Morning scenes as a Sydney church knife attack is treated as terrorism
Police and forensics officers remained at the scene as investigations continued on Tuesday into a knife attack at a church in Sydney.
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CBCWoman acquitted of historical sex offence against teen stepson
WARNING: This story contains details of child sexual abuse.An Ontario woman has been acquitted of a sex crime against her teen stepson in Ottawa 40 years ago because the judge couldn't be sure that Canadians in the 1980s would have found it criminally immoral.It's a rare case because a woman stands accused, leaving the judge in a tough spot with little case law to lean on, according to a law professor who specializes in sexual offences. Still, Janine Benedet said it would have been helpful for t
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Charlottetown police capture Toronto man at top of national most-wanted list
Charlottetown police have arrested a man who was listed at the top of a national most-wanted list. The force said in a news release that its street crime unit, along with the major crime unit and a rapid tactical deployment team, arrested 35-year old Michael Bebee in Charlottetown on Tuesday. Toronto police had issued a Canada-wide warrant for Bebee's arrest in connection with the July 23, 2023 shooting death of Shamar Powell-Flowers in Toronto's east end. Bebee is accused of second-degree murde
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A 98-year-old in Ukraine walked miles to safety from Russians, with slippers and a cane
A 98-year-old woman in Ukraine who escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost 10 kilometers (6 miles) alone, wearing a pair of slippers and supported by a cane has been reunited with her family days after they were separated while fleeing to safety. Lidia Stepanivna Lomikovska and her family decided to leave the front-line town of Ocheretyne, in the eastern Donetsk region, last week after Russian troops entered it and fighting intensified. “I woke up surrounded by shooting all around — so scary,” Lomikovska said in a video interview posted by the National Police of Donetsk region.
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Guilty-Pleading Jan. 6 Participant Wildly Shows He Learned Nothing From Prison
Derrick Evans, now running for Congress, gave a jaw-dropping interview to CNN.
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Police officer who faced sword attacker suffered ‘horrifically serious’ injuries
A 36-year-old suspect remains in hospital after a 14-year-old boy was killed and four other people were injured in Hainault, east London.
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Five human skeletons, missing hands and feet, found outside house of Nazi leader Hermann Göring
Archaeologists have unearthed the skeletons of five people, missing their hands and feet, at a former Nazi military base in Poland.
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Accused carjacker kills dad of 7 just hours after release from jail, Indiana cops say
“For this to happen, it’s unfair,” the man’s son reportedly said. “You can’t fix some people.”
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Ark. Teacher Accused of Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Old, Sending Him Nude Photos on 'Daily Basis'
Reagan Gray, 26, is facing one count of sexual assault
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Murder trial underway for son accused of dismembering mother
WARNING: This story contains graphic and disturbing details of violence.The trial of a Toronto man who is accused of brutally stabbing his mother to death in their Leslieville condo and dismembering her body in March 2022 got underway this week.On Monday, assistant Crown attorney Jay Spare told a Toronto jury that Dallas Ly stabbed his mother Tien Ly 27 times in their condo on Carlaw Avenue, before dismembering her body and carrying it in a shopping cart to Eastern Avenue, where Ly left her rema
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Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring 4 others
LONDON (AP) — A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a east London suburb early Tuesday, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring four others, authorities said. A 36-year-old man was arrested in a residential area near Hainault underground station, police said. The incident is not being treated as terror-related or a “targeted attack.” Two police officers were in hospital being treated for stab wounds. Two other people were also injured. Chief Supt. Stuart Bel
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A teen was found buried in a basement in New York. An engraved ring helped police learn her identity two decades later
New York City police spent two decades unraveling the mystery of a teen girl whose remains were found in 2003, along with a monogrammed ring and encased in concrete in a basement. They just learned her name: Patricia Kathleen McGlone. The next goal: Finding her killer.
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Drew Barrymore’s Interview With Kamala Harris Shows How Even Well-Meaning White People Can Be Cringey
"Every Black person has been in this position," writer Michael Harriot tweeted about the awkward exchange between Barrymore and Harris.
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Man kidnaps woman, goes to prison and kidnaps her again after release, Florida cops say
A deputy found the woman duct-taped in a garage two months after the man got out of prison, according to the arrest affidavit.
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Brantford, Ont., woman serving house arrest for faking pregnancies, scamming doulas faces new charges
WARNING: This article references sexual assault and suicidal ideation, and may affect those who have experienced them or know someone affected by them.A Brantford, Ont., woman sentenced in February to house arrest for faking pregnancies, harassment and fraudulently seeking the services of numerous doulas is in custody and facing new charges, Hamilton police say.Allegations between April 17 and April 18 spurred an investigation into 25-year-old Kaitlyn Braun this week, police said Wednesday."It w
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'Someone is going to get hurt,' says OPP officer minutes before fatal 401 crash
A police radio recording is providing a glimpse into the moments leading up to a fiery wrong-way crash that killed four people east of Toronto on Monday.
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Man stabs police officer from behind in Jerusalem’s Old City
Israeli police released footage on Tuesday showing a man stabbing a police officer from behind in Jerusalem’s Old City. Two police officers were seen struggling to subdue the suspected attacker, dragging and pulling him to the ground.
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Niagara developer and his company fined $150K after selling new homes illegally: HCRA
Ontario's homebuilders and vendors regulator has fined a Niagara man and his development company $150,286 after they were found guilty of selling new homes illegally.The Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA) previously provided documents to CBC outlining the 26 charges against Christopher Lamb and Novel Condominiums.The documents state Novel Condominiums entered into 26 agreements of purchase and sale for homes at 6591 Montrose Rd. before becoming registered as a vendor under the Ontario
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Dog severely beat in DeLand found bleeding from nose, mouth and eye, police say
Dog severely beat in DeLand found bleeding from nose, mouth and eye, police say
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Will Animal Tranquilizer Found in Suzanne Morphew's Body Lead to Re-Filed Murder Charges Against Husband?
Barry Morphew was previously charged with murder, though the charges were dropped
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Second Suspect Accused of Abducting Slack Co-Founder's Child, as Family Slams 'Predators'
Mint Butterfield, 16, was found alive days after going missing.