Shares of Aurora Cannabis tumbled by nearly nine per cent after the pot producer’s fourth-quarter revenues fell short of its own guidance and signalled a longer pathway to profitability, pointing to the slow rollout of brick-and-mortar retail cannabis stores. Chief…
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Alberta government asks Court of Appeal whether Bill C-69 is constitutional
The Alberta government has officially asked the province’s Appeal Court whether Ottawa’s new environmental assessment process for major construction projects like pipelines is constitutional. The government filed its challenge with the court on Tuesday, asking it whether the federal government…
8 Edmonton businesses fined for selling cannabis products illegally
A number of Edmonton retail stores were fined for selling cannabis products from non-licensed producers — meaning they’re not currently legal to sell. Edmonton police said they received information at the beginning of 2019 that led to an investigation into…
Eight Edmonton businesses fined $48,000 for selling cannabis without a licence
Constable Dexx Williams, cannabis compliance officer with the Edmonton police pictured on June 18, 2019, reminding Edmontonians to keep their cannabis out of reach in their vehicles. Photo by Shaughn Butts / Postmedia Shaughn Butts / Postmedia Rent retells classic…
City of St. Albert updates bylaw to ban smoking in parks and within 10 metres of non-residential doors
Smokers in St. Albert will no longer be allowed to light up in parks or within 10 metres of non-residential doors after city council passed an amendment to its smoking bylaw on Tuesday. Earlier in the year, city administrators conducted…
Tilray Inc. signs deal to acquire Alberta cannabis retailer Four20
Cannabis producer Tilray Inc. says it has signed a deal to acquire Alberta cannabis retailer Four20 in an agreement valued at up to $110 million. Calgary-based Four20 owns and operates six stores in Alberta and has secured 16 additional store…
The sewer knows: Canadians’ drug use is no secret from wastewater tests
MONTREAL – A pilot project that analyzed wastewater in five major urban centres suggests Canadians’ may use drugs differently depending on which city they call home. For example, the analysis by Statistics Canada showed cannabis levels are much higher in…
Alberta sees most money spent on cannabis since legalization: StatCan
Albertans have spent the most money on cannabis since it was legalized last fall, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada. Story continues below New data from Statistics Canada published Monday looked at the amount sold at cannabis retail stores…
A closer look at the Dräger DrugTest 5000
August 21 2019 7:39pm Einat Velichover, a business development manager with Dräger, dropped by Global Edmonton on Wednesday to tell Gord Steinke about the DrugTest 5000 and how it hopes to address impaired driving. ‘ }); } else { var…
A look at how police work to keep drug-impaired drivers off the street
August 20 2019 8:11pm Some international experts on traffic safety are in Edmonton. Sarah Ryan reports on what efforts are being made to keep drug-impaired drivers off the streets. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof…