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After Canada legalizes pot, industry eyes rest of the world
MONTREAL (AP) — Cam Battley is a top executive at one of Canada’s biggest marijuana companies, but he isn’t sticking around to savor the country’s historic pot legalization. He’s off to Germany on Friday and…
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Official: It remains illegal to bring marijuana into US
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. officials are reminding travelers that it remains illegal to bring marijuana into the United States at border crossings despite the legalization of the drug in Canada. U.S. Customs and Border Protection…
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Retail marijuana sales begin in Canada, now largest country with legal national pot marketplace
TORONTO (AP) — Retail marijuana sales begin in Canada, now largest country with legal national pot marketplace.
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Canada to pardon pot possession as it legalizes marijuana
TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government is ready to pardon those with a pot possession record of 30 grams or less after Canada becomes the second and largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace…
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The Latest: Canada to pardon some in pot possession cases
TORONTO (AP) — The latest on marijuana legalization in Canada. (all times local): 8:15 p.m. A senior Canadian official says the government will pardon those with a pot possession record of 30 grams or less.…
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Canadian official says government to pardon those with a pot possession record of 30 grams or less
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian official says government to pardon those with a pot possession record of 30 grams or less.
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Canadian crewmember killed in ship accident at seaway dock
MASSENA, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a Canadian man working on a freighter has died after he fell off a dock on the St. Lawrence Seaway in northern New York. WWNY-TV in Watertown reports 57-year-old…
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Canada is ready to open the door wide to legal marijuana
TORONTO (AP) — Tom Clarke has been dealing marijuana illegally in Canada for 30 years. He wrote in his high school yearbook that his dream was to open a cafe in Amsterdam, the Dutch city…
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Isle Royale wolf relocation project wraps up for the year
HOUGHTON, Mich. (AP) — Officials at Isle Royale National Park say they’ve wrapped up the first phase of a multi-year effort to rebuild the gray wolf population. Three females and one male were trapped on…
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As sea ice melts, some say walruses need better protection
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Given a choice between giving birth on land or sea ice, Pacific walrus mothers most often choose ice. Likewise, they prefer sea ice for molting, mating, nursing and resting between dives…
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Owner of truck company involved in hockey bus crash charged
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The owner of a Canadian trucking company involved in the fatal hockey team bus crash that killed 16 people has been charged. Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason said Wednesday that Sukhmander…
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Canada pipeline blast risks Washington natural gas shortage
PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia (AP) — A pipeline explosion in British Columbia risks cutting off the flow of Canadian natural gas to Washington State, and companies are urging customers to conserve. The blast Tuesday evening…
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More than 100 pot shops set to open as Canada legalizes weed
On Oct. 17, Canada becomes the second and largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace. Uruguay launched legal sales last year, after several years of planning.
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One of oldest coal companies in US files for bankruptcy
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — One of the oldest coal companies in the U.S. filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday to deal with more than $1.4 billion in debt amid declining demand for the fuel. Englewood, Colorado-based…
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Trudeau, Snyder mark work start on Detroit-Windsor bridge
DETROIT (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder during an event celebrating the start of construction on a bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit. The work began Friday in Windsor…
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