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  • Staff at pair of Winnipeg convenience stores busted after allegedly selling illegal cigarettes, cannabis
    Winnipeg police have made four arrests after they say staff at a pair of convenience stores were selling illegal tobacco and cannabis products.
    Crime
    Mar 20
  • More Canadians buying cannabis only from legal sources, citing safety: StatCan
    Among Canadian cannabis users in 2023, almost 72 per cent said they bought the product exclusively from legal sources, with product safety among the main reasons.
    Canada
    Mar 18
  • Clandestine shatter lab busted in rural B.C. town: RCMP
    A clandestine laboratory used for the production of shatter, a chemically concentrated extract from cannabis, was busted by RCMP in rural Beaverdell. 
    Crime
    Mar 28
  • 7 face charges after New Brunswick cannabis dispensary raids
    Seven people have been arrested and are facing charges after three cannabis dispensary busts across New Brunswick earlier this month.
    Cannabis
    Apr 18
  • 5 students ingest edibles brought to Halifax elementary school, taken to hospital: police
    Police are investigating after students at a Halifax elementary school were taken to the hospital after consuming cannabis edibles that were brought to the school by a classmate.
    Cannabis
    Mar 21
  • ‘Treating people like adults’: Ford dismisses raising drinking age to 21 in Ontario
    Ontario's top doctor recommended exploring a policy to raise the drinking age in the province but Doug Ford has dismissed the idea.
    Canada
    Apr 4
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  • Are Canadians swapping alcohol for weed? What new data shows
    A Statistics Canada breakdown of alcohol and cannabis revenues shows that while some products are on the up, total alcohol sales volumes declined.
    Canada
    Mar 6
  • Mother says package presenting cannabis like ‘treat’ put children in N.S. hospital
    The mother of a nine-year-old boy says packaging that depicts cannabis as a 'treat' led her son and several classmates to consume them and become violently ill earlier this week.
    Canada
    Mar 25
  • ‘Load of hate’: Alberta distillery behind jumbo vodka jugs wants apology
    An Alberta distillery behind four-litre vodka jugs says it was unfairly targeted on social media and wants an apology.
    Politics
    Apr 12
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  • Cannabis review calls for several changes as industry struggles
    A group convened by the federal government to study the legislation that made cannabis legal is recommending the country review one of the industry's biggest gripes.
    Canada
    Mar 22
  • Winnipeg store owner dinged with 30 charges in illegal tobacco, cannabis probe
    Police said Friday that reports of age-restricted products being displayed in full view at three local convenience stores eventually led to the arrest of the 41-year-old woman.
    Crime
    Feb 2
  • Alberta won’t impose floor prices on alcohol after 4-litre vodka jug controversy
    The cabinet minister in charge of Alberta’s liquor industry says he won't impose floor prices for alcohol but is declining to say what other changes might be contemplated.
    Politics
    Apr 10
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  • Fencing prevents 4/20 celebration at Vancouver’s Sunset Beach
    The 4/20 event at Vancouver's Sunset Beach never came to fruition as the entire area was fenced off by the Vancouver Park Board.
    Entertainment
    Apr 20
  • Questions arise about future of Vancouver stores selling magic mushrooms
    Confusion remains about the future of retail stores selling magic mushrooms in Vancouver.
    Politics
    Apr 13
  • Alberta looks into selling liquor in grocery, convenience stores
    Alberta is looking into the possibility of expanding liquor sales into grocery and convenience stores.
    Consumer
    Apr 12
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  • Ontario budget: 4 police helicopters worth $46M being bought to fight auto theft
    Ontario's auto theft crisis makes up part of the Ford government's 2024 budget, with money for four police helicopters part of a broader police spending commitment.
    Crime
    Mar 26
  • Alberta cabinet minister raises concerns over discounted four-litre jugs of vodka
    The cabinet minister responsible for Alberta’s liquor industry is calling out a four-litre plastic jug of vodka being sold for under $50.
    Canada
    Apr 8
  • Ontario’s top doctor calling for restrictions on legal substances, decriminalization
    Ontario's top doctor is calling on the provincial government to immediately enact policy that will restrict access to alcohol, vapes and cannabis.
    Health
    Mar 29
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  • Man with gang connections arrested after vapes sold to Victoria-area students
    Just a week after Victoria police warned that gangs are targeting kids near schools, investigators announced a man has been arrested for selling vapes to kids.
    Crime
    Mar 6
  • Grocery giant Loblaws pushing Ford government to change cannabis retail rules
    Documents obtained by Global News show Loblaws has been pushing for changes to the rules around how cannabis is sold in Ontario. The changes could help Loblaws to sell weed.
    Cannabis
    Jan 16
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