Monthly Archive: May 2018

Claudia Cattaneo: The SumOfUs campaign against Trans Mountain has followed a now familiar pattern

A cannabis oil company has suspended sales in Canada after a CBC news investigation revealed its product is illegal.

VOLCANO, Hawaii — Warnings that Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano could shoot boulders and ash out of its summit crater are prompting people to rethink their plans to visit the Big Island. But most of the rest of the island is free of volcanic hazards, and local tourism officials are hoping travellers will recognize the Big Island […]

The IPO aims to raise as much as $250 million, sources said

iTunes charts for week ending May 10, 2018 Top Songs 1. This Is America, Childish Gambino 2. Beautiful Crazy, Luke Combs 3. Whatever It Take, Imagine Dragons 4. Meant to Be, Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line 5. Nice For What, Drake 6. The Middle, Zedd,Maren Morris & Grey 7. God’s Plan, Drake 8. Psycho […]

VANCOUVER — Licensed marijuana producers in Canada are throwing out thousands of kilograms of plant waste each year in what some of them say is a missed opportunity to find other uses for the byproduct. Health Canada’s destruction policy for producers makes it impossible to benefit or learn from the potentially valuable waste product, said […]

Temporary shutdowns at Alberta oilsands projects for scheduled maintenance have eased the pipeline congestion for now

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s plan to reduce drug prices (all times local): 2:45 p.m. President Donald Trump and his health secretary are laying out new proposals designed to reduce drug prices, including a requirement that drugmakers disclose the cost of their medicines in television advertisements. The idea is one of many […]

The Winnipeg Grain Exchange, established in 1887, will shut down for good after its owner transfers the bourse’s only remaining futures contract to New York

Root of the pique was a lobbying push by Canada that wasn’t even successful