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B.C. cannabis retailers are worried that the provincial government’s cannabis stores are operating at a loss. The private industry said it is already facing several challenges in turning a profit, and competing with the B.C. government for customers is just another hurdle that is possibly holding them back. “When you …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Since early 2023, more UberEats bike couriers have been travelling from outside the city into Toronto using Go Trains to commute, raising concerns over the bikes’ safety. Janice Jim, a Go Train commuter, says the bikes present a risk in the event …

Canadian attitudes toward climate change are about as consistent as Canadian weather, a new poll suggests. Contradictions abound in a Leger online poll of more than 1,500 Canadians conducted earlier this month after a December that set records for warm temperatures. Almost three-quarters of them thought climate change was the …

If you’ve noticed that package sizes at the grocery store seem to be shrinking, you’re not alone. A new poll finds that an overwhelming majority of Canadians are worried about shrinkflation. The poll, done for Global News by Ipsos between April 19-20, surveyed 1,000 Canadians. It found that 84 per …

Mark Lee, a professional translator and former council candidate in Richmond, B.C., says he knows what it’s like to walk the fine line faced by fellow Chinese Canadians entering the political arena amid scrutiny of alleged foreign interference. He says he’s not ignorant of the risks and considers potential political …

As part of an annual festival celebrating winter, Ottawa’s Sparks Street has been lined in recent weeks with ice sculptures depicting everything from animals and flowers to a Tim Hortons cup. But by the time Winterlude wrapped up this past weekend, some of those works of art had been rendered …

Bad weather during last fall and winter, believed to be a direct result of climate change, has taken its toll on the wine-making industry in Ontario, after an alarming decrease in the grape harvest. Hamilton-based Steve Byfield is a winemaker at the virtual winery Nyarai Cellars, which buys grapes from vineyards across …

Amid a nationwide shortage of children’s pain and fever medications, Health Canada was due to speak with manufacturers on Thursday to discuss ways to boost supply. Parents across the country have noted empty shelves where they had hoped to find pediatric acetaminophen or ibuprofen products, like liquid Tylenol and Advil, …

Fewer medical school graduates are choosing to go into family medicine and open primary-care practices, data shows, at a time when more than one million Ontarians can’t find a family doctor and just as many are set to lose the ones they already have. Data from the Canadian Resident Matching Service shows …

As provinces move to drop most COVID-19 restrictions and mask mandates, many employees are returning to the workplace — whether they like it or not.  And an Angus Reid/CBC poll conducted in March suggests many do not. More than half of respondents (56 per cent) said they would look for another job …