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CBCSask. woman shares the nightmare story a Mexican resort tried to keep quiet
Allison Field says her family felt more like hostages than guests of a Marriott resort in Mexico when they got severely ill and were pressured by staff to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
- CBC
Trial stayed against 98-year-old nun accused of historic sex crimes at residential and day schools
WARNING: This story contains details of abuse of children at residential schoolsThe trial of an Ottawa nun accused of sex crimes at northern Ontario residential and day schools in the 1960s and 1970s will not proceed after a stay of proceedings was granted due to evidence issues.Francoise Seguin, 98, is the third nun and eighth worker overall to face criminal charges in relation to abuse at St. Anne's Indian Residential School in Fort Albany, Ont.Seguin, of the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa, appe
- People
Mom Who Sexually Assaulted 2 Teens After Complaining to Them About Marital Problems in Hot Tub Learns Fate
"If the genders were reversed, there are few who would believe that leniency is appropriate," prosecutors reportedly told the court
- People
Son and Girlfriend Found Dead in Home Had Been Living with His Parents' Slain Bodies for Months
William Vosler and his wife Eileen Vosler were found dead inside a freezer along with notes stating when they'd died
- People
Bodycam Shows Bizarre Post-Arrest Behavior of Teen Who Killed Boyfriend by Intentionally Driving 100 mph into Wall
Mackenzie Shirilla, 19, of Ohio, was convicted in 2023 of killing her boyfriend and a friend after crashing into a car
- The Independent
Black cop is accused of trafficking his white wife while flying to their honeymoon destination
Exclusive: Anthony Williams “spent his life fighting crime, and now to be accused of a crime so heinous as trafficking his own wife is unfathomable,” attorney Jasmine Rand told The Independent.
- BuzzFeed
Former Inmates Are Sharing Things About Prison That Most People Don’t Know, And I’m Shocked I Didn’t Know Any Of This
"Don't ask, don't tell. The guy running around talking about how he's in for 'a body' is a liar. He's definitely a deflecting sex offender."
- People
Son Holds Triple Murder Suspect at Gunpoint Until Police Arrive After Alleged Shooter Kills His Parents: Reports
David Lever, 55, is facing three murder charges after the shooting in Greenville, North Carolina on Friday, Jan. 10
- People
Newlywed Wife Is Allegedly Stabbed to Death by Husband After Traveling Overseas to Meet up with Him: Authorities
Marvil Facturan-Kocjančič, a native of the Philippines, was killed seven days after arriving in Slovenia
- The Daily Beast
Tearful Jimmy Kimmel Rips Trump’s ‘Vile’ Reaction to L.A. Fires
Jimmy Kimmel was visibly emotional in his monologue Monday as he reacted to the devastating wildfires throughout Los Angeles county. “It’s been a very scary, very stressful, very strange week here in L.A.,“ said Kimmel, tearing up. ”Where we work, where we live, where our kids go to school.” He showed a clip of the fires near the El Capitan Theatre, where Jimmy Kimmel Live! is filmed.
- PA Media: UK News
GP jailed for ‘truly horrific’ sexual abuse of patients over 15-year period
Wayne Sefton Davis told one of his victims that he ‘needed to teach her how to pleasure her husband’ and wanted to check that another was ‘a virgin’.
- CBC
Girl, 12, killed after being thrown from toboggan pulled by snowmobile in northern Manitoba
A young girl died in northern Manitoba after she was thrown during a ride on a toboggan last Friday night, RCMP say.The toboggan, pulled by a snowmobile driven by a 12-year-old boy, hit a tree stump on a path near the community of God's Lake Narrows, RCMP said in a news release. The 12-year-old girl was thrown and suffered life-threatening injuries.The boy who was operating the snowmobile went to the community nursing station for help. A medical van rushed to the site and took the girl back to t
- Reuters
Indian police arrest 44 men accused of raping teenager over five years
Police in India's southern state of Kerala have arrested 44 men accused of raping an 18-year-old girl over a period of five years, a police official said on Tuesday, in a case that has shocked the coastal tourist resort. Police have identified 58 of those men, some of whom are minors and arrested 44 over the last two days, officials said. The case came to light after the girl narrated the gang rape to a volunteer during a gender awareness programme.
- The Canadian Press
In the news today: Field narrows among big-name Liberal leader hopefuls
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
- CBC
London teenager missing for 5 days found safe
A London teenager who had been missing for five days has been located and is safe, according to the London Police Service.The 16-year old young woman was found Tuesday, with police in Toronto having been contacted earlier in the week to help with the search.The family of the teen had issued a plea Monday to the public to help find the teen, saying she had left the house Jan. 8 without her phone and little money, heading for the variety store.Police thanked the public on Tuesday for their help pr
- PA Media: UK News
Schoolgirl took overdose after making sexual assault allegation, inquest hears
Semina Halliwell, who was 12, died on June 12 2021, three days after she took her mother’s prescription medicine.
- CBC
Man convicted in 1981 murder of Hamilton woman gets chance for early parole
WARNING: This story contains details of sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it.The man who sexually assaulted and killed 23-year-old Hamilton nursing assistant Diane Werendowicz in 1981, and was found guilty in 2016 of first-degree murder in his fourth trial, has a chance for an early release from prison.Robert Badgerow, 66, received the mandatory sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years, which means he norm
- People
Woman Scammed into Believing She Was Dating Brad Pitt Divorced Her Husband, Transferred Over $800,000
The French woman said she was initially contacted by a scammer claiming to be Pitt's mother
- CBC
Why this more than 100-year-old building in Sutton Que., is at the centre of a legal battle
Built in 1911, Villa Châteauneuf has been used as a convent, a school and a retreat for Catholic priests. The property managers want to rent it to a women’s shelter while the town of Sutton wants to turn it into a community centre.
- CBC
Man charged in P.E.I. 'grandparent scam' case facing more charges in N.B.
A Chilean man accused of defrauding Islanders in a so-called "grandparent scam" is facing nearly a dozen more charges in New Brunswick.Luis Luciano David Cortez has been in jail since August on five charges of fraud. Now, he is facing another 10 fraud-related charges that have been transferred from Campbellton and one additional charge from Miramichi, N.B.Provincial court Judge Jeff Lantz confirmed Monday that those charges have been transferred to P.E.I.Cortez's lawyer, Marc-Antoine Rock, appea