Seizures of Canadian pot by U.S. authorities rises 259 per cent since 2001
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OTTAWA (CP) - Seizures of Canadian-made marijuana by U.S. authorities have increased 259 per cent since 2001 but still constitute only about two per cent of all such seizures at U.S. borders, says a joint assessment.
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Canada recorded aC$9.1 billion ($7.9 billion) budget surplus in fiscal 2004, five times the government&#39;s forecast, as accelerating economic growth generated a tax windfall for Finance Minister Ralph Goodale.
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The Canadian government has signalled its intention to re-introduce legislation to decriminalise the possession of small amounts of marijuana.
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As more and more Americans buy their drugs from Canadian pharmacies, authorities in Canada are becoming so concerned about domestic supplies that a top official said the Canadian government may halt shipments to the US if the trade continues to grow.
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A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been  arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking after authorities  found 750 pounds of marijuana in his squad car following a  high-speed freeway chase, according to a criminal complaint  filed in San Diego.
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A prescription cannabis medicine made by UK biotech firm GW Pharmaceuticals is set to be approved in Canada, sending its shares more than 8% higher.
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Canada&#39;s government has set the price for the sale of its remaining 19 percent in oil company Petro-Canada, raising C$3.18 billion ($2.
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OTTAWA -- The number of young Canadians smoking pot and injecting drugs has doubled over the last decade, according to a groundbreaking national study.
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The government said Tuesday that intercepted drugs purportedly sent from Canada were made and shipped elsewhere, had been subject to Canadian recall and had cheaper generic counterparts in the United States.
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The strong Canadian dollar has hit the illegal marijuana sector just as it has other industries that export to the United States, one of Canada&#39;s best known legalization advocates said on Thursday.
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Federal agents at the Port of Miami have seized a shipment of prescription drugs ordered from a Canadian pharmacy, The Miami Herald reported Wednesday.
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Canada&#39;s governing Liberal Party re- introduced a bill decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana and hashish, in contrast with harsher US penalties.
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OTTAWA -- The long push to reform marijuana laws took a big step forward yesterday as the federal government re-introduced legislation decriminalizing possession for personal use.
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The government is purchasing additional doses of flu vaccine from a foreign manufacturer to help relieve the US shortage. Up to 5 million doses are available from plants in Canada
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VICTORIA (CP) - Three people appeared in Victoria provincial court Friday on drug-conspiracy charges arising from an investigation linked to December's police raid at the B.C. legislature.
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The cost of goods imported into the United States rose by a smaller-than-expected 0.2 percent in September, a government report showed on Thursday, as petroleum import costs rose a modest 0.6 percent.
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Canada's relaxed drug laws may be fueling a boom in marijuana exports to America