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N.S. fiddler Ashley MacIssac says AI content may have defamed himNova Scotia fiddler Ashley MacIsaac said the summary falsely asserted he had been convicted of a series of offences, including sexual assault and internet luring.CanadaDec 23, 2025
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U.S. may soon reclassify marijuana to allow medical research. What to knowU.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order that would reclassify marijuana and ease federal restrictions on research for potential new medical products.U.S. NewsDec 17, 2025
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Washington State licensed pot shops open their doorsWashington State opened up its first ever licensed recreational marijuana shops on Tuesday morning, after long lineups were already forming overnight.HealthJul 8, 2014
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Jamaica to relax some marijuana lawsJamaica's government on Thursday announced a major rethinking of its marijuana laws, including plans to partially decriminalize small amounts of pot.WorldJun 12, 2014
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Police checkpoints, long lines mark Day 2 of legalization in MontrealLong lineups and fake online retailers mark marijuana legalization in Quebec.CannabisOct 18, 2018
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Quebec premier won’t rule out legal challenge if Ottawa allows home-grown cannabisQuebec Premier Philippe Couillard is not ruling out a legal challenge as the federal government's cannabis bill allowing Canadians to grow recreational marijuana at home is one step closer to becoming law.CanadaJun 19, 2018
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Quebec adopts long-awaited cannabis lawThe Quebec government has adopted its long-awaited cannabis law.CanadaJun 12, 2018
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Melissa Etheridge busted for marijuana possession at Canada-U.S. borderMelissa Etheridge was returning to the United States from Canada in August when she was reportedly arrested for possession of marijuana.EntertainmentOct 16, 2017
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Quebec 2018 Year in Review: Wave of change sweeps the provinceThe year 2018 marked a wave of change across Quebec.CanadaDec 27, 2018
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Donnelly Group opens Vancouver’s latest legal pot shops, bringing city’s total to 5Hobo Recreational Cannabis aims to offer a similar experience for picking out pot to choosing a pint of craft beer.CannabisMay 22, 2019
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Why telling a U.S. border guard you’ve smoked pot could be dangerous, even once it’s legalizedCanada's plan to legalize marijuana could lead confusion and even banishment at the U.S. border, a Washington state-based immigration lawyer warns.CanadaMar 20, 2018
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Quebec slashes cannabis store hours due to shortagesThe Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) announced on Friday it will slash its operating hours by nearly half due to supply shortages.CanadaOct 26, 2018
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Democratic majority in House likely to vanishCandidates plunged into feverish, final-day campaigning Monday in congressional elections that were expected to strip Democrats of their majority in the House of Representatives and snarl President Barack Obama's agenda in the final two years of his term.Nov 1, 2010
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Pure ecstasy can be ‘safe’ if consumed responsibly: B.C. health officerVANCOUVER - B.C.'s top health official says taking pure ecstasy can be "safe" when consumed responsibly by adults, despite warnings by police in Alberta and British Columbia about the dangers of the street drug after a rash of deaths.Jun 14, 2012
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Pure ecstasy can be ‘safe’ if consumed responsibly: B.C. health officerVANCOUVER - B.C.'s top health official says taking pure ecstasy can be "safe" when consumed responsibly by adults, despite warnings by police in Alberta and British Columbia about the dangers of the street drug after a rash of deaths.HealthJun 14, 2012
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Turkey, apple pie and some arguing: Politically divided families brace for T-day frictionAh, Thanksgiving. A little turkey, some cranberry mould, maybe apple pie with ice cream, some football on TV. Getting together with the cousins. Catching up beside the fire. Togetherness.Nov 20, 2012
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80 years after its founding in Jamaica, Rastafarianism gaining adherents as disdain weakensBULL BAY, Jamaica - The robed Rastafarian priest looked out over the turquoise sea off Jamaica's southeast coast and fervently described his belief that deliverance is at hand.WorldNov 28, 2012
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Mellow or up in smoke? Economic impacts unclear for B.C.’s pot futureThe future appears hazy for British Columbia's thriving underground pot industry, even as two U.S. states have voted to allow citizens to legally use the drug recreationally.Nov 7, 2012
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Wash. Gov. Gregoire: Still no decision from feds on marijuana legalization initiativesSEATTLE - Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire said Tuesday the federal government still hasn't decided whether to take action to block new laws legalizing marijuana in her state and Colorado.WorldNov 14, 2012
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Albertans shed traditional stereotype with more progressive views on social issues, poll findsCALGARY - Albertans’ attitudes about divisive social issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage and doctor-assisted suicide continue to shift, with most provincial residents now “more progressive than traditional in their thinking,” says a new poll.Nov 19, 2012