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October 18th 2018

One-in-three British Columbians expect to buy an electric car as their next vehicle, but they’re going to have trouble finding one.

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Harvey McKinnon: It's time for Vancouver to elect its first woman mayor It's hard for me as a man talk about what women face in the political realm, but as an observer of social behaviour, I can tell you they have a much harder time than men. Harvey McKinnon Opinion \| October 17th 2018

A large cannabis facility is transforming a Quebec town near Ottawa Sylvie Cadieux was concerned when she first heard that a cannabis company was setting up shop in Masson-Angers, a small bedroom community in Gatineau, Quebec, across the river from Ottawa. And now? Cecilia Keating News, Energy, Politics \| October 17th 2018

Hundreds queue in Quebec to be among first buyers of legal cannabis Marijuana smoke wafted through the heart of Montreal's downtown shopping district on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, as hundreds of people lined up to purchase legal cannabis for the first time at Quebec's state-run shops. Morgan Lowrie News, Politics \| October 18th 2018

Still more to do as Canada shifts to legal cannabis, Liberals say Canada's shift to a legal cannabis regime is just the first of what the government says are several steps to come, from regulating edibles to training more drug cops. Jordan Press News, Politics \| October 18th 2018

Brian Mulroney joins board of directors of New York-based pot company Former prime minister Brian Mulroney is joining the board of directors of an American cannabis company. The Canadian Press News, US News, Politics \| October 18th 2018

Expelled Canadian envoy says stable Saudi Arabia needed amid Khashoggi probe Canadian and global foreign policy towards Saudi Arabia can't be driven by revulsion over the treatment of individual human rights cases, Canada's most recent ambassador to the country says. Mike Blanchfield News, US News, Politics \| October 18th 2018

Canada's ban on asbestos to take effect but mining residues are exempt Canada's new asbestos ban will not prevent companies in Quebec from sifting through the waste left over from decades of mining asbestos to look for magnesium. Mia Rabson News, Politics \| October 18th 2018

Kinder Morgan CEO says there's a 'seller's market' for remaining Canadian assets There's a "seller's market" for attractive assets like those held by its Canadian subsidiary, the CEO of Kinder Morgan Inc. said on a conference call Wednesday to discuss third-quarter results. Dan Healing News, Politics \| October 18th 2018

Test case challenges a politician's right to block people from Twitter account Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is the target of a test legal case that could prompt politicians all across the country to reconsider their use of social media. Joan Bryden News, Politics \| October 18th 2018

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