Family of man accused of making threats to Loveland school pleads for help
Family of man accused of making threats to Loveland school pleads for help
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CBCBrantford-area social worker who counsels 1st responders is accused of sexual abuse by regulatory body
Warning: This story contains details of an alleged sexual encounter.A Brantford, Ont-area social worker whose clients include first responders dealing with trauma faces allegations of professional misconduct and sexual abuse after an investigation by the professional college.Laura Dowler is accused of alleged incidents over a four-year period, the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) says in a report following its months-long investigation.The college alleges Do
- Sky News
Boy having photo taken falls 60ft down Dorset cliff
A teenager plunged 60ft down a sheer cliff while having his photo taken by a friend. A 999 call reported that the boy had fallen from the cliffs at Old Harry Rocks in Dorset. Ian Brown, station officer for Swanage Coastguard, told Somerset Live the accident happened on Thursday as the boy was having his photo taken by the cliff edge.
- The Canadian Press
Killing of young Cambodian couple by businessman with honorary title revives concerns about impunity
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — In a case that has sparked widespread public outrage, a court in Cambodia formally charged a real estate entrepreneur who held a royally bestowed title with the premeditated murder of a young couple in the capital Phnom Penh.
- Lexington Herald-Leader
Tire came off man’s truck, causing crash that left a KY teen dead. Why he is now jailed.
An 18-year-old UK student died after the tire hit her windshield as she drove down I-75 last summer.
- The Daily Beast
How Buster Murdaugh’s Lawsuit May Be the Key to Solving a Murder Mystery
The alleged involvement of Alex Murdaugh’s only surviving son in the 2015 roadside murder of his former classmate has long been a lingering question mark over the infamous family’s tangled web of legal woes.This week, Buster Murdaugh finally fired back, filing a damning defamation lawsuit against Netflix and others who produced documentaries and news articles that, he says, “irreparably damaged” his reputation by insinuating he was involved in 19-year-old Stephen Smith’s death. But his decision
- CNN
A woman is accused of attempting to drown a 3-year-old Muslim child in possible hate crime incident
A woman in Texas has been charged with attempted capital murder and injury to a child after trying to drown a 3-year-old child at an apartment complex pool and making racial statements, according to police.
- CBC
Saskatchewan RCMP find car of mother who allegedly abducted her 3 children
Saskatchewan RCMP says they've located the vehicle of a woman who allegedly abducted her three children last December, in an investigation that's spanned three provinces.Police said in an updated news release Saturday they found a white Mercedes GLC — which they believe was driven by 55-year-old Astrid Schiller —abandoned at Pine Cree Regional Park in southwestern Saskatchewan on Friday.Last week, Manitoba RCMP said the woman was arrested at a Canada-U.S. border crossing near Boissevain on a war
- CNN
Texas court exonerates man who spent nearly 20 years on death row for 1977 murder
After nearly 47 years, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals this week exonerated Kerry Max Cook for the 1977 murder of Linda Jo Edwards, declaring him innocent of a crime for which he spent nearly 20 years on death row.
- CBC
Escaped Stephenville inmate is back in custody
31-year-old Tyler Bennett has been arrested after escaping from the West Coast Correctional Centre in Stephenville last week. (RCMP)Escaped inmate Tyler Bennett has been arrested after a week-long search.The RCMP made the announcement in a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, on Friday evening. The arrest came a week after the 31 year-old man first escaped from the West Coast Correctional Centre in Stephenville on June 14th.Bay St. George police had previously suggeste
- The Canadian Press
Man trying to drown 2 children on Connecticut beach is stopped by officers, police say
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A man trying to drown two small children at a Connecticut beach early Saturday morning was thwarted by police officers, according to authorities.
- The Canadian Press
New mom who delighted in her daughter is among the dead in Arkansas grocery store shooting
Callie Weems was reveling in her new role as a mom in the months before a gunman in Arkansas fatally shot her at a grocery store.
- HuffPost
Texas Woman Accused Of Trying To Drown Muslim Child In Racist Attack
“We are American citizens, originally from Palestine, and I don’t know where to go to feel safe with my kids," the 3-year-old's mother said.
- The Canadian Press
Under curfew, Ukrainians mark midsummer with bonfire jumping at a festival with pagan roots
KHOTIV, Ukraine (AP) — Despite war-time restrictions, Ukrainians marked midsummer with festivals that featured frenetic folk dancing, flower decoration and jumping over bonfires.
- ABC News
3-year-old fatally shot, 7-year-old injured while at family gathering in Buffalo
A 3-year-old boy was killed and his 7-year-old sister was injured after being hit by gunfire while at a family gathering in Buffalo, New York, officials said. "Last night was a very tragic night for our community," Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph A. Gramaglia said during a press conference Saturday. Gramaglia said the shooting had not been related to the family gathering.
- People
'Out of Control' Woman Allegedly Attacks 10-Year-Old Boy and Bites Cop at New Jersey Motel Pool
Witnesses at the scene described the woman as “highly intoxicated”
- CBC
B.C. man tries to get drug convictions tossed — but fails, as they happened nearly 20 years ago
A British Columbia man has failed in his bid to appeal two convictions for trafficking and possessing crack cocaine — nearly 20 years after he first pleaded guilty.The man, known only as B.L. in court documents, said he was unaware that pleading guilty to trafficking drugs would make him ineligible to immigrate to the U.S.B.L. argued that, had he known that fact, he would never have pleaded guilty to the offences he committed when he was around 20 years old. He sought to immigrate to the U.S. to
- The Canadian Press
Friends mourn members of family of four found dead in southwestern Ontario
HARROW, ONTARIO, CANADA — Friends mourning members of a family of four found dead in rural southwestern Ontario this week remembered the mother as a pillar of the community and a selfless friend with a smile that could light up a room.
- CNN
‘They saved their whole lives for this’: American woman’s heartbreak as parents die on Hajj
What was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime turned tragic this week when Saida Wurie learned her parents were among the hundreds of pilgrims who have died amid extreme temperatures in Saudi Arabia.
- ABC News Videos
Suspect identified in grocery store shooting
Police identified 44-year-old Travis Eugene Posey as the suspect in the Arkansas grocery store shooting.
- Global News
Crashed B.C. school bus was filled with grade 6s, 7s, superintendent says
School District 27 Superintendent Chris van der Mark told Global News on Saturday, the students on the bus were in grades 6 and 7 from 100 Mile Elementary and Horse Lake Elementary schools. Troy Charles has the latest from Saturday.