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VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has introduced a speculation and vacancy tax that Finance Minister Carole James says will moderate the overheated housing market and create more homes for renters.

The days are getting shorter, the air is getting colder, and pumpkin spice is currently being sprinkled on everything under the rapidly setting sun. Cuffing season is clearly upon us.

CALGARY — Henrietta the hen and Porky the pig could soon be taking on new roles outside the farmyard in Calgary.

Roberta K. Timothy, York University, Canada

Weed, spliff, cannabis, joint, blunt, Mary Jane, ganja, reefer, marijuana, pot: no matter what you call it, it is almost legal in Canada. Many will benefit from the new right to grow, sell or smoke legally and freely.

Before we celebrate, let's take a moment to remember the Black and Indigenous peoples who have been overrepresented in Canada's cannabis-related arrests, despite similar rates of cannabis use across racial groups. According... Читать дальше...

Ontario's premier is criticizing the federal government over cannabis a day before recreational pot becomes legal, saying police aren't equipped to reliably screen for drug-impaired driving.

It's finally happening. Wednesday (Oct. 17) marks the day marijuana will be legalized in Canada.

OTTAWA — Abbott Nutrition is recalling a number of its canned nutritional beverages due to possible bacterial contamination.

Despite the federal government's vocal commitment to human rights, the body in charge of Canada's national pension plan has increased its investments in companies that profit off U.S. President Donald Trump's migrant detention centres.

Blunt. Reefer. Mary Jane. If you aren't familiar with these old-school nicknames for marijuana — and some of its other, more contemporary street/slang names — you might not be equipped to start a conversation with your kids about cannabis.

With the countdown to cannabis legalization Wednesday, some novices may feel lost navigating the new world of government-sanctioned bud. Whether you're a first-time user, coming back to cannabis after a hiatus, or looking for a refresher, experts say there are basics bud beginners need to know in order to achieve their best buzz.

"Of course... I will unveil a plan," remarked Conservative leader Andrew Scheer in April 2018 when asked about the whereabouts of an alternative Conservative climate plan that will meet the Paris agreement targets.

On October 17, cannabis prohibition ends in Canada, as it becomes the first G7 nation to fully legalize adult use of recreational and medical cannabis.

TORONTO — The cancellation of the cap-and-trade system will cost $3 billion in lost revenue over the next four fiscal years, Ontario's fiscal watchdog said Tuesday, warning the decision would push the provincial budget further into the red.

by John Hoffman

A few years ago The Psychology Foundation of Canada asked me to write a parenting booklet about raising teenagers. The first thing I did was to go and talk to some teenagers and ask them what I should put in the booklet. Some of their answers were really interesting and, I think, instructive for parents. Some of what they said was predictable. They want parents to trust them and give them more freedom.

One girl said, "My parents wouldn't give me any leeway to start with. Читать дальше...

OTTAWA — They cried out for action, waved their arms in the air, and pleaded with the Liberal federal government to do more to save the planet for their children and grandchildren.

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 barriers to financing and market capital south of the border.

To say we live in a culture obsessed with sexualization and the sensationalization thereof is an understatement. And in this profoundly distracted spirit of sensationalization, patriarchal culture in general, and mainstream porn culture in particular, is obsessed with the act of penetration.

Louisa May Alcott's Little Women is a classic for the ages. The March sisters had their differences in personality, but their home was still filled with general merriment until a moment of inexplicable loss. My modern family is not as simply framed.

REGINA — Karl Fix and Sandra Beug have had some interesting experiences marrying each other again and again in different countries around the world.

It may be legal to smoke, grow, and possess marijuana come Oct. 17, but that doesn't mean Canadians looking to purchase real estate are suddenly going to be chill about it.

OTTAWA — The Liberals suggested Monday they will strip the charitable status of a group advocating the elimination of poverty, just as the NDP accused the Grits of trying to silence the voices of civil society.

MONTREAL — Driving under the influence of cannabis remains dangerous even five hours after use, a new study by McGill University researchers has found.