15,000 plants seized in raid on illegal California pot farm
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities raided an illegal marijuana farm in northern San Diego County on Friday, seizing 15,000 plants and 9 1/2 pounds of pot products with an estimated street value of more than $7.5 million, authorities said.
Yukon’s top doctor calls for ‘social firebreak’ to stem COVID-19 surge
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's top doctor is calling for a 'social firebreak' in an effort to slow the territory's surging COVID-19 cases. Chief medical officer Dr. Brendan Hanley says in a statement that it's time to slow down on social gatherings regardless
Daytime Emmys salute late TV icons Alex Trebek, Larry King
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Daytime Emmys turned into a love letter to Alex Trebek, honoring the beloved “Jeopardy!” host and the show seven months after his death.
Arizona election audit enters new phase as ballot count ends
PHOENIX (AP) — Technology consultants hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to probe the 2020 election have finished counting and photographing nearly 2.1 million ballots from Maricopa County.
Floyd family lawyer calls for federal conviction for Chauvin
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A lawyer for the family of George Floyd called for a federal conviction for former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, saying he hopes that would lead to a longer sentence.
UBC faculty of medicine apologizes for harms to Indigenous Peoples
VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia's faculty of medicine formally apologized Friday for its role in past and present harms to Indigenous Peoples and committed to expand its response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to acti...
Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive renamed to honor Black settler
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s City Council voted Friday to change the name of Lake Shore Drive to the name of a Black man recognized as a key settler of the city.
Helicopter carrying Colombia’s president attacked; all safe
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Iván Duque said Friday that a helicopter carrying him and several senior officials came under fire in the southern Catatumbo region bordering Venezuela, in a rare instance of a direct attack on a preside...
Vetoed Arizona sex education bill heading back to governor
PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature on Friday sent a contentious sex education bill that was previously vetoed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey back to his desk after it was stripped of language he objected to that would have prevented
Officer suspended for inappropriate relationship dropped as Sajjan’s assistant
OTTAWA — A reserve military officer who was ordered suspended from the Vancouver police three years ago for an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate is no longer working for Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. Department spokesman Dan Le Bouthillie...