Author Archives: CBC News Canada

Compostable plastics often go to landfill. Here’s one venue that gets them composted

[ad_1] Certified compostable plastic cups, cutlery, coffee pods, clamshell containers and other packaging may be [...]

Bioplastics 101, ultimatum to wireless carriers: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheet

[ad_1] Miss something this week? Don’t panic. CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you [...]

B.C. landlord ordered to pay $23K for repeatedly trying to evict tenant over Indigenous smudging

[ad_1] An Indigenous mother of two who was forced to leave her rental suite in Burnaby [...]

Black voters finally get to flex their power in South Carolina Democratic primary

[ad_1] Mary Miles sits in a near-empty church in Columbia, S.C., at the end of [...]

McMaster researchers find cannabis has antibiotic potential

[ad_1] Researchers from McMaster University have discovered that a chemical compound in cannabis could be [...]

MacKay says he won’t repeal legalization of recreational cannabis if he’s elected prime minister

[ad_1] Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay said today that he won’t repeal the legalization of recreational [...]

Doctor who signed off on Lionel Desmond’s firearms licence testifies at inquiry

[ad_1] The doctor who signed off on the firearms licence review for Lionel Desmond in [...]

Counterfeit crackdown; cannabis costs: CBC’s Marketplace consumer cheat sheet

[ad_1] Miss something this week? Don’t panic. CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you [...]

Cannabis extract prices vary ‘wildly’ between provincially run stores

[ad_1] A CBC News analysis has revealed the price of cannabis extracts varies widely across [...]

Why firearms officers returned Lionel Desmond’s gun licence after suicide attempt, police calls

[ad_1] Lionel Desmond’s firearms licence first got flagged for review after a reference revealed the Afghanistan [...]