When Mahdi Hashemian was looking for a bicycle for his seven-year-old daughter Zeynab last week, the Cambridge, Massachusetts, resident decided to skip his local cycle shops in favour of a Black-owned one a few miles away in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. At Spokehouse, a bike shop… Read More »Black-owned businesses see spike in sales amid racism protests – National
BOSTON – When Mahdi Hashemian was looking for a bicycle for his 7-year-old daughter Zeynab last week, the Cambridge, Massachusetts, resident decided to skip his local cycle shops in favour of a Black-owned one a few miles away in Boston’s Dorchester neighbourhood. At Spokehouse, a… Read More »Black businesses see increased sales amid racial reckoning
PHOENIX – Proponents of legalizing recreational marijuana in Arizona said Wednesday they turned in 420,000 petition signatures — far more than needed to get the measure on the November ballot despite challenges posed by the coronavirus. Organizers of the Smart and Safe Arizona Act, which… Read More »Group says it has ample signatures to get pot on ballot
AMSTERDAM – It wasn’t quite business as usual Wednesday as Amsterdam’s red-light district emerged from coronavirus lockdown, but it was close. “We are, of course, used to taking care of hygiene,” said Janet van der Berg of the Prostitution Information Center in the heart of… Read More »Amsterdam’s red-light district emerges from lockdown
JUNEAU, Alaska – A former Walmart Inc. store that has been vacant since 2016 is for sale in Alaska at a significantly reduced price. The asking price for the building in Juneau is $6 million, about $2.3 million below the value placed on the property… Read More »Former Walmart building in Juneau for sale at reduced price
Alimentation Couche-Tard says shopping patterns have changed during COVID-19 lockdowns with consumers purchasing larger-sized goods and stocking up on beer, wine and tobacco products. The Quebec-based convenience store chain says there has been strong growth in the sale of alcoholic beverages, in jurisdictions where these… Read More »Consumer shopping habits have changed during COVID 19 pandemic, says Couche-Tard
Canada Day will look a little bit different this year in Montreal amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. There is no parade in the city, but a virtual celebration can be found online. An online performance by several artists at the Olympic Stadium will also kick… Read More »What’s open and closed on Canada Day in Montreal – Montreal
Ricky Thatcher is adamant he wouldn’t survive if he contracted COVID-19. The 65-year-old is recovering from pneumonia, an infection that penetrated deep into both his lungs. He worried it was COVID-19. “I hope we never get it [again] in Yellowknife. If we do it will… Read More »‘I have the most beautiful room in the world’: A look inside Yellowknife’s COVID-19 isolation centre
Ontario is overhauling the GTA’s violence-plagued towing industry and assembling a task force, the provincial government announced Monday. The province-led task force will help develop a regulatory model that will “increase safety and enforcement, clarify protections for consumers, improve industry standards and consider tougher penalties… Read More »‘We will lock you up.’ Ontario announces overhaul of tow truck industry amid turf war
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Two Dutch men have been sentenced to five years in prison for selling drugs at a popular Budapest music festival last summer, a Hungarian court ruled Monday Prosecutors had recommended prison sentences of up to 10 years and appealed the court’s decision,… Read More »Dutch drug sellers get 5-year prison terms in Hungary