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• Hamilton man facing $250K fine, prison time for trying to smuggle pot into U.S. with helicopter

  An Ontario resident pleaded guilty before a U.S. District Judge in Buffalo last week for attempting to import marijuana into a western New York Park on Grand Island.

  Crime

  Jul 4, 2023
  
• U.S. Justice Department asks court to reverse order lifting mask mandate on planes

  The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to overturn an order that declared the government mandate masks on airplanes, buses and in transit hubs unlawful.

  Health

  May 31, 2022
  
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• Ahmaud Arbery’s killers acted out of ‘pent-up racial anger’, prosecutor tells jury

  The jury was sent to begin deliberations Monday afternoon after hearing dueling reasons for the killing of the Black man in U.S. District Court.

  World

  Feb 21, 2022
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• Montreal man pleads guilty in cocaine plot tied to couple’s abduction

  A Montreal man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday in Vermont to being part of an effort to smuggle 1,500 kilos of cocaine from Peru to Vermont and then to Canada.

  Crime

  Nov 4, 2021
• Opponents of Enbridge Line 3 pipeline sue to shut down Minnesota construction

  Two Minnesota Ojibwe bands and two environmental groups filed a lawsuit that asks for a preliminary injunction to stop work on the Enbridge Energy Line 3 pipeline.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2020
• Captivating image shows feet of 3 surviving hikers involved in Virginia trail attack

  A Facebook post describes the photo as an image of the feet of “the three survivors” of last week’s attack along the Appalachian Trail, which involved a woman from Nova Scotia.

  Crime

  May 17, 2019
• MAGA hat-wearing Kentucky teen sues Washington Post for $250 million, alleging ‘McCarthyism’

  Nick Sandmann has accused The Washington Post of bullying him in a $250-million lawsuit against the newspaper.

  Politics

  Feb 19, 2019
• Nova Star owes fuel company nearly $500,000: Court documents

  Global News has obtained court documents, filed Sunday, showing World Fuel Services Incorporated has made a motion to intervene in the case between Portland Pilots Incorporated and Nova Star Cruises.

  Nov 3, 2015
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• Defense admits Tsarnaev carried out Boston Marathon bombing

  Dzhokhar Tsarnaev went on trial Wednesday for the Boston Marathon bombing, with prosecutors saying he planted explosives specifically designed to "create a bloody spectacle."

  Crime

  Mar 4, 2015