Are the profits from government sponsored gambling worth the cost in human lives, broken relationships and misery?
Since the early 1990s permanent casinos have been springing up in communities all across Canada. Our government has relaxed its views on gambling and made it much more accessible to adults everywhere. In more recent years this has expanded to include government-run online gambling portals as well. With this increase in availability has come an…
Young people are getting hooked on vaping, despite the many unknowns. We need to develop effective counter programs before it's too late
In 1973, the band Brownsville Station released the song Smokin’ in the Boys Room. At the time, nearly half of Canadian adults and teens smoked. Reports had been coming out for years about the dangers of tobacco use but smoking was still seen as a cool thing to do. Over the next several decades, the…
Depending on where you are in the world, you will face a different type of challenge when you go to place a bet. Some countries are not restricted at all, and placing a bet or gaming inside a casino is easy, although these countries will often not regulate or licence the operators there and in…
Choosing an online casino is a bigger task than many people expect. With so much choice and variety out there, it is important to take time and read as much as possible before choosing which site to go with. While many offer a good service, the features and bonuses on offer at each one vary…
From mid-May to mid-June, about 4.9 million or 16 per cent of Canadians aged 15 and older reported using cannabis in the previous three months, according to a report released on Thursday by Statistics Canada. The federal agency said this was unchanged from what was reported one year earlier (before legalization) for the provinces and…
Calgary-based cannabis company Westleaf has received a licence from Alberta, Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis for its first Prairie Records branded retail store in Alberta. The store is at 4420 17th Ave. S.E. in Calgary. “This is a small but significant step in our development as a full spectrum cannabis company, with seed-to-sale operations,” said Adam…
Just how connected are Canadians to the Internet? The Canadian Internet Registration Authority’s (CIRA) annual report, Canada's Internet Factbook 2019, found in a survey that 85 per cent of Canadians had not spent more than one-week offline in the last year, and only one in five had even disconnected for eight consecutive hours. “The Internet…
Vanisha Breault of the Terminator Foundation talks about facing and overcoming the growing pandemic of addictions
Vanisha Breault is founder and executive director of the Terminator Foundation. What is the Terminator Foundation and what does it do? Breault: The Terminator Foundation is a collaboration of integrated health-care systems that support youth and young adults in their effort to recover from addiction and mental health issues. Our goal is to strengthen recovery…
Global sales of cannabis grew by 20% in 2018 and are expected to grow by 36% this year: report
An international report says spending on adult-use cannabis in Canada is forecast to grow from $113 million in the partial year of 2018 to almost $4.8 billion by 2024. Cannabis became legalized nationwide on Oct. 17, 2018. The seventh edition in the series State of Legal Cannabis Markets reports was released Thursday by Arcview Market…
Supports approximately 182,500 jobs, which translates into $11.9 billion in labour income
Canadian gaming has become a multibillion-dollar industry directly supporting more than 182,000 jobs across the country, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Canadian Gaming Association. The National Economic Benefits of the Canadian Gaming Industry study said the industry produced $17.1 billion in revenue in 2017. That includes $1 billion in non-gaming revenue…
Since the early 1990s permanent casinos have been springing up in communities all across Canada. Our government has relaxed its views on gambling and made it much more accessible to adults everywhere. In more recent years this has expanded to include government-run online gambling portals as well. With this increase in availability has come an…
