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
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
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – In the final days of campaigning before New Zealand holds an election on Saturday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is being greeted like a rock star. Hundreds of students are crammed into a common area at the Victoria University of Wellington to… Read More »A popular Ardern poised to win 2nd term in New Zealand vote
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand is holding a general election on Saturday, and opinion polls indicate Jacinda Ardern is on track to win a second term as prime minister. Her popularity soared this year after she led an effort to stamp out the coronavirus.… Read More »New Zealand election: Ardern vs. conservative challenger
The pandemic’s disproportionate impact on women’s mental health grew in late September, as a new survey reveals women are displaying higher anxiety levels for the first time in months. Experts say the results reflect growing anxiety surrounding the home, with children’s return to school and… Read More »COVID-19’s impact on women’s mental health is on the rise, CAMH study says
MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s marijuana revolution is on display steps from the nation’s Senate, where for the last nine months activists have maintained a fragrant cannabis garden. Each day, hundreds of people stroll amid a labyrinth of towering green plants, freely lighting joints and getting high. Their… Read More »Mexico is poised to become the biggest legal marijuana market in the world. Who will most benefit?
The party that kept Becca Young’s family awake three nights in a row last month began about 8 p.m. on a Friday night next door to their 43rd floor unit. Things were so raucous by 9:30 p.m. that evening, she launched into complaint mode. Young… Read More »‘I’m not a party detective.’ Despite COVID-19, the party hasn’t stopped at some short-term downtown condo rentals
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has voted in the nation’s general election, a week before polls officially close. Ardern cast her vote in her Auckland district Saturday after visiting a market in the heavily Polynesian south Auckland suburb of Otara,… Read More »New Zealand PM votes a week before polls close in election
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s National Guard said Friday it seized 180 gallons (684 litres) of liquid methamphetamines at a package delivery warehouse in the northern state of Sonora. The Guard said the meth was found in 720 plastic bottles marked as garden fertilizer, packed into… Read More »Mexico seizes 180 gallons (684 litres) of liquid meth