Penny Lancaster, wife of Rod Stewart, makes cannabis bust in first arrest as special constable

Lancaster, 50, began working with the force last year, reports Mail+. “A lot of the time, you think policing and you think crime, but you’re dealing with victims,” Lancaster reportedly told BBC One’s Crimewatch Live. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is […]

City of Vancouver records suggest strong opposition to Commercial-Broadway tower A …

The community response comes after the developers tweaked a rezoning application in November 2021 so there would be fewer overall units and more below-market rentals. “While the final decision on this site will be up to Vancouver city council, as housing minister I support Vancouver approving and getting built as much rental housing as possible […]

Canadian brand aims to address gap in plus-size men’s clothing market | Vancouver Sun

With garments developed in direct accordance to specific proportions, shapes and sizes, we can now officially say goodbye to the stigma around the wide man’s wardrobe and fight the many clichés surrounding it. A platform that elevates our clientele thanks to garments and collections developed with confidence in mind, allowing our men to take on […]

Dan Fumano: Mental health system needs overhaul, housing provider says | Vancouver Sun

Six months earlier, Seperich found herself homeless. Seperich is one of thousands of British Columbians who have stabilized and improved their lives at one of Coast Mental Health’s more than 50 residential facilities in Metro Vancouver. Some people might find it surprising to learn that, as one of B.C.’s largest providers of housing for people […]

The latest real estate stats for hot markets are bad news for homebuyers | Vancouver Sun

At this point in Canada’s seemingly inexhaustible real estate boom, when the number of homes on the market is scraping rock bottom, any increase in sales is near miraculous. One stat to keep an eye on is the sales-to-new-listings ratio, which is a solid indicator of supply-demand dynamics. Sales in Ontario were down 20.8 per […]

Cathie Wood’s $500K Bitcoin call is already happening — how to ride the wave to half a …

Pretty astounding, but Tesla may not be Wood’s most bullish call at the moment. “If we’re right and companies continue to diversify their cash into something like Bitcoin, and institutional investors start allocating 5 per cent of their funds in Bitcoin we believe the price will be ten-fold what it is today. The first bitcoin […]

Since legalization, cannabis consumers are choosing regulated vendors | Vancouver Sun

In the lead-up to Canada’s 2018 cannabis legalization, general fears were that the massive public policy change would lead to large-scale increases in marijuana usage by Canadians. Curious about how much cannabis has become part of our daily lives, a recent Leger survey asked British Columbians how familiar they are with terms related to the […]

7 in 10 gynecologic cancer patients report cannabis helped ease symptoms

Investigators considered patients prescribed MM from May 2016 to February 2019 and reviewed the formulation prescribed, usage patterns, length of use, symptom relief and side effects. “In cancer patients with inadequately controlled pain on opioids, the addition of THC:CBD containing compounds and nabiximols improves pain scores compared to placebo in some, but not all studies,” […]