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Canada floats idea of North American ban on new gasoline-powered cars

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson attends a news conference at the Dominion Arboretum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada December 11, 2020.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada wants deeper environmental ties with the United States and one result could be a North American ban on the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks, a senior cabinet member said on Thursday.

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Ottawa and the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden both agreed zero emissions vehicles needed to be deployed faster.

Canada, which has missed all its greenhouse gas targets, is vowing to hit zero net emissions by 2050.

In 2017, Canada said all vehicles sold starting in 2040 should produce no emissions.

California and Quebec say they will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks starting in 2035.

Earlier this year Biden announced a climate plan that would provide incentives for manufacturers to produce zero-emission electric vehicles. »

The Mistwoods Update -- Introducing Hoodwink & Dota 7.28

Authored by dota2.com

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Rises up and grants flying vision, flying movement and 15% movement speed, but significantly reduced ability to turn. »

Justin Amash Introduces Bill To End Civil Asset Forfeiture Nationwide

Authored by reason.com

on Thursday introduced a bill to end civil asset forfeiture, which allows the government to take property from someone without ever charging them with a crime.

"Civil asset forfeiture is a due process violation, and it always has been," said Amash in a statement.

It seems to be commonsense that civil asset forfeiture plainly violates our constitutional rights, particularly as laid out under the Fourth and 14th Amendments. »

Man jailed for life over $20 marijuana sale has been freed

Authored by abcnews.go.com

Man jailed for life over $20 marijuana sale has been freed A Louisiana man who was arrested and sentenced to life for selling $20 in marijuana to undercover officers when he was homeless is now free.

NEW ORLEANS -- A Louisiana man who was arrested and sentenced to life for selling $20 in marijuana to undercover officers when he was homeless has been freed from prison.

The Innocence Project New Orleans took up his case, appealing his life sentence on the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. »

Brazilian supreme court rules against COVID anti-vaxxers

Authored by watoday.com.au

Ten justices of the 11-member court backed the mandatory inoculation with only one vote against in a virtual session held on Thursday, Brasilia time.

The ruling is a blow to President Jair Bolsonaro, who has said he will not be vaccinated and nobody should be forced to.

According to a government statement after the decision, those who fail to prove they have been vaccinated may have their rights, such as welfare payments, public school enrolment or entry to certain places, curtailed. »