Canada Today: Commemoration, Dining Tips and Marijuana<br />Last Saturday evening, I went down to the national war memorial in Ottawa to watch an overnight vigil to a battle,<br />which, over the last century, has become particularly important to Canadians: the Battle of Vimy Ridge.<br />Read: Canadian Diners Reveal Their Special Places Tight Control The government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has introduced legislation that,<br />if passed, would make Canada only the second country — Uruguay was the first — to have fully legalized the recreational use of marijuana.<br />Read: Trudeau Unveils Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in Canada Machine Learning Canada’s universities were among the first to support researchers who were specialists in artificial intelligence — the data systems<br />that allow us to chat with our telephones and that form the basis of cars that drive themselves.<br />Read: 100 Years Later, Battle of Vimy Ridge Remains Key Symbol for Canada Canada Today Dining Special I recently asked readers of this newsletter to nominate restaurants in their communities<br />and in Canada generally that are memorable or distinctive.<br />Eventually, I learned that they were one of Canada’s many memorials to World War I. Cycling trips to Europe<br />and covering the Tour de France has given me the privilege of seeing those places with the names that once puzzled me.
