Six people are facing charges for allegedly possessing $2.3 million worth of marijuana, Toronto police say. On Tuesday, 42 Division officers were responding to complaints made by Scarborough community members that a cannabis operation was present in the Markham Road and McNicoll Avenue area. Police… Read More »Six charged after Toronto police seize $2.3 million of marijuana in Scarborough
SILVER SPRING, Md. – A former state lawmaker who helped create Maryland’s medical marijuana industry was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in prison for taking bribes for legislative favours, including votes to benefit a medical marijuana company. Cheryl Glenn, a Democrat who represented parts… Read More »Ex-Maryland lawmaker gets 2 years in prison in bribery case
WASHINGTON – Joe Biden unveiled a plan Tuesday to ensure that the nation’s post-pandemic economic recovery is built around promoting racial equality, promising to dramatically spur investment in Black-owned small businesses and encourage home ownership while closing wealth gaps among minority communities. Much of the… Read More »Biden says post-pandemic economy can fight racial inequality
WASHINGTON – Reflecting presidential candidate Joe Biden’s careful positioning, a key Democratic Party committee on Monday approved a 2020 platform that presents a liberal outline for the country but rejects many policies pursued by the left’s most outspoken progressives. The document, approved by Democrats’ platform… Read More »Democratic committee OKs platform with progressives’ input
LONDON – A lawyer for British tabloid The Sun claimed Monday that Johnny Depp abused Amber Heard during their relationship, committing acts of violence fueled by misogyny and unleashed by addiction to alcohol and drugs. Attorney Sasha Wass was summing up at Depp’s libel case… Read More »Lawyer claims Depp was misogynistic abuser of ex-wife Heard
LOS ANGELES – Clint Eastwood sued several companies that sell CBD supplements on Wednesday, alleging that they are falsely using his name and image to push products he would never agree to endorse. Two lawsuits filed in federal court in Los Angeles include allegations that… Read More »Clint Eastwood sues CBD sellers over use of his name, image
HARTFORD, Conn. – A college student who avoided capture in several states for six days after a homicide, kidnapping and home invasion spree in Connecticut pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a second murder charge and other crimes. Peter Manfredonia, 23, a former University of Connecticut… Read More »College student pleads not guilty to second murder charge
VANCOUVER — Restrictions on flavoured pods and some of the most stringent limits on nicotine levels in Canada are among new B.C. regulations aimed at stopping young people from vaping. The proposed changes, expected to be in place by the end of summer, are garnering… Read More »Forget the cotton candy or melon lush, kids. B.C. brings in strict new vaping rules
A man testified at his Zoom trial on Monday that he wanted to sell illicit firearms smuggled into Canada from the United States, but that it never actually happened. Bill Allison, 48, a Toronto man who sold marijuana and owned several businesses, told the virtual… Read More »Wiretapped conversations were about food not guns, Toronto man tells Zoom trial
O’FALLON, Mo. – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said President Donald Trump is focused on and concerned about the possibility that a white St. Louis couple could face criminal charges for displaying guns as they defended their home during a racial injustice protest. Parson told reporters… Read More »Parson: Trump ‘focused’ on situation with St. Louis couple