Peel police have laid 17 charges against a Brampton man following a drugs and firearms investigation. On Wednesday, police received a warrant for a house near Bovaird Drive and Kennedy Road. They confiscated more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, bulletproof vests, cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl,… Read More »Peel police lay 17 charges in drugs and firearms bust
Peel police have laid 17 charges against a Brampton man following a drugs and firearms investigation. On Wednesday, police received a warrant for a house near Bovaird Drive and Kennedy Road. They confiscated more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, bulletproof vests, cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl,… Read More »Peel police lay 17 charges in drugs and firearms bust
WASHINGTON—Geoffrey S. Berman, the former top federal prosecutor in Manhattan who was abruptly dismissed last month, has agreed to testify in a closed-door hearing before lawmakers next week as part of an inquiry into potential politicization at the Justice Department, according to a House Judiciary… Read More »Geoffrey Berman, attorney ousted by Barr, will testify privately before Congress
New rules restricting the sale of most flavoured vape products have come into effect in Ontario. The rules mean most of the products can now only be sold at specialty vape and cannabis retail stores, which serve customers 19 and older. Products with menthol, mint and… Read More »New vaping rules in effect in Ontario, but some flavours exempt
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 2, 2020 12:23 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ TORONTO — New rules restricting the sale of most flavoured vape products have come into effect in Ontario. The rules… Read More »New Ontario vaping rules regulating sale of flavours in effect
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