Green leader silent on party’s key demand that she disavow ex-advisor who supported Israel

Paul faced a move towards a non-confidence vote earlier this week when several members of the party’s federal council, its board of directors, sought to have her removed. She said the Liberals were trying to undermine her leadership, because it was a threat to their push for a majority. “When someone crosses the floor, it […]

Secrecy, top security surround Windsor vaccine deliveries, supplies

“It’s belts and suspenders and ropes, meaning we have backups to backups to backups,” said David Musyj, CEO of Windsor Regional Hospital, which runs vaccination sites at the St. “They started in Ottawa and just drove down the 401 doing all these assessments,” said Michael Broderick, Windsor Regional Hospital’s manager of safety and security. “Their […]

Cannabis worth $18M seized in OPP raids in Leamington, Kingsville

Nineteen people have been charged with possessing cannabis for the purpose of selling, as well as cultivating, propagating or harvesting any cannabis plant at a place that is not their dwelling. Twelve of the accused are from Kingsville and the rest are from Leamington, Wheatley, Scarborough, North York, and Markham. “The proliferation of illegal marihuana […]

Council decides to wait for Leamington ruling before tackling backyard cannabis odours

The councillor for the area, Ward 8’s Gary Kaschak, had asked for a report on the matter after fielding complaints from neighbours and checking out the grow op himself. While federal laws now allow people to grow up to four plants for recreational purposes, the big problems appear to arise when people acquire Health Canada […]

Neighbours fear another season of skunky odours from backyard cannabis ‘jungle’

The report from the city’s legal department recommends waiting to see the outcomes of a legal challenge to Leamington’s cannabis regulation bylaw as well as an ongoing review by Health Canada of its regulatory framework for people growing pot for medical reasons. The average daily quantity of weed authorized for people licensed to use it […]