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Kelowna based cannabis company enters U.S. market
The Valens Company Inc., a manufacturer of cannabis products based in Kelowna, announced today it…
Trustees vote to end program assigning uniformed police officers to Vancouver schools
VANCOUVER – Uniformed police officers will no longer be assigned to Vancouver public schools after…
3D printing’s new challenge: Solving the US housing shortage
A new generation of startups wants to disrupt the way houses are built by automating…
Hundreds of travellers landing in Canada test positive for COVID-19 variants
OTTAWA – More than 2,000 people returning to Canada since the federal government brought in…
2nd piece of potential Okanagan parkland sold to private owners
Following on the news that Sickle Point on Skaha Lake in the South Okanagan has…
Free rides, joints and beer: Incentives are added to US vaccine drive
Free beer, pot and doughnuts. Savings bonds. A chance to win an all-terrain vehicle. Places…
Street drugs poisoned with benzos can lead to ‘catastrophic’ overdoses: advocate
VANCOUVER – A drug policy adviser to the City of Vancouver is warning of a…
Wine of the Week: The View Winery’s 2020 Pink Rhino rosé
Now called Pink Rhino, The View Winery’s Pinotage rosé is now housed in a green…
Marijuana social equity: Seeds planted but will they grow?
DENVER – Terrence Hewing was working for a package delivery company in 2007 when police…
The View Winery: Think pink (and green)
Jennifer Turton-Molgat at The View Winery and Wards Cidery has always been an innovator. Always…
COVID-19 modelling shows B.C. bending the curve of variant cases
VANCOUVER – Efforts by British Columbia health officials and residents are managing to suppress infections…
Plans to distribute first doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on hold
OTTAWA – Plans to distribute the first 300,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19…
Two Montrealers among dead after stampede at religious festival in Israel
MONTREAL – Two Montrealers taking part in a religious festival in Israel were among the…
How the Gaetz probe grew from sex trafficking to medical pot
ORLANDO, Fla. – When Rep. Matt Gaetz vacationed in the Bahamas in 2018, he was…
Farm-gate cannabis sales allow customers to buy pot straight from the farm
TORONTO – When customers roll up to Thrive Cannabis’ 184-acre farm in Simcoe. Ont, they’ll…
Housing prices in South Okanagan, Kamloops higher than B.C. average
March was a record-setting month for the B.C. real estate market with sales hitting an…
Farm-gate cannabis sales allow customers to buy pot straight from the farm
TORONTO – When customers roll up to Thrive Cannabis' 184-acre farm in Simcoe. Ont, they'll…
High Tide buying 80 per cent stake in U.S. CBD company FABCBD for US$20.64M
CALGARY – Cannabis company High Tide Inc. has signed a deal to buy an 80…
Tilray-Aphria deal closes, company to control biggest share of Cdn pot market
NANAIMO, B.C. – Tilray Inc. and Aphria Inc. say their merger deal has now closed…
Bobby Unser, 87, Indy 500 champ in great racing family, dies
There wasn’t much Bobby Unser wouldn’t do to promote the Indianapolis 500, which is how…
Organigram CEO Greg Engel steps down, Peter Amirault appointed on interim basis
MONCTON, N.B. – Organigram Holdings Inc. says Greg Engel is stepping down from his chief…
Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are getting divorced
SEATTLE – Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep…
Two ice cream parlours open in Kamloops as summer approaches
Two new ice cream joints have opened up in Kamloops this weekend, just in time…
iN VIDEO: $13M asking price on world class North Okanagan estate
A five-day-long auction will be held in June to sell a 15,000 square foot home…