Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

The legalization of cannabis for non-medical purposes is opening up all sorts of opportunities for c-store operators that go beyond helping customers satisfy the munchies.

Ontario is set to get 50 more cannabis stores starting in October, and applicants will have to first show they have their finances and retail space ready to go.

There were smiles, handshakes and even a joke or two as Canada's western premiers emerged from their day-long meeting in Edmonton last Thursday.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna signed a vehicle-emissions agreement with California Wednesday that the state's governor and auto industry experts see as a signal that Canada is going to side with California in a U.S.

Ontario's top court has ruled the federal government's carbon charge is constitutionally sound.

The National Energy Board has issued a certificate for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion after it was approved by Ottawa last week, but is seeking input from affected parties and the public on its resumption of regulatory processes.

The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation will sell cannabis edibles, extracts and topicals when the products become legal later this year.

The federal government is spending a portion of the proceeds of the carbon tax to fund green projects at schools in four provinces.