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
CAA Manitoba says ‘alarming’ survey results show lack of awareness about driving high
The auto club says the study found that since legalization, 27 per cent of Manitoba drivers say they've driven a vehicle after consuming edible cannabis.
Crime
Apr 17
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
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
Saskatoon morning news rewind: Monday, March 25
Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Monday, March 25.
Canada
Mar 25
Guelph organization calls on businesses to embrace food waste diversion
Since 2021, a food waste diversion initiative has collected over $200,000 in food recovery efforts. Participating businesses can try out the program until the end of September.
Environment
Mar 20
Metro Vancouver lawn watering restrictions go into effect on May 1
Due to a low snowpack and an expectation that it will be a hot and dry summer, Vancouver residents and businesses are being asked to conserve water.
Environment
Apr 9
Regina produce vendors see growing demand for local foods
Looking for homegrown produce in Saskatchewan? Local vendors in Regina are developing businesses to meet demand — even through the depths of a Prairie winter.
Canada
Mar 10
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
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
‘Try to save’: Non-profits and food co-ops offer grocery deals, discounts
In some cities, non-profits and food co-ops are giving people alternative options as they look to change their shopping habits and cut down on their bills.
Canada
Mar 31
Okanagan’s first legal cannabis consumption patio to open in Penticton
A Penticton business is preparing to open the first legal cannabis smoking patio in the region.
Cannabis
Mar 5
Manitoba cheesemaker honors centuries-old recipe passed down by Trappist monks
Dustin Peltier, owner of Loaf and Honey, has been making his Golden Prairie cheese since 2018 from a recipe passed on by Manitoba’s Trappist monks.
Canada
Feb 18
Canadians increasingly turning to ‘imperfect’ food as grocery prices soar
With prices soaring, consumers are turning increasingly to so-called imperfect food to save on produce that a fresh crop of online grocers says is just as tasty.
Consumer
Feb 12
B.C. civil forfeiture law will be put to ‘reasonable limits’ Charter test
In October 2021, B.C.'s Director of Civil Forfeiture filed a lawsuit to seize the warehouses on Shaughnessy Street in South Vancouver as "proceeds and instruments of unlawful activity."
Politics
Jan 15
B.C. civil forfeiture law will be put to ‘reasonable limits’ Charter test
A recent ruling from the B.C. Supreme Court questions the province's use of civil courts to seize assets connected to alleged crimes, even if no one was convicted.
Canada
Jan 14
High behind the wheel: Survey shows ‘alarming trends’ in cannabis-impaired driving
News findings from a CAA survey show 'alarming trends' in cannabis-impaired driving, specifically with residents in Ontario driving after consuming edibles.
Cannabis
Nov 30, 2023
Why a cannabis lobby group is petitioning feds to raise THC levels in edibles
A petition heading to Parliament will ask Health Canada to raise the limit of THC allowed in edibles to 100 milligrams per package from 10 mg.
Cannabis
Nov 21, 2023
B.C. farm’s ‘Ugly Potato Day’ feeds thousands as police called for traffic control
For the past 13 years, they have been hosting Ugly Potato Day for anyone who wants to come down and receive a few potatoes and squash that they cannot sell to the stores.
Economy
Dec 18, 2023
B.C. company pitches ‘industrial scale’ solution to food waste
A B.C. company says it has the solution to major waste in the food system, but that it needs investors to scale up and stay profitable.
Environment
Dec 13, 2023