Louisville mayor says 11 employees taken to the hospital after apparent explosion at business; cause unknown
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville mayor says 11 employees taken to the hospital after apparent explosion at business; cause unknown.
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CBCAlberta RCMP officer charged with sexually assaulting 2 males in hotel room
An Alberta RCMP officer has been charged with sexually assaulting two males in an Airdrie hotel room in 2022. Leduc Const. Bridget Morla faces two counts of sexual assault. Morla was off-duty at the time of the alleged assaults, according to the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT).ASIRT announced the charges Monday following a two-year investigation. Morla, 39, has been a police officer for 13 years. She has been suspended with pay since the investigation commenced in late 2022, accor
- The Daily Beast
Pete Hegseth Faces New Booze, Strippers, Debt and NDA Claims at Veterans Group He Ran
Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, who President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate for defense secretary, has a sordid, drunken history of mismanaging veterans organizations that left staff “disgusted” by his allegedly lecherous behavior, according to a report. The New Yorker obtained records from two nonprofit advocacy groups Hegseth led—Veterans for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America—that describe financial mismanagement, inappropriate sexual advances and—at one point—Hegseth drunke
- BuzzFeed
"I Did 4 Years In Women's Prison": 24 Very Honest Confessions From A Former Inmate
"I got out in March of this year, went to a federal halfway house, and then my judge granted me a sentence reduction, so I got to go home, and now I'm just on federal probation. I'll answer any question about any of it!"
- The Canadian Press
Woman driving drunk who killed bride still in her wedding dress sentenced to 25 years in prison
A woman who admitted to drinking and who was driving well over twice the speed limit when she smashed into a golf cart, killing a bride who had just got married at a South Carolina beach, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.
- CBC
Auditor general finds 'kickback scheme' between landlords and city housing worker
The city of Ottawa's auditor general has uncovered a "kickback scheme" that resulted in the city paying inflated rents through housing allowance programs.The investigation, tabled at the city's audit committee on Monday, looked into a tip through the fraud and waste hotline that a city case worker "received kickback payments from a group of landlords in exchange for these landlords receiving more favourable rental rates under specific housing benefit programs administered by the City."Auditor ge
- CBC
How a son is fighting to reunite with mom after being banned from visiting her long-term care home
A LaSalle man has been banned from his mother's long-term care home for more than a year. He believes it was because he had spoken about his mother's care, which the home denies. Paul Ziman is now pushing back, and advocates say that he's not the only one. Katerina Georgieva has more.
- The Canadian Press
Police say a Hawaii woman disappeared voluntarily and traveled to Mexico
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Hawaii woman who vanished after landing in Los Angeles three weeks ago disappeared voluntarily as she sought to “step away from modern connectivity” and was last seen crossing into Mexico with her luggage, police said at a news conference where they urged her to contact her distraught family.
- People
'Adored' Boy with Autism Worked Hard to Speak Fluently. Then He Was Killed in Front of Grandfather's House
"The door was shut in front of him at 9 years old," Princeton Jones' mother said, per KABC
- The Canadian Press
'Bedlam:' Nova Scotia lawyer suspended following ugly courtroom fracas
HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia lawyer who had to be restrained by deputy sheriffs during a court appearance earlier this year has lost his appeal of a suspension following the bizarre incident.
- The Canadian Press
Canada Post presents union with 'framework' to reach deal as strike continues
Canada Post has presented the union representing some 55,000 striking postal workers with a framework to reach negotiated agreements, the corporation said.
- CBC
Who wins while Canada Post is on strike?
With no end in sight to the Canada Post strike, Canadians are looking for alternatives to order and send their gifts. Local couriers are one option, but a major player with a nationwide distribution system may be primed to enjoy the biggest benefit this holiday season.
- People
Man Who Allegedly Googled ‘How Long Does It Take to Get Married After Spouse Dies’ Charged With Wife’s Murder
Naresh Bhatt was allegedly seen buying knives and cleaning supplies days after Mamta Kafle Bhatt disappeared
- People
S.C. Woman Gets 25 Years for Drunken Crash that Killed Newlywed Bride in Golf Cart
Jamie Lee Komoroski reportedly plead guilty Monday to four charges stemming from the April 2023 crash that killed Samantha Miller on her wedding day
- Associated Press
Family of pilot who died on an animal rescue flight to receive remains of dog killed in crash
The ashes of a big-eyed, brown and white puppy named Lisa that died last week in a plane crash in New York's Catskill Mountains were being delivered Sunday to the family of the animal rescue pilot who lost his life trying to give the dog a chance at a new one. Leah Kim, the 16-year-old daughter of volunteer pilot Seuk Kim, 49, said the family came up with the idea for the memorial flight as a way to complete her father's mission with the rescue group Pilots n Paws and to ensure Lisa finally had a home. Seuk Kim had taken off Nov. 24 from Maryland on a mission for the rescue organization Pilots n Paws, en route to Albany, New York.
- CBC
Some missing residential school students disappeared into arranged marriages, report says
Some children who disappeared from residential schools ended up in arranged marriages organized by school principals and the government, according to the final report from the special interlocutor for missing children and unmarked graves and burial sites associated with Indian Residential Schools.Leah Redcrow believes her grandparents, who were married at Sacred Heart Indian Residential School (later called Blue Quills) in Alberta in 1928, may have been one of an unknown number of couples whose
- The Canadian Press
Police say a Hawaii woman who disappeared went to Mexico and is not considered missing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Hawaii woman who went missing after landing in Los Angeles was seen crossing into Mexico alone with her luggage and is not considered missing, Los Angeles Police Department Chief of Police Jim McDonnell said during a news conference Monday.
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Vancouver police shoot carjacking suspect, oversight body investigating
B.C.'s police oversight agency is investigating after a suspected carjacker was shot by police in East Vancouver early Sunday morning. Vancouver police say they were called out around 4 a.m. to the area of Prior and Milross streets when a security guard dialled 911 to report a man armed with a knife and broken glass bottle stealing his car. Police say the alleged carjacker fled in the stolen vehicle and made it to the intersection of Slocan Street and East 23rd Avenue before officers caught up w
- USA TODAY
Officials identify 3 college students killed in fiery Cybertruck crash: 'Unimaginable loss'
Family and friends are mourning Soren Dixon, Jack Nelson and Krysta Tsukahara, all college students who graduated from Piedmont High School in 2023.
- CBC
See the fireball that shocked Fredericton Christmas parade watchers
Gail Dunlap was filming Fredericton’s Christmas parade on Saturday night when she captured a green flash of light in the sky.
- BBC
Man jailed after 'brazen' street assault on woman
An off-duty police officer witnessed Nehemiah Brown repeatedly punching the woman in the street.