By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 8, 2020 1:36 pm Updated July 8, 2020 1:37 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ TORONTO — Ontario’s private cannabis stores will have to give up offering… Read More »Coronavirus: Ontario’s private pot shops upset about giving up delivery and curbside pickup
Since January, Vivianne Wilson has been waiting for confirmation that her cannabis store can open its doors. Wilson, founder of GreenPort Cannnabis in Toronto, is the first Black woman who is an independent owner and operator of a licensed Canadian cannabis retail business. She said… Read More »She is the first Black woman in Canada with a federally licensed cannabis store. Now she fears her spot might close before it even opens
OTTAWA—One of the longest-serving Conservative members of Parliament is backing newcomer Leslyn Lewis in that party’s leadership race. Ontario MP Scott Reid announced he’s endorsing Lewis in the contest, which is set to wrap up in just under two months. Reid says the last time… Read More »Conservative stalwart Scott Reid backing newcomer Leslyn Lewis for leadership
Johnny Depp gave evidence in a London court on Tuesday, denying claims that he hit ex-wife Amber Heard and accusing her of assaulting him and depicting him as a “monster.” Depp sat in the witness box in a wood-panelled High Court courtroom on the first… Read More »Johnny Depp testifies in libel trial, claims Amber Heard assaulted him
LONDON – Johnny Depp said Tuesday that his ex-wife Amber Heard had made “sick” claims of abuse and falsely branded him a monster, as the actor testified in a U.K. libel case that hinges on who was the aggressor in the celebrity couple’s violent, toxic… Read More »At libel trial, Depp blasts Amber Heard’s ‘sick’ abuse claim
Ontario is set to introduce new legislation to enable the extension of some pandemic emergency orders over the next year. Solicitor General Sylvia Jones says she will introduce the bill at the provincial legislature today. The proposed law would allow the government to extend or… Read More »Ontario to introduce bill to extend some emergency measures over the next year
TORONTO — Ontario is set to introduce new legislation to enable the extension of some pandemic emergency orders over the next year. Solicitor General Sylvia Jones says she will introduce the bill at the provincial legislature today. The proposed law would allow the government to… Read More »Ontario to introduce bill to extend some pandemic emergency measures over the next year
Four people face drug-related charges following the raid of a residence in Brighton, Ont., last week. According to Northumberland OPP, officers executed a search warrant at a residence on Butler Street West in Northumberland County on Thursday as part of a drug trafficking investigation. Read… Read More »4 arrested in drug trafficking investigation in Northumberland County – Peterborough
A planting machine crawled along the 100-acre Good Farm in Brant County, Ont. on a sunny June day, dropping seeds into the soil in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Behind the wheel was an employee of 48North Cannabis Corp. one wouldn’t usually expect: chief… Read More »Interest in outdoor cannabis cultivation grows among Canadian producers – National
A new cannabis-infused gummy producer near Edmonton is set to be the largest in the country. Dynaleo received its production licence from Health Canada last week. The company has a 26,000-square-foot warehouse in an industrial park just south of the city. “The next phase of that would be… Read More »Edmonton-area company set to be Canada’s largest producer of cannabis-infused gummies