Category Archives: Canada
Rival N.B. leaders hold rare meeting, can't even agree on whether it was cordial
FREDERICTON - The two men battling to be New Brunswick premier held a rare meeting Wednesday, but Tory Leader Blaine Higgs says it did nothing to convince him to offer any support to a Liberal governm...
Oct 17, 2018
U.S. pot firm urges Trump to deny Canadian producers 'competitive advantage'
WASHINGTON - An American cannabis producer is warning President Donald Trump that Canada is poised to dominate the North American marijuana industry unless the United States takes steps to eliminate b...
Oct 17, 2018
Brian Mulroney joins board of directors of New York-based pot company
NEW YORK - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney is joining the board of directors of an American cannabis company. Acreage Holdings, one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis companies in the ...
Oct 17, 2018
'My new dealer is the prime minister:' Ashley MacIsaac embraces legal weed
SYDNEY, N.S. - Ashley MacIsaac says he’s spent 25 years feeling like a criminal, but he doesn’t have to feel that way anymore. The 43-year-old Cape Breton-born fiddler has spent decades br...
Oct 17, 2018
In the news today, Oct. 17
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Oct. 17 --- FIRST LEGAL POT SALES MADE IN N.L. Ian Power made sure he was first in line on a chilly October night to make a midnight purchase that will likely c...
Oct 17, 2018
Parole denied for convicted killer-rapist Paul Bernardo after 25 years in prison
BATH, Ont. - Serial rapist and killer Paul Bernardo pleaded unsuccessfully for a second chance on Wednesday, arguing low self-esteem drove him to commit the sexually twisted crimes he now rues and tha...
Oct 17, 2018
Liberal government faces pressure to wipe criminal records rather than suspend
Ottawa wants to make it free and fast for Canadians to obtain criminal pardons for simple pot possession, but Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale made it clear Wednesday the government does not suppo...
Oct 17, 2018
'It's pretty magical': excitement takes hold among pot enthusiasts across Canada
Scores of Canadians openly rolled, smoked, vaped and rhapsodized over their legally bought weed for the first time Wednesday as a seismic cultural shift ushered in a new era of how cannabis - and cann...
Oct 17, 2018
The Latest: Recreational marijuana becomes legal in Canada
The latest on the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada (all times Eastern.) 4:45 p.m. Ontario has passed its cannabis legislation, firmly establishing the right to smoke marijuana in public...
Oct 16, 2018
Demand for legalized cannabis draws lineups, heavy web traffic across Canada
TORONTO - Cannabis was “flying off the shelves” in retail outlets and online stores across the country as Canadians looked to make their first-ever legal purchase of recreational pot and p...
Oct 16, 2018