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[published_date] It's not the first time this year David Hayes has tweaked the menu at his Amherstburg, Ont., restaurant, trading one liquor in favour of another.  But now Gilligan's Amherstburg, a family restaurant and bar, has pulled Crown Royal whisky from its offerings in response to the closure of the Diageo bottling plant in town…

[published_date] A passenger went overboard on a B.C. Ferries vessel bound for Vancouver Island from Metro Vancouver on Wednesday. B.C. Ferries said it happened on the 1 p.m. sailing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay, shortly after the Spirit of Vancouver Island vessel had left the terminal. Another ferry, the Queen of New Westminster, assisted with the…

[published_date] Asked in 2013 how he felt about being named for a Yukon Commissioner's Award, Hank Karr's response was typically plainspoken, honest and humble.  "I keep wondering why I'm receiving these awards," he mused. "But after receiving it, I'm happy that I did receive it." Karr, the country crooner, legend of the territory's music scene and author of a beloved catalogue of…

[published_date] As Canadians chose to vacation closer to home and enjoyed lower costs to use the Confederation Bridge and Northumberland Ferries, Prince Edward Island breweries have been enjoying a banner summer.  Craft breweries have seen such a jump in sales that some have been struggling to keep enough beer on the shelf. Owner-operator Alex Clark says…

[published_date] A U.S. federal jury determined on Wednesday that Alphabet's Google must pay $425 million US for invading users' privacy by continuing to collect data for millions of users who had switched off a tracking feature in their Google account. The verdict comes after a trial in the Federal Court in San Francisco over allegations…

[published_date] Felix Auger-Aliassime is into the semifinals of the U.S. Open, exactly four years after the first and only time the 25-year-old Canadian had reached the final four at a Grand Slam tournament. Seeded 25th, Auger-Aliassime upset No. 8 seed Alex de Minaur of Australia 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5, 7-6 (4) in Wednesday's quarterfinal to…

[published_date] The Public Health Agency of Canada is cutting roughly 10 per cent of its employees as it continues to shrink its workforce in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. "As part of PHAC's post-pandemic recalibration and ongoing efforts to adjust to new salary allocations, the agency must focus resources on government-funded priorities. This means…

[published_date] Two 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy organizations are launching a court challenge against the Alberta government's name and pronoun restrictions, which came into effect in the province's schools this week. Egale Canada and Alberta's Skipping Stone Foundation are seeking a judge's order declaring sections of Alberta's Education Amendment Act (or Bill 27) related to pronouns and gender-related name…

[published_date] The Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner says it's being overwhelmed by its workload and that eliminating the backlog of files would require more analysts and lawyers. The office investigates complaints from public servants who believe they have evidence of wrongdoing, or who have suffered reprisals for coming forward or participating in an…

[published_date] Montreal pop singer Charlotte Cardin won Billboard Canada's inaugural Woman of the Year Award in 2024, and she has just announced Toronto rock band the Beaches as this year's winner. While Billboard has held its Women in Music event annually since 2007, Billboard Canada launched its Toronto event last year and honourees included Alanis Morissette, Jully…

[published_date] RCMP officers have arrested Romana Didulo, the leader of a cult that has been living in a Saskatchewan village for two years, according to a livestream posted by Didulo on Wednesday morning. The video, shared to Didulo's followers on Telegram at 5:51 a.m. CST on Wednesday, shows two officers wearing tactical gear burst into a room…

[published_date] WARNING: This story contains graphic descriptions of a child's death.  A coroner looking into the death of a seven-year-old girl in Granby, Que., has concluded that the youth protection system as well as the school and health-care networks failed to protect her and by working in silos, everyone involved was ''forgetting the most important person.''…