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Drugs & Alcohol

Pierre Claude Nolin and medical marijuana
Power

Pierre Claude Nolin and medical marijuana

Conservative senator’s fight against the omnibus crime bill

By Dale Smith
Booze hounding
Vancouver

Booze hounding

Why the BC liquor board is punishing Rio

By Gareth Kirkby
Up in smoke?
Health

Up in smoke?

Capital Pride worries outdoor smoking ban will hurt festival attendance

By Xtra Staff
Harm-reduction programs threatened
Power

Harm-reduction programs threatened

Activists say federal omnibus bill will put drug users, prisoners at greater risk

By Layla Cameron
Acme Burger to start serving alcohol
Culture

Acme Burger to start serving alcohol

Booze will flow in time for patio season

By Rob Salerno
Oh goodie, street drugs will melt your flesh off now
Toronto Diary

Oh goodie, street drugs will melt your flesh off now

By Jeremy Feist
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MPs grill Supreme Court appointees
Power

MPs grill Supreme Court appointees

French language skills, inexperience, surface as key concerns

By Dale Smith
Using drugs to feel free
Vancouver

Using drugs to feel free

No surprise that many gay people use to feel uninhibited

By Bill Coleman
Insite can stay open: Supreme Court
Power

Insite can stay open: Supreme Court

Decision means new drug injection sites likely

By Dale Smith
Film: The agony and the ecstasy
Arts

Film: The agony and the ecstasy

Manhattan club impresario Peter Gatien in the Limelight once again

By Matthew Hays
Second Cup to return to Church St
Culture

Second Cup to return to Church St

Former site of Zelda’s to become another coffee shop

By Rob Salerno
Ace of Base and ales for all at the Queer Beer Festival
Culture

Ace of Base and ales for all at the Queer Beer Festival

Hundreds kick up their heels to Ace of Base

By Jam Michael McDonald
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A hard man is good to find
Vancouver

A hard man is good to find

By Bill Coleman
Flesh-eating cocaine!
Health

Flesh-eating cocaine!

By Raziel Reid
Pride won’t capitalize on new liquor regs
Power

Pride won’t capitalize on new liquor regs

But a dozen bars greenlighted for 4am booze extension

By Andrea Houston
The fun police crack down on rowdy Ottawa
Power

The fun police crack down on rowdy Ottawa

Two-day blitz targets city’s entertainment areas

By Noreen Fagan
Could Centretown Pub and Swizzles lose their liquor licences?
Power

Could Centretown Pub and Swizzles lose their liquor licences?

AGCO investigations standard practice after arrests on premises

By Noreen Fagan
Lawyers make the case for Insite before Supremes
Power

Lawyers make the case for Insite before Supremes

Conservatives won’t say what they’ll do if appeal fails

By Noreen Fagan
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