Ontario: As the clock struck one minute past midnight, eager bud-beavers were able to place orders of cannabis on the province’s online store. The Ontario Cannabis Store has products from dozens of different suppliers, each labelled with the level of Tetrahydrocannabinol(THC) and Cannabidiol(CBD) inside, as tested by Health Canada. TheRead More

Ottawa: Nearly a century of marijuana prohibition came to an end Wednesday as Canada became the first major Western nation to legalize and regulate the sale and recreational use of marijuana. The change was praised by pot enthusiasts and investors in a budding industry that has seen pot stocks soarRead More

TORONTO – The leader of a company behind a proposal for a high-tech, Alphabet Inc-backed Toronto community brushed off privacy concerns associated with the project, saying it has addressed most issues by recently revealing its data plans. Dan Doctoroff, the chief executive officer of Sidewalk Labs, said at the FortuneRead More

Toronto: Incumbents are squaring off in close races across the city ahead of the Toronto Municipal Election, according to another round of poll data released by Mainstreet Research. In the polls, which were released Wednesday, Mainstreet Research found that John Campbell and Stephen Holyday are in a statistical tie in EtobicokeRead More

On Oct. 17, recreational cannabis will be legalized and regulated in Canada, making it one of the few countries around the world to have done so. All provinces and territories will have online sales available, but the number of brick-and-mortar stores and regulations differ between provinces and territories. Here’s aRead More

TORONTO — Canada is open to doing more business with China now that a trading agreement with the United States and Mexico has been finalized, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “Obviously, China is the world’s second-largest economy and growing, and will remain an important place to do business and toRead More

A transit advocacy organization has released a report card ranking the two leading mayoral candidates on their platforms and for all their differences it does seem that Jennifer Keesmaat and John Tory have at least one thing in common – failing grades when it comes to “properly funding the TTC.”Read More

TORONTO – More than half of Canadian homeowners recently surveyed say they would be less likely to consider a property if they knew cannabis had been grown inside, according to a poll released Tuesday. Real estate listings company Zoocasa, which commissioned the study, found that 52 per cent of homeownersRead More

Toronto:  With less than a week to go until the municipal election, a new poll suggests that a few very tight races are emerging. The provincial government’s decision to slash the size of city council has pitted incumbent councillors against one another in multiple wards, including in Toronto-St. Paul’s andRead More

TORONTO — As many as 100 locations across the country may be ready to sell cannabis on Wednesday when recreational pot is legalized across the country, but most Canadians’ first purchase of legal pot will likely be at the click of a button. Provincial and territorial governments and private retailersRead More