AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Polling places closed and vote counting began on election day in New Zealand on Saturday as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern seeks a second term. Opinion polls indicate Ardern is poised to win, with her liberal Labour Party polling far ahead of… Read More »New Zealanders go to the polls as Ardern seeks 2nd term
Polling places opened on election day in New Zealand on Saturday as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern seeks a second term. Ardern brought homemade cheese scones to campaign volunteers in Auckland and appeared relaxed as she awaited results, which will be announced later in the evening. Opinion polls indicate… Read More »New Zealand heads to polls for election as Jacinda Ardern seeks 2nd term as PM – National
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Polling places have opened on election day in New Zealand as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern seeks a second term. Ardern brought homemade cheese scones to campaign volunteers Saturday morning in Auckland and appeared relaxed as she awaited results, which will be… Read More »New Zealanders go to the polls as Ardern seeks 2nd term
The organized crime section of Montreal police department arrested 12 people last Friday in connection with an alleged firearms and narcotics trafficking network operating in the Greater Montreal area. The arrests on Oct. 9 came after a months-long investigation carried out by the Quiétude team… Read More »Montreal police arrest 12 in connection with alleged drug, gun trafficking – Montreal
It took 10 months — but GreenPort Cannabis has received a retail store authorization and can finally open its doors to the public. Vivianne Wilson, the store’s founder, told the Star she received final approval to move ahead on Sept. 28. The process of being… Read More »She set out to open an inclusive community-focused cannabis store. After 10 months of delays, her spot is finally opening
LOS ANGELES – Mexico’s former defence secretary helped smuggle thousands of kilograms of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into the United States in exchange for bribes, according to court documents unsealed Friday. Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, 72, acted on behalf of the H-2 cartel while… Read More »Authorities: Top Mexico official helped smuggle drugs to US
The Town of Innisfil, Ont., is looking to speed up the construction of its new futuristic transit hub, dubbed the Orbit. During Wednesday’s town council meeting, a staff report was presented to councillors that included a draft ministerial zoning order, which controls the use of… Read More »Innisfil, Ont., looks to speed up planning, construction for new transit hub – Barrie
SYDNEY—New Zealand’s popular prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, is expected to return to power in this week’s general election, with polls giving her Labour Party a comfortable double-digit lead over the more conservative National Party. An especially strong showing might even give Labour the country’s first… Read More »Will Jacinda Ardern win a second term? New Zealand’s election, explained
OSOYOOS, BRITISH COLUMBIA—The first surprise for Séverine Pinte, a French winemaker working in Canada, was how casual everyone was: more ripped jeans and flip-flops than Chanel. Then there was the unexpected need to warn grape pickers not to smoke marijuana near her beloved vines. And… Read More »Canada’s Napa Valley seeks elusive audience: Canadian wine drinkers
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – New Zealanders are poised to decide on two landmark social issues during an election Saturday: whether to legalize recreational marijuana and whether to legalize euthanasia. A “yes” vote on both referendums would arguably make the nation of 5 million one of… Read More »New Zealand to vote on legalizing marijuana and euthanasia