‘It Smelled Like Shit.’ Why These Workers Quit Toronto’s First Legal Weed Shop

“When Marcus got hired to work at the first legal weed dispensary in Toronto, he didn’t expect to come face to face with a puddle of human feces. But Marcus, 22, quit his budtender position at the Hunny Pot Cannabis Co. after he alleged the company mishandled two floods, including one where his colleagues were asked to clean up sewage water without proper equipment. ‘It smelled like shit,’ Marcus said.”

Manisha Krishnan – Vice Canada – February 2020

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I Tried To Find the Worst Bar in Niagara Falls

“My hometown of Niagara Falls, Ontario is a city designed for people who don’t live there. There are roughly as many wax museums as libraries. We don’t have adequate public transportation, but we do have Super Mario themed go-kart racing. The oppositions play into the city’s character. It is home to one of the world’s greatest natural wonders—every second, 3,160 tons of water cascades over the falls for a truly breathtaking view—but amongst the organic beauty are two casinos, countless kiddy arcades, and an animatronic statue of Brendan Fraser. If you spend too much time in the city it feels disorienting.”

 

Graham Isador – Vice Canada – June 2019

The Racist Podcaster Who Started a Neo-Nazi Coffee Company to Fund White Nationalism

“In the spring of 2017, Thomas White had an idea: What if he combined his love of gourmet coffee with his staunch belief in a white ethnostate?”

 

Martin Patriquin, Mack Lamoureux, Alheli Picazo, Evan Balgord – Vice Canada – May 2018

How Sex Offender Registries Can Result in Vigilante Murder

“Though Marshall’s murders made international headlines at the time, they are largely forgotten by the Canadian public. The issue of public registries is still debated, however, even though the public might not realize exactly what that entails and the ensuing harassment that might put a group of people across the country at risk. But given the attitudes towards sex offenders, the public simply might not give a damn about the consequences.”

Rob Csernyik – Vice Canada – March 2018