As we celebrate 4/20, a reminder that 7.5 years after legalization, we STILL don’t have policy that allows for cannabis tourism.

Canada's first Cannabis dealers — CANNANASKIS by Dave Dormer George Charbonneau likely had no idea RCMP were waiting for him when he boarded the LaSalle Ferry on Dec. 4, 1937 for the 15-minute return trip from Detroit to Windsor. In the pockets of his overcoat on that chilly Saturday, the 21-year-old Canadian was carrying just over five ounc

Thanks to help from folks at the Essex Branch of Ontario Ancestors - The Genealogical Society, we now have a more complete picture of the earliest people arrested for possessing and dealing cannabis in Canada back in the 1930s. www.cannanaskis.com/history/2020...

Jesse Wiebe built Startup TNT’s agri-food arm. Now she’s leaving to solve a larger problem

My latest for betakit.com

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NASA's Artemis II Crew Launches To The Moon (Official Broadcast) YouTube video by NASA

Artemis II launch in 5 mins www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBM...

Canada will face Bosnia-Herzegovina to open FIFA World Cup | CBC Sports Bosnia-Herzegovina defeated Italy 1-1 (4-1) in penalties in a World Cup qualifier playoff final and will now join Canada, Qatar and Switzerland in Group B at the tournament, and face Canada in Toronto...

Canada to open World Cup against Bosnia-Herzegovina www.cbc.ca/sports/socce...

Two pilots killed in Air Canada collision at LaGuardia airport identified | CBC

Two Air Canada pilots involved in the Laguardia crash have been identified
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“We’re in a moment in Canada”: Solomon brings AI pitch to Platform Calgary | BetaKit Canada's AI minister says the government's updated AI strategy will benefit everyone, not just “tech bros.”

.@evansolomon.bsky.social says the goal of the government's updated AI strategy is to make sure the benefits do not flow only to “a bunch of tech bros.”

Solomon was at Platform Calgary on Wednesday making his pitch.

“We’re in a moment in Canada”: Solomon brings AI pitch to Platform Calgary | BetaKit Canada's AI minister says the government's updated AI strategy will benefit everyone, not just “tech bros.”

“We’re in a moment in Canada”: Solomon brings AI pitch to Platform Calgary betakit.com/were-in-a-mo... #ai #tech

Alberta’s technology minister continues data centre courtship at Digital Innovation Forum | BetaKit Nate Glubish pitches the province's energy, low taxes, and cool climate.

Alberta is making a hard pitch to data centre builders: energy, low taxes, cold climate, and speed. Minister Nate Glubish says the “home run” is digital sovereignty and keeping Canadian AI under Canadian jurisdiction.

Alberta’s technology minister continues data centre courtship at Digital Innovation Forum | BetaKit Nate Glubish pitches the province's energy, low taxes, and cool climate.

Alberta’s technology minister continues data centre courtship at Digital Innovation Forum
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Who are the 100 accounts? Neither the story or the report list them that I could see.

Iran's supreme leader dead after major attack by Israel and the U.S.: Trump | CBC

Trump says Khamenei is dead. www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...

Canada needs national standard on palliative care, experts say There are rules for how people can die, but not for how they are cared for while dying.

Palliative care is a topic that can be tough to talk about, but it’s an important one. open.substack.com/pub/davedorm...

Carney watches Canada-U.S. gold medal hockey game with friends, family at the pub With a jersey on his back and a pint in hand — a non-alcoholic one — Prime Minister Mark Carney settled in at the pub for the men’s gold medal Olympic hockey game between Canada and the United States ...

We made sure bars were open early for the gold medal game but cannabis lounges still aren’t allowed in Canada.
That’s not at all equal. #cdnpoli #ableg #yyccc toronto.citynews.ca/2026/02/22/c...

2026 Olympic Games: Puck drops between archrivals Canada and the U.S. in gold-medal men's hockey game | CBC

Goooood morning hockey fans! 🇨🇦
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Three seniors look at photographs while sitting on a couch. There is a man on the left and a woman in the middle, who are both holding a photo, and a man on the right. They are all smiling.

Canada needs national standard on palliative care, experts say
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‘What the system didn’t do’: Why one terminally ill patient turned to psilocybin outside Health Canada's framework Pete Pearson may have broken the law by taking psilocybin to treat his existential anxiety, but son Blake says it was worth it

Pete Pearson may have broken the law by taking psilocybin to treat existential anxiety but som Blake says it was worth it. open.substack.com/pub/davedorm...

2026 Olympic Games: Milano Cortina opening ceremony begins at the top of the hour | CBC

Let’s Go Canada! 🍁 🇨🇦

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“People have said the Klein government was the high-water mark for mismanaging the health-care system,” Hardcastle said. “But honestly, I think that Premier [Danielle] Smith is giving him a run for his money in terms of failure to address obvious problems, and bringing in reforms that are not evidence based.” “If we look back in history, she is certainly among the worst in the last many decades, if not the worst.”

Danielle Smith's $30-Million AHS Firing Spree via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

Trump threatens 100% tariffs on all Canadian goods if Canada 'makes a deal with China' | CBC News U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a 100 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods entering the United States if Canada "makes a deal with China" — a forceful message that comes days aft...

The message comes days after Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos widely viewed as pushback on U.S. actions. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Calgary’s new Aerospace Innovation Hub aims to turn talent and capital into scale | BetaKit The hub aims to support more than $50 million in investment into local aerospace firms.

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The year enshittification became undeniable | BetaKit So many tech systems that we interact with in our daily lives seem to have degraded beyond usability, or, as Cory Doctorow puts it, enshittified.

"Our digital lives are now gated in a way that makes it harder or more expensive for us to reach the information we’re looking for...

The internet no longer feels like a single, heterogeneous place. Instead, we spend our time bouncing between decaying platforms."

Via @sarahcrgr.bsky.social:

When access to death is faster than access to care How one case is raising uncomfortable questions around terminal care and the use of psychedelics in Canada

It took 11 months for Pete Pearson to be denied legal access to psychedelic-assisted therapy by Health Canada.
But it only took a few weeks for him to be approved for MAID.
Advocates like @therapsil.bsky.social say that's not right.
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Blizzard conditions cause multiple crashes, force closure of Highway 2 between Calgary and Airdrie | CBC News A winter storm that moved across much of Alberta on Wednesday is bringing blowing snow and extreme wind gusts, prompting Environment Canada to issue a yellow-level winter storm warning.

It’s gnarly out there.
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Trump’s post about Rob Reiner is not normal behaviour.

Canadian military intelligence member charged with espionage, says DND | CBC News A non-commissioned member of the Canadian military intelligence branch has been charged with passing classified information to a "foreign entity," the Department of National Defence revealed late Thur...

The arrest is the result of a joint investigation between the military’s National Investigation Service and the RCMP’s national security enforcement team.
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Calgary tech talks about a different kind of energy at Innovation Week | BetaKit Innovation Week is now four full days of seminars, master classes, and networking mixers with events hosted at offices, workspaces, and hubs across the city.

Calgary tech talks about a different kind of energy at Innovation Week
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How Tommy became Chong — CANNANASKIS by Dave Dormer It was a simple act of generosity at a downtown Calgary jazz club that would have a profound impact on the course of Cannabis History. The year was 1957 and the place, the Foggy Manor...

I like writing explainers: www.cannanaskis.com/history/2021...

Opinion: Notwithstanding clause never meant to be used to benefit the government Dave King was was there when clause was born in Alberta cabinet. It was never meant to be used for the benefit of the government itself.

“It was never meant to be introduced in the middle of a long-standing process, to force a particular outcome.”
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Alberta introduces back-to-work legislation, imposes new contract to end teachers strike The Alberta government is ordering thousands of striking teachers back to work and imposing a four-year collective contract.

The bill legislates a new collective contract that will run retroactively from Sept. 1, 2024, until Aug. 31, 2028. calgaryherald.com/news/politic... #ableg