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  Ontario police sound alarm over perceived lack of funds for pot legalization

  Ontario's chiefs of police are again sounding alarm bells about the impending legalization of recreational cannabis, saying federal funding for police operations may not go far enough to cover increased costs.

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  Conservative staffer fired for urging senators to delay final vote on pot legalization

  Senators are being encouraged to postpone a vote on a bill to legalize recreational cannabis by a now-former employee of the Conservative's chief critic of the legislation.

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  Banning home-grown pot would be paternalistic, unenforceable: task force chair

  Banning Canadians from growing a few marijuana plants in their homes or backyards once recreational cannabis is legalized would be both paternalistic and unenforceable, former federal justice minister Anne McLellan says.

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  Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation shares drawings of future cannabis outlets

  Conceptual drawings released by the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation show what customers can expect once Ottawa legalizes recreational marijuana.

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  Loblaw eyes recreational marijuana market in Newfoundland and Labrador

  Loblaw Companies Ltd. is looking to sell recreational marijuana in Newfoundland and Labrador, and the provincial body handling pot sales has included the company on its list of potential licensed cannabis retailers.

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  Amid pot legalization border uncertainty, feds' advice? Don't lie

  As marijuana legalization draws near and questions linger about what Canadians can expect at the U.S. border, the federal point-man on pot, Bill Blair, has some advice: Don’t lie.

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  No longer in the weeds: Alberta's Olds College offering cannabis course

  Olds College in central Alberta college is planning to offer a new cannabis production course starting in July.

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  Trudeau says pot will be legal this summer, despite calls for delay

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't backing down from his government's much-maligned timeline for legalizing marijuana, despite a growing chorus of calls from senators, Indigenous leaders and others to delay the plan for up to a year.

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  Trudeau won't say whether Liberals will delay cannabis legalization

  With one Senate committee after another recommending changes, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left the door open a crack Wednesday to the possibility of a delay in enacting his Liberal government's much-maligned cannabis legalization bill.

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  First Nations need legal, taxation authority before pot is legal, senators say

  A Senate committee says Ottawa should put off legalizing marijuana for a year until Canada and First Nations can negotiate tax sharing, produce culturally appropriate education materials and ensure First Nations are able to regulate for themselves whether they want pot to be legal in their communities or not.