Police say a body believed to be that of missing TV presenter Michael Mosley has been found on a Greek island
ATHENS (AP) — Police say a body believed to be that of missing TV presenter Michael Mosley has been found on a Greek island.
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CBCToronto backtracks on removing businessman's name from historic house after racism controversy
City officials in Toronto have reversed course on a controversial decision to remove the name of a prominent early 20th century Toronto businessman from a historic home, in light of new information brought forward by his descendants.City council voted in April to remove Robert Stapleton Caldecott's name from his former home's heritage designation on the grounds that he held restrictive — some said racist — views on immigration.But earlier this week, council voted to restore his name after Caldec
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Meet the 3 Mi'kmaw women competing to be Miss Indigenous Canada
From their small communities in Mi'kma'ki, to the bright lights of a national pageant stage, these three Mi'kmaw women are vying to be crowned the first-ever Miss Indigenous Canada.Twenty-six Indigenous women from communities across Canada have been selected from more than 700 applicants to compete in this pageant in the Haudenosaunee territory of Six Nations, Ont.Miss Indigenous Canada isn't a traditional beauty pageant — the focus is more on internal characteristics. Contestants are judged on
- People
'Wade Wilson' Is Ryan Reynolds' “Deadpool” Alter Ego. But Real-Life Man Killed 2 Women 'for the Sake of Killing'
Wilson was convicted of the 2019 murders of Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz
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Gang jailed for life for ammonia attack which killed ‘gentle, funny, caring’ man
The murder of Andy Foster in his home in Gateshead was one of a series of ammonia attacks designed to enforce a gang’s drugs trade, a judge said.
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Father who drove van into group out of ‘revenge’ guilty of murder
Victim Brian Darby, 60, had enjoyed a night out with friends when he was mown down on a footpath.
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Gang kills at least 26 villagers in remote Papua New Guinea, officials say
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — At least 26 people were killed by a gang in three remote villages in Papua New Guinea’s north and eight villagers remained missing Friday in the latest violence in the South Pacific island nation relating to contested land ownership and sorcery allegations, officials said.
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Victim shown explicit video of herself in rape trial
Sgt Richard Heard faces three charges of rape and three of voyeurism against a female police officer.
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Ontario police officer shot colleague 10 times in violent dispute in 2018. Both walk away conviction free
Years after two Ontario police officers got into a violent altercation in broad daylight that ended in one shooting the other 10 times, both have walked away with no convictions. Det.-Sgt. Shane Donovan, who was with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS), was acquitted this spring of perjury — the last charge linked to the six-year saga with Const. Nathan Parker that involved multiple police agencies, investigations and trials."The law is quite clear," Justice Joseph Nadel told a Hamilton c
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Police ID 2 victims in Scarborough 'gun battle'
Toronto police have identified two people killed in a shooting in Scarborough early Wednesday morning. In a news release Thursday, police said they responded to a shooting call near Ellesmere Road and Midland Avenue around 2:30 a.m. They found four people with gunshot wounds.A man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said Wednesday. A woman was taken to hospital where she later died, they said.The victims are Braydon McCann, 22, of Toronto, and Sarah Prehay, 23, of Toronto, the news release
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Ontario megachurch pauses programming in wake of sex abuse allegations
Warning: This story contains references to sexual assault.An Ontario megachurch has been forced to pause programming as its insurer won't renew abuse liability insurance in the wake of sexual abuse allegations against a former pastor.In a statement on its website, The Meeting House said it was unable to secure parts of the insurance coverage it needs to continue normal operations beyond June 30. Specifically, it said it has been unable to find options for abuse liability or employment practices
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Rapist who threw victim's brother off cliff jailed
Anthony Stocks was trying to silence the brother of a girl he had been sexually abusing.
- The Canadian Press
US arrests 2 leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel: ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of 'El Chapo'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas on Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department said.
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Russian fraudster uses 19 aliases to defraud Sask. government of $150K
Alex Alexidze's sophisticated government fraud scheme fell apart in January 2023 when he walked out of the Riverbend Co-op in Outlook, Sask., with $300 worth of stolen groceries.That misstep would eventually lead to the Russian national being convicted of defrauding the Saskatchewan government of more than $150,000.The Co-op's manager confronted Alexidze, who claimed he lived close by and had the receipt at home. The manager didn't force the issue, instead taking down the licence from the Ford E
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Pregnant Teen’s Body Found in Wooded Area. Her Ex-Boyfriend Is Now Charged With Her Murder
Jesus Monroy, 20, was charged with murder, felony murder, feticide and aggravated assault in relation to the homicide of his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Mia Campos, 16
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Four teenagers sentenced for killing 16-year-old schoolboy out of revenge
Kennie Carter was killed in a group attack near his home in Stretford, Manchester.
- Reuters
Shooter in deadly Oslo Pride gay bar attack appeals conviction
An Iranian-born Norwegian man convicted of murder and terrorism over a deadly shooting rampage at an Oslo gay bar in 2022 has appealed his case, a lawyer for the victims said on Thursday. An Oslo court this month convicted Zaniar Matapour, 45, described by police as a radicalised Islamist with a history of mental illness, of murder and terrorism over the shooting during Oslo's annual Pride celebrations. "My clients are disappointed because they would hope to get closure of the legal aspect of the case," Hege Salomonsen, a lawyer for the victims, told Reuters on Thursday.
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Owner of Jasper’s Maligne Lodge heartbroken after hotel burned by wildfire
Karyn Decore, whose family owned Maligne Lodge for over 60 years, is mourning the loss of their establishment and heartbroken for her staff — many of whom come from countries around the world. The lodge was among the buildings burned Wednesday night.
- Lexington Herald-Leader
Are we really going to vote for a convicted felon who tried to overturn an election? | Opinion
Letters to the Editor: Trump said he would be a dictator on Day One, and with Project 2025, he would have the means to accomplish it.
- InStyle
Kate Middleton Announced a Meaningful Initiative With New Photos of Her Kids
She took Charlotte, George, and Louis to visit the special charity last year.
- The Canadian Press
Missouri Supreme Court halts release of man with overturned conviction as he was about to go free
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court halted the immediate release Wednesday of a man whose murder conviction was overturned — just as the man was about to walk free.