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ROTHENBURGER: It’s getting harder to justify illegal pot shops
THIS WEEK'S MARIJUANA RAIDS were a case of dj vu all over again.The law swept down on two illegal cannabis dispensaries, including Canadian Safe Cannabis Services on Tranquille Road. It was the second...
Aug 03, 2019 (Product being seized from Boomer's Bud- July 31, 2019)
Edward Snowden book coming out Sept. 17
NEW YORK - Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has written a memoir. The book by the man whose leaks of classified documents transformed the debate about government surveillance ...
Aug 03, 2019
Defence to spend $250 million over five years on infrastructure for reserves
HALIFAX - Canada's military reserve units will see $250 million in repairs and upgrades to their armouries and training facilities over the next five years, changes Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan...
Aug 03, 2019
Mozambique peace accord brings hope of economic growth
GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK, Mozambique - Mozambique's president signed a peace accord Thursday with the country's main opposition party Renamo to end decades of hostilities that followed a devastating 15...
Aug 03, 2019
Infrastructure bank looks to avoid distraction from election talk, CEO says
OTTAWA - The chief executive of the federal infrastructure financing agency says the pitched political debate about the future of the Crown corporation doesn't reflect behind-the-scenes talks on proje...
Aug 03, 2019
Italian police arrest 6 in nightclub stampede that killed 6
MILAN - Italian police have arrested six men on manslaughter charges for allegedly using pepper spray to carry out thefts at a concert for teens, triggering a stampede that killed six people last year...
Aug 03, 2019
4 dead after quake hits off Indonesia's Java island
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A strong earthquake that hit off Java island killed four people and damaged more than 200 houses, swaying buildings as far away as Indonesia's capital, officials said Saturday. Th...
Aug 03, 2019
African Union envoy: Sudanese finalize power-sharing deal
CAIRO - The African Union envoy to Sudan said Saturday the pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council have finalized a power-sharing agreement. Mohammed el-Hassan Lebatt told reporters tha...
Aug 03, 2019
North Korea says Kim supervised latest rocket launcher test
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea said Saturday its leader Kim Jong Un supervised another test-firing of a new multiple rocket launcher system that could potentially enhance the country's abilit...
Aug 03, 2019
Esper: US to soon put intermediate range missile in Asia
SYDNEY, Australia - U.S. Defence Secretary Mark Esper said he wants to deploy an intermediate range conventional missile in the Pacific region within months, now that the Trump administration has form...
Aug 03, 2019
