Author Archives: CBC News Canada

Government asking for an extra $2.1 billion for Indigenous programs

[ad_1] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is asking Parliament to spend an additional $2.1 billion [...]

How art is helping N.W.T. teens learn about drugs, alcohol and wellness

[ad_1] A projector casts light onto a large white sheet in a classroom at Moose [...]

Aurora Cannabis reports quarterly loss following layoffs, writedown and CEO departure

[ad_1] Aurora Cannabis Inc.’s second quarter earnings were weighed down by a drop in cannabis [...]

Halifax researcher studies how cannabis affects brain function in young adults

[ad_1] A researcher at Dalhousie University in Halifax is looking at how cannabis use can [...]

Aurora Cannabis cuts 500 jobs across company, CEO steps down

[ad_1] Aurora Cannabis is laying off some 500 workers and replacing CEO Terry Booth, who [...]

N.B. physicians’ college has ‘total confidence’ in medical officer despite employment history

[ad_1] The employment history of the Saint John region’s medical officer of health, which has [...]

Molasses cake with THC served to children, staff at Eskasoni school

[ad_1] Cake containing cannabis was accidentally served to children and staff at a school in [...]

‘We’re opening everything’: Scientists share coronavirus data in unprecedented way to contain, treat disease

[ad_1] This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar [...]

Green leadership hopeful wants to become the first black woman to lead a federal party

[ad_1] Almost 50 years ago, Rosemary Brown became the first black woman to run for [...]

Coronavirus facts, vaccination rates falling short: 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 [...]