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Pot shops lucky to be in business amid competition, advertising rules and THC limits

Pot shops lucky to be in business amid competition, advertising rules and THC limits

TORONTO — Sean Kady spent most of his 20s toting around a teal tackle box that once belonged to his roommate's grandfather. Occasionally, people would spot the box and ask to borrow a wrench, but it didn't contain tools or bait.
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NDP to campaign on pharmacare if it backs out of Liberal deal: national director

NDP to campaign on pharmacare if it backs out of Liberal deal: national director

HAMILTON — The federal New Democrats plan to make pharmacare a central issue in the next election if the Liberals do not meet the bar the opposition party has set for legislation to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.
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Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick's daily face of pandemic response, stepping down

Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick's daily face of pandemic response, stepping down

FREDERICTON — The chief medical officer of health who helped guide New Brunswick through the pandemic is leaving her job. Dr.
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Kaiser Permanente reaches a tentative deal with health care worker unions after a recent strike

Kaiser Permanente reaches a tentative deal with health care worker unions after a recent strike

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Unions representing 85,000 health care workers have reached a tentative agreement with industry giant Kaiser Permanente following a strike over wages and staffing levels, the parties announced Friday.
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California Gov. Newsom signs law to slowly raise health care workers’ minimum wage to $25 per hour

California Gov. Newsom signs law to slowly raise health care workers’ minimum wage to $25 per hour

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will raise the minimum wage for health care workers to $25 per hour over the next decade under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday.
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The toll of heat deaths in the Phoenix area soars after the hottest summer on record

The toll of heat deaths in the Phoenix area soars after the hottest summer on record

PHOENIX (AP) — The toll of heat-associated deaths in Arizona's most populous county — still being tallied after the area's hottest summer ever recorded — has soared over 360, alarming public health officials who say the final count will surely set a
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Law restricting bathroom use for Idaho transgender students to go into effect as challenge continues

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho law restricting which bathrooms transgender students can use in schools will go into effect while a court challenge plays out. Chief U.S.
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US military to begin draining leaky fuel tank facility that poisoned Pearl Harbor drinking water

US military to begin draining leaky fuel tank facility that poisoned Pearl Harbor drinking water

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — The military next week plans to begin draining fuel from World War II-era underground fuel tanks in Hawaii, nearly two years after the massive facility sickened 6,000 people when it leaked jet fuel into a Pearl Harbor drin
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Ex-Illinois child welfare worker guilty of endangerment after boy beaten to death by mom

WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — A judge convicted a former state child welfare worker Friday of child endangerment in connection with the 2019 beating death of a 5-year-old suburban Chicago boy by his mother, but the judge acquitted the man's supervisor.
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Ontario appoints supervisor, starts new review of Riverdale consumption site

Ontario appoints supervisor, starts new review of Riverdale consumption site

TORONTO — Ontario's Ministry of Health is appointing a supervisor for a Toronto consumption and treatment services site that has been the focus of increased scrutiny after a bystander was shot and killed nearby.
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