 people, ranging in age from 15 to 75. Two suspects were picked up in B.C. Source link
B.C. Mountie ordered to resign or be fired after vulgar group chats
Coquitlam Const. Ian Solven, convicted of discreditable conduct for making sexist comments in group chats, has been ordered to resign within 14 days, or he will be fired. The fate of the two other officers will be handed down in the new year. Source link
Alberta appoints new chief medical health officer, first in role permanently since 2022
Dr. Vivien Suttorp, who has been the lead medical health officer for the province’s South Zone, has been appointed to the role, the first to take on the job on a permanent basis since Dr. Deena Hinshaw was ousted in 2022. Source link
Grand Slam of Curling continues to tweak shootout, extra end experiment
The Grand Slam of Curling continues to tinker with a draw-to-the-button shootout to replace extra ends, but the latter is making a comeback in Saskatoon this week. Source link