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The federal government announced a $24 million investment into the country’s first-ever national cannabis and brain health research consortium on Wednesday. Ten research teams from across Canada, including Calgary, are hoping to better understand the impacts of cannabis on brain health at different stages of life. Jordan Prentice reports.

More than $1 million in drugs have been seized from a federal prison in Nova Scotia. Correctional Service Canada says packages containing methamphetamine, cannabis, hashish, tobacco and cell phones were found at the Springhill Institution. Police have been notified and the medium-security prison is investigating.

The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation has released its first quarter financial results. While cannabis sales increased by 11.2 per cent, alcohol sales have slightly slumped, including Nova Scotia-made products. But as David Murdock reports, not all local producers are seeing the decrease.

Two Air Canada employees have been arrested in connection with an alleged drug trafficking operation through Montreal-Trudeau International Airport. RCMP allege the employees helped move luggage through secure areas to facilitate the importation of cocaine and exportation of cannabis. More than 62 kilograms of cocaine and 56 kilograms of cannabis were seized during the investigation,...

The Nova Scotia government has implemented new fines and offences for illegal cannabis sold in the province. As Angela Capobianco reports, Mi’kmaq rights group say the move is a continued attack on their treaty rights, while the province points to improving health and safety.

The AGLC (Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis) announced Tuesday licensed establishments across the province are now allowed to begin serving liquor as early as 6 a.m., year-round. Some Calgary pub owners welcome the change, while others say it won’t impact their day-to-day operations. Jordan Prentice reports.

Legal cannabis sales in B.C. are falling, and the AI craze is about to test Vancouver office space capacity. BIV’s Tyler Orton has your business news

Winnipeg police say they’re seeing more people getting behind the wheel after using cannabis and other drugs. Global’s Katherine Dornian has more.

The province says it’s considering safety changes at some cannabis stores, following a sexual assault and robbery earlier this week.

B.C. health experts are urging parents to talk to their teens about the risks of cannabis use. Shelina Babul of the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute speaks with Global News Morning about the concerning number of cannabis-related visits to BC Children’s Hospital among youth 14 to 16 years old.

Treaty rights and provincial laws are at odds with each other in Nova Scotia, after police increased cannabis enforcement over the past several months. The province says it is targeting all illegal dispensaries, but Mi’kmaq communities say they feel their treaty rights are under attack. Heidi Petracek hears from dispensary owners about whether there’s any...

Premier Tim Houston is taking to social media amid ongoing tensions between Mi’kmaw rights activists and RCMP over the sale of unregulated cannabis. Houston is standing by his government’s directive — criticizing road blockades and confrontation with law enforcement. Ella MacDonald reports.

Protests across Nova Scotia shut down three major highways on Thursday, after RCMP raided a cannabis shop in the Potlotek community, intensifying tensions over Mi’kmaw cannabis sales. 

A Winnipeg-based criminal defence lawyer is facing charges after allegedly trying to sneak cannabis into a correctional facility in Manitoba.

An Air Canada employee is facing charges for attempting to export 66 kilograms of cannabis from Toronto Pearson International Airport. Investigators determined an employee working in the baggage room had placed luggage tags that included the names of “unsuspecting” passengers on the suitcases containing the cannabis.

Nova Scotia RCMP say illegal cannabis was seized in Eskasoni First Nation, Potlotek First Nation, Paq’tnkek First Nation, Waycobah First Nation, and Digby. As Ella Macdonald reports, Indigenous activists say this is further evidence they’re being racially targeted.

Indigenous leaders were in Digby, N.S. for a meeting regarding the regulation of cannabis dispensaries in Nova Scotia. Members of the Mi’kmaq Rights Association are calling for government and RCMP to come to the table for discussions. Ella MacDonald reports.

A Mi’kmaq man says he was unlawfully detained by Nova Scotia RCMP for 23 hours after a cannabis raid on his trading post. He says he was placed in a windowless cell and at one point, put in leg cuffs. As Ella MacDonald reports, he’s now speaking out believing his detention was arbitrary, abusive and...

The province is maintaining its stance to crack down on illegal cannabis stores. In an update, the justice minister says there are more of these shops across Nova Scotia than initially estimated. But the opposition argue government isn’t backing up its stance with concrete evidence. Skye Bryden-Blom reports.

Eight people were arrested after OPP seized $3.8 million-worth of illegal cannabis from a property just north of Port Hope.