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Shoppers Drug Mart moves away from medical cannabis, will send patients to Avicanna
TORONTO — Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. is moving away from its medical cannabis distribution business and preparing to transfer patients to a platform run by biopharmaceutical company Avicanna Inc. The pharmacy chain owned by Loblaw Companies Ltd.
Mar 28, 2023 5:00 AM
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Georgia bill is latest GOP effort targeting prosecutors
ATLANTA (AP) — A new Georgia commission to discipline and remove wayward prosecutors would be the latest move nationwide to ratchet up oversight on what Republicans see as “woke prosecutors” who aren't doing enough to fight crime.
Mar 28, 2023 4:45 AM
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Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt arrested in Texas protest
DALLAS (AP) — A prominent civil rights attorney was among a group of people arrested in a Dallas suburb during a demonstration in memory of a Black man who died in a struggle with guards at an area jail.
Mar 27, 2023 3:48 PM
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Supreme Court rejects case of Oklahoma teen killed by police
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won't hear a civil rights case brought by the parents of a teenager who was naked and unarmed when he was fatally shot by an Oklahoma police officer in 2019.
Mar 27, 2023 7:35 AM
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UK report: Black kids 6 times likelier to be strip-searched
LONDON (AP) — Black children in England and Wales were six times more likely to be strip-searched by police, according to a report being released Monday that found children were failed by those sworn to protect them.
Mar 26, 2023 6:31 PM
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California jailbreak mastermind sentenced for daring escape
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A man serving a life sentence for kidnapping and mutilating a marijuana dispensary owner was given an additional sentence Friday for masterminding a daring, elaborate escape from a Southern California jail.
Mar 24, 2023 4:42 PM
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NHL team won't wear Pride jerseys, citing new Russian law
CHICAGO — A National Hockey League team with a Russian player has decided against wearing special warmup jerseys to commemorate Pride night, citing an anti-gay Kremlin law that could imperil Russian athletes when they return home.
Mar 23, 2023 8:24 PM
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New Mexico OKs its 1st wildlife bridges to limit collisions
SANTA FE, N.M.
Mar 23, 2023 7:44 PM
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Minnesota moves to strengthen status as 'trans refuge state'
ST. PAUL, Minn.
Mar 23, 2023 3:48 PM
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Kentucky governor signs student discipline bill into law
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill aimed at defusing classroom disruptions was signed into law Thursday by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who said it would allow school administrators to intervene before situations escalate.
Mar 23, 2023 3:23 PM
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