Some marijuana sector stocks are up slightly after Ontario announced supply agreements with 26 licensed producers in preparation for legalization of recreational pot this fall.
Liberals scrap controversial family reunification lottery, accepting more applications
Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is dropping its controversial lottery system for reuniting immigrant families and moving to a first-come, first-served online system following backlash from frustrated sponsors.
Trudeau: No apologies for heckler encounter, pledges to call out ‘hate speech’
Hate speech and the politics of division are creating a “dangerous path” for Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says, vowing to steer clear of such roads and to continue calling out those who rely on “extremist” methods to make their voices heard.
Wildfire smoke ‘has posed quite a challenge to our aircraft,’ B.C. firefighters say
The thick smoke that’s blanketed much of B.C. in recent days has forced some firefighting aircraft to ground and made it difficult to detect new wildfires, officials say.
Health Canada expands recall of some heart, high blood pressure drugs
Health Canada has added eight more products to its recall of certain medications containing valsartan, a drug used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure, because of possible contamination by a carcinogen.
Medical marijuana: Should it stay or should it go after pot is legalized?
The Canadian Medical Association has called for a single regulatory system for medical and recreational marijuana, but other stakeholders say a separate stream protects patients and encourages research.
JPMorgan Chase casts doubts on plan to take Tesla private
A $113 US cut in JPMorgan Chase’s price target for electric carmaker Tesla added to growing doubts among market players about a plan to take the company private.
TransCanada moves to condemn South Dakota land
TransCanada Corp. has filed eminent domain petitions in state court against parcels of Harding County land owned by two families.
U.K.’s Purplebricks comes to Canada in a bid for real estate disruption: Don Pittis
Expect Purplebricks real estate signs to show up soon in Canada after the U.K.-based discount seller buys into the Canadian market.
Canadian Pacific moved more grain in past year despite extreme weather, backlog
​Canadian Pacific Railway moved one per cent more grain over the past year than in 2016-17, despite a frigid prairie winter and higher-than-expected crop yields that helped cause a major backlog in early 2018.