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Plan to permit cannabis plants and 'designated' areas praised by P.E.I. advocate
CHARLOTTETOWN - A Prince Edward Island advocate for medicinal marijuana is praising the province’s decision to allow up to four cannabis plants per home and consumption in “designated spac...
Mar 28, 2018
Right-fielder Grichuk ready for fresh start this season with Blue Jays
DUNEDIN, Fla. - There were already high expectations for Randal Grichuk when the Los Angeles Angels selected him 24th overall in the 2009 baseball draft. Then came their next pick - Mike Trout at No. ...
Mar 28, 2018
Kim family has made denuclearization vows in China before
WASHINGTON - An enigmatic North Korean leader takes a secretive train trip to China to affirm fraternal ties and declare a commitment to denuclearization. It sounds like Kim Jong Un’s visit this...
Mar 28, 2018
Former Weinstein assistant slams 'morally lacking' gag order
LONDON - Harvey Weinstein’s former British assistant said Wednesday that a gag order she had to sign when she left his film company was “morally lacking in every way” and failed to s...
Mar 28, 2018
CARTOON 03-28-2018
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 03-28-2018
Mar 28, 2018
In the news today, March 28
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, March 28 --- JAGMEET SINGH BACKS OFF CHRISTOPHERSON PUNISHMENT NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has retracted the punishment meted out to veteran MP David Christopherson...
Mar 28, 2018
Global stock markets sink, slammed by tech losses
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Shares fell in Europe and Asia on Wednesday as tech stocks extended losses following sell-offs of their U.S. peers overnight. Investors are selling technology-related share...
Mar 28, 2018
Winnipeg woman convicted in dead infant storage locker case to seek bail
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg woman convicted of concealing the remains of six dead infants is expected to ask to be released on bail while she awaits an appeal. Andrea Giesbrecht was sentenced to 8 1/2 years...
Mar 28, 2018
Ontario pre-election budget promises new spending, multi-year deficits
TORONTO - As it braces to fight for re-election this spring, Ontario’s Liberal government has rolled out a spending package that targets nearly every demographic while plunging the province back...
Mar 28, 2018
Myanmar parliament elects Suu Kyi loyalist as new president
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar’s parliament on Wednesday elected as the country’s new president a longtime loyalist of Aung San Suu Kyi who is expected to carry on his predecessor’s pr...
Mar 28, 2018