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Wynne wants clear regulations on medical and recreational marijuana

Federal Liberals promised in this month's throne speech to "legalize, regulate and restrict access to marijuana."
Green Majority Radio #448: Canada’s First Green Waves

Green Majority Radio #448: Canada’s First Green Waves

Ryan O’Connor, author of “First Green Wave: Pollution Probe and the Origins of Environmental Activism in Ontario” and Jo Royle – Officer for Pew Charitable Trusts, Global Ocean Legacy project.
Five things to know about cap-and-trade legislation

Five things to know about cap-and-trade legislation

Wynne has announced the province is joining Quebec and California in a cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

No to Will Ferrell in Get Hard; yes to Queen & Country, It Follows and White God

  Will Ferrell has made some good ones, like Anchorman and Talladega Nights. Get Hard is not an equal. Better to check out John Boorman’s new one, a Hungarian animal rebellion or a creepy teen...

Ontario rejects NDP call for ban on hydraulic fracking to extract natural gas

NDP said Ontario needs to impose a moratorium on fracking before companies exhaust other deposits and come looking for licences to explore for natural gas in this province.

Ontario cuts coal, while BC looks for more

It may be the industrial heartland of Canada, but Ontario took a major step forward this week by announcing all its coal fired generating plants would shut down, while in ‘super natural” BC the...

Reviews of The Fifth Estate, Muscle Shoals, Escape Plan, Wadjda and more

Benedict Cumberbatch intrigues in The Fifth Estate as the founder of WikiLeaks

Serena Ryder Fulfills Dream, Plays Commodore

Unlike certain other Canadian singers, Serena is much-loved here in her home country by listeners from coast to coast.

Something stinks in Ontario

Niagara authorities crack down on lucrative cheese-smuggling operation.

Thousands of gay marriages from Canada may not be legal

The Canadian government is arguing that thousands of same-sex couples who travelled to Canada to get married are not legally wed, according to The Globe and Mail. The government is contending...