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Legal cannabis sales down for second straight month across Canada

Legal cannabis sales down for second straight month across Canada

Statistics Canada sales data shows that sales for weed peaked in December
Early data suggests no spike in drug-impaired driving charges since cannabis legalization

Early data suggests no spike in drug-impaired driving charges since cannabis legalization

Canadian police say they haven’t been busting many more stoned drivers six months after legalization, but they are reminding drivers to keep cannabis out of reach.
Mixed results reported in test of new national emergency alert system

Mixed results reported in test of new national emergency alert system

Did your cell phone buzz at 1:55 p.m. on Wednesday? Some wireless users in western provinces, like B.C., are reporting mixed results after the test of Canada’s new emergency alert system, according to The Canadian Press .
Health Canada says sale of rabid dog saliva homeopathic remedy unauthorized

Health Canada says sale of rabid dog saliva homeopathic remedy unauthorized

VANCOUVER — A homeopathic remedy made with the saliva of rabid dogs will no longer be available in the country, Health Canada says, although it continues licensing similar products by other brands.
Supreme Court beer ruling could apply to Alberta-B.C. pipeline war, experts say

Supreme Court beer ruling could apply to Alberta-B.C. pipeline war, experts say

CALGARY — A Supreme Court of Canada ruling on bringing beer from Quebec into New Brunswick has implications for the trade war between Alberta and B.C. over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, experts said Thursday.
Kinder Morgan CEO says recent events confirm Trans Mountain may be 'untenable'

Kinder Morgan CEO says recent events confirm Trans Mountain may be 'untenable'

CALGARY — The CEO of Kinder Morgan says events in recent days have reinforced his concerns about the viability of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project.
Humboldt grapples with Broncos tragedy

Humboldt grapples with Broncos tragedy

The town's community newspaper reports on how the community is coping with loss of 15 lives in bus accident