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Cannabis, condominiums, and coffins. In her annual report to the legislature, auditor general Bonnie Lysyk argued that the Ontario needs better oversight of the marijuana trade, the financial implications of condo fees, and the funeral industry. The watchdog also expressed concern about blood and treasure.… Read More »Ontario needs better consumer oversight on everything from condos and coffins to cannabis, auditor general says
This week in the U.S. electoral vote, in Washington, D.C., and Oregon, voters chose to get on the path to decriminalize psilocybin for therapeutic use. This past August in Canada, four terminally ill cancer patients were given approval to use psilocybin as part of their… Read More »How psychedelic drugs are being used to help mental health and the terminally ill
My cann-adventure began on 10/17, appropriately enough. Not Oct. 17, 2018, when cannabis was first legalized in Canada, but two years later, when I went out for a walk to pick up some drinkables. I didn’t choose the two-year anniversary deliberately; it was just a… Read More »I tried six ‘drinkables’ from the Ontario Cannabis Store
Like the recessions before it, this year’s pandemic-induced economic downturn has had its winners and losers. Shoppers Drug Mart is one of the winners. Its parent company, Loblaw Companies Ltd., saw profits rise during the first quarter of 2020 despite the added costs of pandemic… Read More »Shoppers Drug Mart has become a huge pandemic winner — and it didn’t happen by accident
The party that kept Becca Young’s family awake three nights in a row last month began about 8 p.m. on a Friday night next door to their 43rd floor unit. Things were so raucous by 9:30 p.m. that evening, she launched into complaint mode. Young… Read More »‘I’m not a party detective.’ Despite COVID-19, the party hasn’t stopped at some short-term downtown condo rentals
Using nerve blocks to treat chronic pain has grown from a fringe, experimental treatment into big business in Ontario. At the centre of the business model are high-billing doctors. Of Ontario’s 100 top-billing doctors in fiscal year 2017-18, 17 have a pain practice. Nearly 60… Read More »Chronic pain management is big business in Ontario – and these four private clinic chains dominate the industry
We’ve got the goods for you. From the celebrated style of grandmas and grandpas in North America’s Chinatowns to Martha Stewart’s new affair with cannabis, we have compiled some of this week’s best good news stories from thestar.com. 1. ‘We want people to feel joy… Read More »Ten good news stories from Toronto Star headlines this week
Four southern Ontario men have been charged with using a helicopter to smuggle handguns into Canada and cannabis into the U.S. Police on both sides of the border praised the joint effort involved in a 16-month joint investigation involving the RCMP, U.S. Homeland Security and… Read More »Four GTA men charged with using helicopter to smuggle guns into Canada
Ontario’s largest children’s mental health advocacy group is warning that kids struggling with serious mental health issues amid the pandemic could be left behind unless the province steps up with more support. Children’s Mental Health Ontario (CMHO), a group representing almost 100 publicly funded child… Read More »‘We’ve got to get ready.’ Province urged to boost support for children’s mental health services as demand grows amid the pandemic