Canada’s move to legalize cannabis is incompatible with Ottawa’s international legal obligations and damages global efforts to control drugs and protect youth from harm, according to the UN drug watchdog. “By moving forward with the legalisation of cannabis for non-medical… »
Highlights / super-fil
Canadians line up coast to coast to buy legal pot
Thousands of Canadians lined up in queues across the country Wednesday to buy their first legal cannabis as at the stroke of midnight Canada became the first G7 country to legalize recreational use of marijuana and other derived products. In… »
Coin commemorates end of First World War
In less than a month, many nations around the world will mark a momentous date. This year, November 11th will be the 100th anniversary of the Armistice to end the horrific tragedy of the First World War. To mark the… »
Economy, Health, Politics, Society
Government cannabis sales vs black market
Billions of dollars for black market, or billions in revenue for government and industry? On this first day of legal sales of recreational marijuana (medical sale has been legal since 2001), crowds have gathered to purchase from government stores, and… »
Economy, Health, Highlights, International, Politics, Society
It’s legal! International interest
The first day of legalised recreational use of cannabis in Canada has dawned, starting as of 12:01 AM this morning. Crowds lined up at a cannabis outlet in St John’s Newfoundland just past midnight to be the first in the… »
Police will be welcomed back to Toronto’s Pride Parade
It now appears that members of Canada’s largest municipal police force will be allowed back into Toronto’s annual Pride Parade. “We will review the application and provided they meet our Rules of Parade Entry policy, they will be granted a… »
Liberals introduce bill to change prison solitary confinement rules
The Canadian government has taken the first step to eliminating solitary confinement in federal prisons. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale introduced legislation Tuesday that would–among other things–overhaul how inmates are separated from the general prison population. Under the proposed plan,… »
Medical journal slams pot legalization as ‘national, uncontrolled experiment’
The Canadian Medical Association Journal blasted Monday the plan by the Liberal government to legalize cannabis in Canada as “national, uncontrolled experiment” that pits the profits of cannabis producers and government tax revenues against the health of Canadians. As of… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Oxfam Canada says way more must be done to help female refugees
In a what it hopes is a call to action for Canada and other countries to do more to salve and rectify the horrifying consequences of gender inequality faced by female refugees around the world, Oxfam Canada has released a… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
The right to be forgotten- restricting access to certain internet sites
Removing old or embarrassing or incorrect links about individuals It’s part of a privacy law in the European Union sometimes called the right to be forgotten, but it’s more the right to erasure (of access to specific content) and it… »
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