N.B. soldier found guilty of secretly feeding troops cannabis-laced cupcakes

Bombardier Chelsea Cogswell, a New Brunswick soldier accused of giving cannabis-laced cupcakes to troops on a live-fire training exercise, has been found guilty of nine charges and faces up to five years in prison.
Montreal man sentenced to 18 years for sexually exploiting young girl from Africa

A Montreal man was handed a sentence of 18 years Wednesday morning for sexually exploiting a young girl from the time she was 8 to when she was 11 years old.
Porter Airlines, other companies to require COVID-19 vaccine or negative test for all staff

Toronto's Porter Airlines will require all of its staff to either get vaccinated against COVID-19 or test negative for the coronavirus before the start of every shift.
Charged with sexual assault, former head of vaccine rollout says he lost his job to 'political calculation'

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the military commander who once led Canada's vaccine rollout, was charged today with one count of sexual assault relating to an incident alleged to have happened decades ago.
Inflation rate spikes to highest level in a decade, at 3.7% in July
Canada's inflation rate jumped to 3.7 per cent in July, as the cost of shelter and durable goods went up at a fast enough pace to push the cost of living to its highest level since 2011.
N.S. premier-designate Tim Houston says pandemic management is his top priority

Nova Scotia's premier-designate Tim Houston spoke to media Wednesday following the Tories' resounding majority win in Tuesday's provincial election and said his primary focus would be public health.
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday

Tens of thousands of students in Florida went back to school this week, and board officials opted to defy state directives banning masks as COVID-19 cases soar.
We need our politics to be much, much better than this

“None of these parties are convincing me that they have a grasp of the depth of the problems we're facing, both as a nation and a broader international bloc.” Journalist and columnist Jen Gerson on the state of things.
Why it's now more likely you'll face coronavirus — even if you're vaccinated against COVID-19

The rise of the highly contagious delta variant means Canadians can expect more “breakthrough” infections among fully vaccinated individuals as overall case counts surge while vaccination rates slowly keep climbing.
Jon Riley disappeared 8 years ago. Only now does his sister have hope for a proper investigation

For nearly a decade, Judi Riley says she has been relentlessly pushing for Ontario police to take the disappearance of her brother Jon seriously — repeatedly offering to submit her DNA or sit down with them to share what she knows. Now the OPP has finally agreed to review the case.