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Provincial regulations, stricter Kelowna bylaws target unlicensed operators

VANCOUVER — London Drugs is investigating whether personal data was compromised in a cybersecurity incident that prompted the company to close all of its stores across Western Canada until further notice.

You can rarely predict them; the best you can do is prepare for them. Financial setbacks can be devastating, whether it's a job loss or divorce, injury and illness or long-term disability.

The federal government says the task force it created to monitor and investigate grocery retailers' practices has not conducted any probes and doesn't have a mandate to take enforcement action.

VANCOUVER — Confused shoppers milled around the front of a London Drugs store in downtown Vancouver on Monday, some wondering aloud why they couldn't access the store to get prescriptions or buy hair dye.

What you need to know about getting your prescriptions and if the likelihood your data might be affected.

OTTAWA — It is too early to draw conclusions about drug decriminalization, the federal addictions and mental health minister suggested Monday, after British Columbia asked Ottawa to scale back its pilot project to help curb concerns over public drug