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Higher in Halifax: Elevated levels of cannabis metabolites in city's wastewater

Higher in Halifax: Elevated levels of cannabis metabolites in city's wastewater

HALIFAX — Wastewater tested in Halifax in 2023 contained almost twice the amount of cannabis metabolites compared with samples taken from other big cities in Canada, like Toronto or Montreal.
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Tilray Brands reports US$34.7M first-quarter loss, revenue up from year ago

Tilray Brands reports US$34.7M first-quarter loss, revenue up from year ago

LEAMINGTON, Ont. — Cannabis company Tilray Brands Inc. reported a loss of US$34.7 million in its first quarter, compared with a loss of US$55.9 million in the same quarter last year, as its net revenue rose 13 per cent.
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South Dakota removes 273 people from voter rolls due to human error by the state

South Dakota removes 273 people from voter rolls due to human error by the state

South Dakota removed hundreds of people from the state’s voter rolls as general election voting was underway because an agency mistakenly marked the residents’ citizenship status on a government form.
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South Dakota kicks 273 'noncitizens' off its voter rolls even with general election voting underway

South Dakota kicks 273 'noncitizens' off its voter rolls even with general election voting underway

South Dakota's top elections official has removed hundreds of people from the state's voter rolls as general election voting is underway — a move she defends as necessary to ensure election integrity but that opponents say is illegal and could disenf
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A retired Houston officer gets 60 years in a couple's drug raid deaths that revealed corruption

A retired Houston officer gets 60 years in a couple's drug raid deaths that revealed corruption

HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder of a married couple during a drug raid that revealed systemic corruption in the department’s narcotics unit and prompted criticism of the law
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Quebec court grants injunction to stop illegal dumping in Kanesatake

Quebec court grants injunction to stop illegal dumping in Kanesatake

MONTREAL — A Quebec court has granted a temporary injunction against several residents of the Mohawk community of Kanesatake to stop the illegal dumping of contaminated soil on waterfront properties.
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Retired Houston officer gets 60 years for deaths of couple during drug raid

Retired Houston officer gets 60 years for deaths of couple during drug raid

HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder of a married couple during a drug raid that revealed systemic corruption in the department’s narcotics unit.
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Jurors weigh how to punish a former Houston officer whose lies led to murder during a drug raid

Jurors weigh how to punish a former Houston officer whose lies led to murder during a drug raid

HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors asked a jury on Monday to sentence a former Houston police officer to life in prison for the murders of a couple during a drug raid that exposed systemic corruption .
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Jurors weigh how to punish a former Houston officer whose lies led to murder during a drug raid

Jurors weigh how to punish a former Houston officer whose lies led to murder during a drug raid

HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors asked a jury on Monday to sentence a former Houston police officer to life in prison for the murders of a couple during a drug raid that exposed systemic corruption .
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Two London police officers reinstated over stop and search of Black athletes

Two London police officers reinstated over stop and search of Black athletes

LONDON (AP) — Two former London police officers have been handed their jobs back and will receive back pay after winning an appeal Friday against a ruling that said they had lied about smelling cannabis during a stop and search of two Black athletes
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