Canada now world’s largest legal marijuana marketplace

And there was more good news for pot aficionados: Hours before a handful of retail outlets opened in the country's easternmost province a federal official told The Associated Press that Canada will pardon all those with convictions for possessing up to 30 grams of marijuana, the now-legal threshold. A formal announcement was planned for later Wednesday.

Judges appointed for Grand Falls-Windsor, Happy Valley-Goose Bay

According to a news release from the Department of Justice and Public Safety, Fowler will serve in Grand Falls-Windsor, replacing Judge Timothy Chalker. "On behalf of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, I would like to congratulate Judge Robin Fowler and Judge Kari Ann Pike on their new roles," said Justice and Public Safety Minister Andrew Parsons.