- CBC
Trail patrol program expanding with new unit for Fredericton's north side
Fredericton is planning to expand a program that involves hiring private security guards to patrol the multi-use trails and report sightings of homeless tent encampments to police.The program, dubbed the community safety services unit, will be expanded this year to include a team of security guards dedicated to patrolling the city's north side, said Brad Cameron, assistant director of safety services, speaking to councillors during a committee meeting Thursday."There is funding available apparen
- Reuters
British tech pioneer Mike Lynch acquitted at US fraud trial
(Reuters) -Autonomy founder Mike Lynch was acquitted of fraud on Thursday by a jury in San Francisco, a major win for the entrepreneur who has been dogged by legal problems since the disastrous sale of his company to Hewlett-Packard (HP) for $11 billion in 2011. Former Autonomy finance executive Stephen Chamberlain, who faced the same charges at trial alongside Lynch, was also acquitted on all counts, the Lynch representative said. The trial where prosecutors said Lynch and Chamberlain schemed to inflate Autonomy's revenue was the latest chapter in a legal saga stemming from the failed deal.
- Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe opens The Sweetest Grass cannabis dispensary
WALKER, Minn. — Tribal reservations in the northland are dominating Minnesota's budding recreational marijuana industry. Three dispensaries are now operational in the region with the most recent welcoming customers at a grand opening Thursday. The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is the first tribe to open a dispensary this year, but more are on the horizon. Two tribes last year blazed the trail for ...
