Monday, January 2, 2023

Could Amsterdam's days as a cannabis capital be numbered?

Red light district

Amsterdam’s mayor wants a ban on cannabis sales to tourists amid a wider push to formalize the country’s billion-dollar ‘coffeeshop’ sector. Those in the industry say the famously progressive country is at risk of being left behind.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/amsterdam-cannabis-coffeeshops-1.6686279?cmp=rss

Fans gather at Brazilian stadium to mourn soccer great Pelé before Tuesday funeral

Brazil Pele Hospital

Fans lined up early Monday outside the Vila Belmiro Stadium in Brazil ahead of Pelé's funeral in his hometown of Santos. The soccer great died Thursday at age 82 from colon cancer.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/pele-funeral-january-2nd-2023-1.6701299?cmp=rss

Prince Harry says he would like his father and brother 'back'

2022 Ripple of Hope Awards Gala

Prince Harry says in an interview with ITV that his troubled relationship with the Royal Family "never needed to be this way" and he wants to get his father King Charles and his brother "back."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-harry-itv-interview-excerpt-1.6701307?cmp=rss

Helicopters collide in Australia tourist hotspot, killing 4

Australia Helicopter Crash

Two helicopters have collided in an Australian tourist hotspot, killing four passengers and critically injuring three others in a crash that drew emergency aid from beachgoers enjoying the water during the southern summer.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/australia-helicopter-crash-1.6701222?cmp=rss

Thousands line up to see former pope Benedict's body lying in state

POPE-BENEDICT/COFFIN

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI 's body is lying in state in St. Peter's Basilica and thousands of people lined up hours before dawn on Monday to pay their respects.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/benedict-lying-in-state-1.6701228?cmp=rss