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March 11, 2015

A view of CEN Biotech's main facility in Lakeshore, Ontario, Saturday, December 6, 2014. Health Canada has refused to grant a license to CEN Biotech to build the world’s largest medical marijuana operation.

A view of CEN Biotech's main facility in Lakeshore, Ontario, Saturday, December 6, 2014. Health Canada has refused to grant a license to CEN Biotech to build the world’s largest medical marijuana operation.

CEN Biotech’s medical marijuana licence denied after months of misrepresentations

March 8, 2015

Downtown Charlottetown, PEI is seen in this November, 2009, file photo.

Downtown Charlottetown, PEI is seen in this November, 2009, file photo.

PEI’s conflict-of-interest commissioner steps down over gaming deal

March 6, 2015

A framed photo of her late son Eddie Snowshoe hangs on a wall of Effie Bella Snowshoe's Fort McPherson, NWT home on July 23 2014. Eddie Snowshoe committed suicide while serving time in segregation in an Edmonton area correctional institution on August 13 2010.

A framed photo of her late son Eddie Snowshoe hangs on a wall of Effie Bella Snowshoe's Fort McPherson, NWT home on July 23 2014. Eddie Snowshoe committed suicide while serving time in segregation in an Edmonton area correctional institution on August 13 2010.

Snowshoe partly to blame for taking his life, government tells inquiry

March 4, 2015

The Globe adopts encrypted technology in effort to protect whistle-blowers

March 4, 2015

Ontario's Education Minister Liz Sandals scrums with the media following question period at Queen's Park in Toronto on Tuesday, March 3, 2015.

Ontario's Education Minister Liz Sandals scrums with the media following question period at Queen's Park in Toronto on Tuesday, March 3, 2015.

Ontario school board audits target wage-freeze violations

March 3, 2015

Forensic anthropologist Dr. Kathy Gruspier and chief coroner Dr. Dirk Huyer are photographed in Toronto, Ontario Friday Feb. 20, 2015. The Ontario chief coroner’s office and forensic pathology service are now working with the provincial police to revamp their digital outreach to help identify the nameless and bring some closure to families of the disappeared.

Forensic anthropologist Dr. Kathy Gruspier and chief coroner Dr. Dirk Huyer are photographed in Toronto, Ontario Friday Feb. 20, 2015. The Ontario chief coroner’s office and forensic pathology service are now working with the provincial police to revamp their digital outreach to help identify the nameless and bring some closure to families of the disappeared.

Ontario revamps efforts to name unidentified dead

March 2, 2015

Prince Edward Island Premier Wade MacLauchlan says he is willing to consider additional measures to increase accountability and transparency.

Prince Edward Island Premier Wade MacLauchlan says he is willing to consider additional measures to increase accountability and transparency.

PEI Premier to strengthen conflict-of-interest rules for government officials

March 1, 2015

Barry Shpeley’s daughter Candace went missing in 2007 at the age of 23. Mr. Shpeley, pictured here in Abbotsford, B.C., on Feb. 27, wants it to be mandatory for police to post missing-persons reports on the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains website after an individual has not been seen or heard from for a week.

Barry Shpeley’s daughter Candace went missing in 2007 at the age of 23. Mr. Shpeley, pictured here in Abbotsford, B.C., on Feb. 27, wants it to be mandatory for police to post missing-persons reports on the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains website after an individual has not been seen or heard from for a week.

Canada’s strategy for identifying anonymous dead trails U.S. approach

February 27, 2015

Downtown Charlottetown, PEI is seen in this November, 2009, file photo.

Downtown Charlottetown, PEI is seen in this November, 2009, file photo.

Small island, big bet: How PEI lost its online gambling gamble

February 27, 2015

Tina Fontaine Tina Fontaine's portrait sits on an end table at her aunt Thelma Favel's home on the Sagkeeng First Nation, Pine Falls Manitoba August 20, 2014. Lyle Stafford for the Globe and Mail

Tina Fontaine Tina Fontaine's portrait sits on an end table at her aunt Thelma Favel's home on the Sagkeeng First Nation, Pine Falls Manitoba August 20, 2014. Lyle Stafford for the Globe and Mail

Not enough data, not enough answers, on missing indigenous women

February 19, 2015

Donna Quan of the Toronto District School Board meets in Toronto, Ontario, Wednesday, January 28, 2015.

Donna Quan of the Toronto District School Board meets in Toronto, Ontario, Wednesday, January 28, 2015.

TDSB reforms fail to meet minister’s demands regarding schools, Quan

February 14, 2015

CEN Biotech, whose main facility is in Lakeshore, Ont., applied for a licence to grow 600,000 kilograms of medical marijuana.

CEN Biotech, whose main facility is in Lakeshore, Ont., applied for a licence to grow 600,000 kilograms of medical marijuana.

Ottawa rejects marijuana firm CEN Biotech’s licence application

February 13, 2015

Antonio Carbone leaves the courthouse in Toronto on Monday, June 23, 2014.

Antonio Carbone leaves the courthouse in Toronto on Monday, June 23, 2014.

Questions raised about Dominican murder allegations against Canadian businessman

January 30, 2015

Health Canada puts medical marijuana firm under further RCMP review

January 27, 2015

In this Jan. 13, 2015, file photo, a flower nearly ready for harvest sits atop a mature marijuana plant at a marijuana growing facility in Arlington, Wash.

In this Jan. 13, 2015, file photo, a flower nearly ready for harvest sits atop a mature marijuana plant at a marijuana growing facility in Arlington, Wash.

Under fire, marijuana firm invented employee to dispute claims

January 23, 2015

Michael DeGroote, seen in a Toronto hotel room in 2006, amassed a fortune in trucking and waste disposal before investing in the Caribbean casino business.

Michael DeGroote, seen in a Toronto hotel room in 2006, amassed a fortune in trucking and waste disposal before investing in the Caribbean casino business.

Billionaire’s Bad Dream: The casinos, the Mob and the missing millions

January 20, 2015

The gate at CEN Biotech’s main facility in Lakeshore, Ont.

The gate at CEN Biotech’s main facility in Lakeshore, Ont.

Marijuana firm’s reply to controversy sparks more doubt on claims

January 19, 2015

TDSB Director of Education Donna Quan attends a trustees public meeting at the Toronto District School Board building in Toronto on Dec. 17, 2014. Ms. Quan says she will comply with the Ontario government’s marching orders and accept a pay cut.

TDSB Director of Education Donna Quan attends a trustees public meeting at the Toronto District School Board building in Toronto on Dec. 17, 2014. Ms. Quan says she will comply with the Ontario government’s marching orders and accept a pay cut.

TDSB director will comply with ordered pay cut

January 16, 2015

Ontario Education Minister Liz Sandals, left, and education consultant Margaret Wilson hold a news conference at Queen’s Park in Toronto Thursday.

Ontario Education Minister Liz Sandals, left, and education consultant Margaret Wilson hold a news conference at Queen’s Park in Toronto Thursday.

Minister describes TDSB problems as threat to students, ‘culture of fear’

January 15, 2015

Education Minister Liz Sandals, left, is shown in Toronto on Nov. 25, 2014, announcing that the province has asked Margaret Wilson to conduct a review of the Toronto District School Board.

Education Minister Liz Sandals, left, is shown in Toronto on Nov. 25, 2014, announcing that the province has asked Margaret Wilson to conduct a review of the Toronto District School Board.

Shake up Toronto school board and cut director’s pay, report urges

January 13, 2015

TDSB Director of Education Donna Quan attends a trustees public meeting at the Toronto District School Board building in Toronto, Wednesday December 17, 2014.

TDSB Director of Education Donna Quan attends a trustees public meeting at the Toronto District School Board building in Toronto, Wednesday December 17, 2014.

Ontario school boards deny ignoring province's wage-freeze legislation

January 12, 2015

TDSB Director of Education Donna Quan attends a trustees public meeting at the Toronto District School Board building in Toronto, Wednesday December 17, 2014.

TDSB Director of Education Donna Quan attends a trustees public meeting at the Toronto District School Board building in Toronto, Wednesday December 17, 2014.

TDSB trustees vote to keep director’s controversial $289,000 salary

January 11, 2015

The car of a security guard sits inside the gate at CEN Biotech's main facility in Lakeshore, Ontario, Saturday, December 6, 2014.

The car of a security guard sits inside the gate at CEN Biotech's main facility in Lakeshore, Ontario, Saturday, December 6, 2014.

Public told to contact police with concerns over marijuana firm

January 9, 2015

TDSB Director of Education Donna Quan attends a public meeting of trustees at the Toronto District School Board building Dec. 17, 2014.

TDSB Director of Education Donna Quan attends a public meeting of trustees at the Toronto District School Board building Dec. 17, 2014.

A report on Toronto’s school board will explore tensions at the top

December 31, 2014

Concerns raised over medical marijuana firm’s press releases

December 19, 2014

<p>A no trespassing sign hangs on the outer fence of CEN Biotech's main facility in Lakeshore, Ontario, Saturday, December 6, 2014.</p>

<p>A no trespassing sign hangs on the outer fence of CEN Biotech's main facility in Lakeshore, Ontario, Saturday, December 6, 2014.</p>

Globe Investigation: How much does Ottawa know about the medical marijuana companies it's licensing?

December 18, 2014

TDSB education director Donna Quan speaks during the public portion of a trustees meeting Wednesday evening in Toronto.

TDSB education director Donna Quan speaks during the public portion of a trustees meeting Wednesday evening in Toronto.

Quan salary contract puts TDSB trustees in dilemma

December 18, 2014

Shlomo Booklin with a cannabis seedling at Tilray, a medical marijuana grow-op in Nanaimo, August 14, 2014.

Shlomo Booklin with a cannabis seedling at Tilray, a medical marijuana grow-op in Nanaimo, August 14, 2014.

Globe Investigation: The pot stock bubble - Inside the rush to profit from medical marijuana

December 17, 2014

TDSB Director of Education Donna Quan, seen here in 2013, released details of the settlement last month. Those documents gave trustees their first glimpse of the deal reached 1.5 years earlier.

TDSB Director of Education Donna Quan, seen here in 2013, released details of the settlement last month. Those documents gave trustees their first glimpse of the deal reached 1.5 years earlier.

TDSB paid $200,000 in settlement, documents reveal

December 15, 2014

Heidi von Palleske lost both parents to asbestos-related illnesses and her siblings have been diagnosed with pleural plaque.

Heidi von Palleske lost both parents to asbestos-related illnesses and her siblings have been diagnosed with pleural plaque.

Asbestos revealed as Canada’s top cause of workplace death

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