Desperate North Koreans hunting animals to edge of extinction

Hungry and impoverished North Koreans are hunting, eating and selling animals from tigers to badgers, threatening the survival of endangered species, a new study has found.

A team of British and Norwegian scientists concluded that the North Korean government and black marketeers profit from the trade of wildlife products for food, skins and furs, and the sale of bones, paws and dried organs for use in traditional remedies.

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‘Dirty hippies’ lose 25-year battle to save their homes after their community was deemed a 12-acre bio-hazard

A California commune filled with ‘dirty hippies’ is closing down after losing a 25-year battle with its local government.

The so-called ‘Yee Haw’ commune is a 12-acre makeshift settlement in Trinidad, California, a remote seaside town with a population of about 300 residents.

Its supporters said the commune’s longtime owner Charles Garth provided a makeshift option to combat Trinidad’s steep housing costs. About ten people currently live at the commune.

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‘Smirnoff’s next’: Ford said Ontario will look to remove more booze from LCBO shelves following Crown Royal plant closure

Premier Doug Ford says more booze may be stripped from LCBO shelves if a plan to shut down a Crown Royal bottling facility in southwestern Ontario goes forward.

“Who in their right mind, any business person with half a brain, would go after their largest customer in North America?” Ford asked during a news conference following the The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers Leadership Summit in Quebec City.

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Bad Trip?

Toronto magic mushroom shop Shroomyz targeted again in suspicious fire

A magic mushroom shop in the city’s downtown area has been targeted again after Toronto fire says crews were called there for reports of a fire early Monday.

The illegal magic mushroom dispensary called Shroomyz, located on Bloor Street near Brunswick Avenue, caught fire at around 5 a.m. after initial reports indicated someone had thrown “something fiery” into the store, a Toronto fire spokesperson said

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FIFA demanding hands-off approach to protesters: Document

FIFA is requiring Toronto’s government, as a World Cup host city, to adopt a “non-interference” policy toward human rights advocates – a group that apparently includes protesters – the Toronto Sun has learned.

A 27-page list of “sustainability and human rights tournament requirements,” released to the Sun after a freedom-of-information request, is dated June 2023. The document says “protection of human rights defenders,” as well as freedom of the press, “is essential to a successful and rights-respecting delivery of the competition.”

Ridiculous.

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