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Canadian flowers: bleeding not blooming

With the new free trade agreement between Canada and Colombia, the flower markets in Ontario and British Columbia are being threatened by imports of Colombian flowers. Capital News talks to professionals in both countries to find out more about the challenges they are facing with Valentine's Day on the horizon.

No country for new drugs

Canada ranks 20 out of 25 countries in a recent report on the reimbursement of new prescription drugs. For pharmaceutical companies, this ranking is a bitter pill to swallow.

Nov
20

Stopping traffic

Canada lags behind other countries in the fight against modern-day slavery. Meet the man who has devoted his life to making human trafficking a national priority.

Oct
2

From Russia without love

Mystery surrounds Canada's decision to deny a top Russian senator a diplomatic visa.  Is the government targetting former Cold Warriors?

Oct
2

Agent Orange payment excludes too many

Relatives of those sprayed with military herbicides on a New Brunswick base in the 1960s continue to fight the federal government for fair compensation.

Apr
3

Sea lice hurting B.C. salmon

Scientists are saying British Columbia's fish farms are perfect breeding grounds for sea lice, which are killing wild salmon. The scientists' concerns have fallen on deaf ears so far, at both the provincial and federal levels of government.

Apr
1

The curious case of Benamar Benatta

Hours after the 9-11 attacks, Canadian officials handed him over to U.S. authorities in the middle of the night. He spent the next five years in American custody where he says he was tortured. Now, Benamar Benatta wants answers, and he wants them from the Canadian government.

Oct
23
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Popping the cork on Canadian wine

A vintage law from the prohibition era still affects Canada’s modern wine industry. A Tory MP private member’s bill aims to change the law and make it legal for local wines to cross interprovincial borders.

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Watery Winterlude

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For many, Winterlude means three things: snow slides, ice sculptures and skating. But Ottawa's long-term forecasts predict warmer winters might be the new norm. This has some festival enthusiasts worried that future Winterludes will have a lot less 'winter' in them.

Jan
27
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