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Selling your wedding date: How some Toronto couples are trying to recoup thousands of dollars in sunk costs thanks to COVID-19

When Celina Aguirre and Alan Cuthbert cancelled their wedding in early 2021, they had already rebooked their May 30, 2020 celebration for Sept. 11 of this year. About 50 of their guests would have been arriving from Mexico, including Aguirre’s mother. The couple had already… Read More »Selling your wedding date: How some Toronto couples are trying to recoup thousands of dollars in sunk costs thanks to COVID-19

Okanagan man shares personal story to highlight urgent need for more addiction treatment beds – Okanagan

When Jacob Philp arrived at Bill’s Place in Vernon in February 2017, he was in a bad place. “I was hopeless and I was broken,” Philp told Global News. The 33-year old man was heavily addicted to drugs. He had been jailed and was even… Read More »Okanagan man shares personal story to highlight urgent need for more addiction treatment beds – Okanagan

Lost and found? Manitoba RCMP find lost bag full of cocaine, invite owner to come get it – Winnipeg

Did you recently lose a toiletry bag filled with smokes, pot pills, and cocaine? Good news — it’s been found. The bad news is you probably don’t want to go get it. Read more: Winnipeg police say $40K in cocaine found in Sage Creek drug… Read More »Lost and found? Manitoba RCMP find lost bag full of cocaine, invite owner to come get it – Winnipeg

Canadian cannabis stocks pop on U.S. legalization push and GameStop-style short squeeze

Shares in Canadian-based cannabis companies are surging this week partly because of a flurry of short sellers covering their bets against the stocks, right as U.S. lawmakers seem to be getting more serious about potentially legalizing the drug. Three of the four biggest companies in the… Read More »Canadian cannabis stocks pop on U.S. legalization push and GameStop-style short squeeze

How a massive ‘dumb money’ movement sent GameStop’s stock price soaring and cost Wall Street millions

Jess Carignan is a flight dispatcher from Quebec City. Justin Niklaus runs a family bakery in Owen Sound. David Halpert publishes a cannabis magazine in North Toronto. This week, they were among the millions of amateur investors who took part in a trading frenzy that… Read More »How a massive ‘dumb money’ movement sent GameStop’s stock price soaring and cost Wall Street millions