A mandatory online training course called “Cultural Awareness and Humility” that was rolled out last fall for all RCMP members and touted by the commissioner as an example of the force’s efforts to modernize misses the mark on many levels, according to experts who have… Read More »The RCMP now has a ‘cultural humility’ training course. We asked four experts to review it for us
E-commerce revenue and a new president lift Indigo stocks while new shares dilute the value of Ballard Power Systems — here are this week’s corporate winners and losers | The Star n”,”heading”:””,”fullWindow”:false,”fullBleed”:false,”showFullBleedOnMobile”:false,”headColor”:””,”type”:”html5mobile”,”textColor”:””,”mobileImageUrl”:””,”bgColor”:””,”imageUrl”:””,”registeredOnly”:false,”linkUrl”:””,”aodaTitle”:”Graphic for Indigo Books And Music Inc. “,”internalScroll”:false,”displayStyle”:”small-up”},{“text”:”Bricks and mortar don’t seem to matter… Read More »E-commerce revenue and a new president lift Indigo stocks while new shares dilute the value of Ballard Power Systems — here are this week’s corporate winners and losers
The Ontario government has announced Durham Region will be reentering the province’s COVID-19 response framework of restrictions at the red – control level. According to an update issued by the government Friday afternoon, the change in restrictions comes into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Feb.… Read More »Durham Region moving to red control restrictions under Ontario’s coronavirus response framework
A 39-year-old man has been charged after more than $700,000 worth of drugs and cash were seized from a west Edmonton home. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team said the short-term investigation, which started in early February, resulted in police searching a home in the… Read More »Methamphetamine ‘making a huge comeback,’ ALERT says after $700K Edmonton drug bust – Edmonton
Shares in cannabis companies surged on Wednesday, extending a months-long rally due to bets on decriminalization under the Biden administration, as the Reddit trading community behind a recent trading frenzy promoted the stocks. One post on WallStreetBets, the Reddit forum linked to the past month’s… Read More »Reddit posts drive cannabis stocks to record high – National
U.S. authorities recently intercepted a convoy of late-model pickup trucks pulling trailers in New York state with more than 270 kilograms of Canadian-grown marijuana headed for Florida, U.S. court documents allege. The Feb. 5 bust was part of a multi-agency operation that included surveillance and cellphone… Read More »U.S. authorities seize Florida-bound convoy allegedly smuggling 270 kg of Canadian marijuana
A Vancouver city councillor is calling for legal cannabis retail licence fees in the city to be slashed. Independent Coun. Rebecca Bligh says the current annual fee that cannabis retailers pay, $33,958, is incentivizing illegal pot shops and is out of scale with other similar… Read More »Legal pot shop licence fees too pricey, Vancouver councillor says – BC
Lethbridge police have charged two people with multiple drug-related offences following the culmination of a surveillance operation earlier this week. On Thursday, police executed a search warrant on a Lethbridge home they had been surveilling since January, after a report from the Safer Communications and… Read More »Police seize more than $135K worth of drugs from Lethbridge home – Lethbridge
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
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