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Keep calm and grow on: How Pure Sunfarms is bucking the cannabis rout
Pure Sunfarms CEO Mandesh Dosanjh in one of their greenhouses in Delta, B.C., on July 29, 2022.
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Health Canada launches long-awaited review of Cannabis Act
Cannabis plants grow in a production facility in Simcoe, Ont. Tuesday, April 13, 2021.Canada’s cannabis industry is hoping a long awaited review of the legislation that permitted the use and sale of pot will help the sector stave off more financial difficulties. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton
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B.C. strike, cyberattack impacting OCS could cause $3-million revenue hit for Aurora Cannabis
Aurora Cannabis Inc. has signed a deal to buy a controlling interest in Bevo Agtech Inc., a supplier of vegetable seedlings and flowers. Cannabis seedlings at the Aurora Cannabis facility Friday, November 24, 2017 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Could Germany’s impending cannabis legalization prop up Canada’s flagging producers?
BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 13: Activists demonstrating for the legalisation of marijuana march in the annual Hemp Parade (Hanfparade) on August 13, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. So far owning, cultivating and selling cannabis in Germany is still illegal, though the current coalition government campaigned on cannabis legalisation and is scheduled to begin debating corresponding legislation in coming months. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)
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The former Valeant exits Canada’s big-stock index; energy stock added
The electronic ticker display outside the Toronto Stock Exchange Tower in Toronto, is photographed after the market closed on Monday, Jan., 24, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Two dead in Northern California wildfire, sheriff says
Properties destroyed by the Mill Fire are seen in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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California wildfire destroys 100 homes, other buildings
The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Injuries, destruction reported in Northern California blaze
In this image from a Cal Fire monitoring camera from Hammond Ranch, the Mill Fire burns near Weed, Calif., Friday Sept. 2, 2022. (Cal Fire/ALERTWildfire Network via AP)
british columbia
B.C. cannabis stores close, lay off staff as job action prevents pot deliveries
Members of the British Columbia General Employees' Union picket outside a B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch facility, in Delta, B.C., on Monday, August 15, 2022. British Columbian cannabis stores say they're shutting their doors and laying off staff after the strike stopped the province’s pot distribution centre from shipping out product early last week.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Cannabis-related hospitalizations up in years since legalization, study finds
Health Canada is warning people to do more to keep edible pot products out of the hands of kids. A variety of cannabis edibles are displayed at the Ontario Cannabis Store in Toronto on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Spike in accidental cannabis poisonings among kids sparks calls for more limits on edibles
Edible marijuana products are displayed for sale at a medical marijuana dispensary in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday May 1, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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My mom’s fudge pot keeps us connected, even after her death
british columbia
B.C. cannabis stores grapple with delivery stoppage as BCLDB workers go on strike
British Columbian cannabis stores are bracing for emptier shelves after a strike stopped the province's pot distribution centre from shipping out product. Members of the British Columbia General Employees' Union picket outside a B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch facility, in Delta, B.C., on Monday, August 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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CRA cheques, home price declines and the best-case scenario for stocks: The business and investing stories you need to know about this week
A sign outside the Canada Revenue Agency is seen Monday May 10, 2021 in Ottawa. The Canada Revenue Agency says it will be sending e-notifications about uncashed checks to 25,000 Canadians this month.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Northwest Territories RCMP deploy controversial roadside cannabis screening devices
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Alberta pot shops now allowed to take down window coverings after robberies
Customers leave a store after purchasing legal cannabis as other wait to get in the store in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Ontario Cannabis Store unable to process deliveries after partner faces cyberattack
Chocolate edibles available for authorized retailers are displayed at the Ontario Cannabis Store in Toronto on January 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
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Why some Canadian cities are crammed with cannabis shops – and others are barren
Raju Saini, poses for a photograph at Piffingtons, a cannabis retail store he owns in Milton, Ont., on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
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Ottawa on track to spend $200-Million per year on cannabis for veterans
Medical marijuana is shown in Toronto, Nov. 5, 2017.The federal government is reimbursing a record number of veterans for medical marijuana, with new figures showing Ottawa shelled out more than $150 million in the last fiscal year alone – more than double the amount just three years ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
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Health Canada report suggests future regulatory framework for CBD
Cannabis retailers High Tide Inc. and Meta Growth Corp. will merge in a new deal they claim will make them the largest legal pot shop network in Canada. A young cannabis plant is shown in Fenwick, Ont., Tuesday, June 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin