US official says mediators are preparing to implement Gaza cease-fire and hostage-swap deal before final agreement
WASHINGTON (AP) — US official says mediators are preparing to implement Gaza cease-fire and hostage-swap deal before final agreement.
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CBCShocking video captures Mississauga man run over as thief steals Porsche
Peel Regional Police released stunning security camera video Wednesday showing a woman run over a man while allegedly stealing his Porsche SUV earlier this month in Mississauga.That woman, now wanted for the vehicle theft and dangerous operation causing bodily harm, is captured on the video telling the man she's at his home to see the Porsche Cayenne. Police said she was responding to an Auto Trader ad, and the incident took place at around 2 p.m. on Sept. 6 in the Winston Churchill and Eglinton
- INSIDER
All the famous people who appear in the sexual assault lawsuits filed against Sean Diddy Combs
Complaints against Diddy allege sexual assault and sex trafficking — and some include allegations against other known figures.
- Reuters
Husband of Russia's richest woman arrested on murder charge after office shootout
Vladislav Bakalchuk, the estranged husband of Russia's richest woman, was arrested and charged with murder on Thursday, his lawyers said, after a deadly shootout at the Moscow office of Russia's largest online retailer. Two people were killed in a shooting on Wednesday just a few blocks away from the Kremlin at the Wildberries office, as a dispute over the company's future took a violent turn. Vladislav and his wife Tatyana Bakalchuk, who filed for divorce in July, have been embroiled in a bitter and public tussle since Wildberries announced plans to merge with outdoor advertising firm Russ Group in June.
- People
1,000 Bottles of Baby Oil, Cocaine and Violence: Disturbing Details Alleged in Diddy's Sex Crimes Indictment
Sean "Diddy" Combs is charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution
- The Canadian Press
A French man admits in court to drugging his wife so that he and dozens of men could rape her
AVIGNON, France (AP) — A 71-year-old French man admitted in court Tuesday that for nearly a decade, he repeatedly drugged his unwitting wife and invited dozens of men to rape her while she lay unconscious in their bed.
- CBC
Police in Waterloo region warning about 'significant increase' in vehicle reprogramming thefts
Police in Waterloo region say they have seen a spike in the number of motor vehicles being stolen using reprogramming equipment.During a police services board meeting on Wednesday, Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) Chief Mark Crowell said there were approximately 150 reprogramming thefts from January to September this year compared to just 88 for the same time period the year before.Crowell called it a "significant increase" and said just in the last month 16 vehicles were believed to have
- Tri-City Herald
A woman died on his doorstep nearly 2 years ago. Now he’s facing new charges
He allegedly refused to get help for her because he didn’t want to go to jail for violating a court order.
- France 24
Associate of Frenchman in mass rape trial admits to copycat abuse on his own wife
An associate of Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman man who drugged his wife and invited dozens of men to rape her in a case that has shocked France and the world, told a court that he committed similar crimes against his own wife under Pelicot's influence. Jean-Pierre Marechal met Pelicot on a website where they shared information about drugging and assulting their spouses. Police say Pelicot was among the men who Marechal invited to assault his wife. An associate of Frenchman Dominique Pelicot, w
- CBC
Mother charged with 1st-degree murder in death of her 5-year-old son near Montreal
A mother, 29, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of her five-year-old son southwest of Montreal.Quebec provincial police say emergency services were called to the home about 3 a.m. in Coteau-du-Lac, Que., a community 55 kilometres from Montreal.Inside the home, the boy was found unresponsive and his death was confirmed not long after.Initially, Sgt. Marythe Bolduc said investigators were treating the boy's death as suspicious.Two other people were
- People
Elderly Couple Living at Nudist Ranch Died from Blunt Force Trauma to the Head: Coroner
The remains of Daniel Menard, 79, and his wife, Stephanie Menard, 73, were found in their neighbor’s basement, police allege
- People
Mom of Elijah Vue Reacts Following Discovery of 3-Year-Old's Remains, as She Faces Neglect Charges
The remains of Elijah Vue were found last week, months after he disappeared in February, according to authorities
- INSIDER
50 Cent taunts Sean 'Diddy' Combs over indictment on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Here's their 18-year beef explained.
50 Cent posted a joke on X after Diddy was indicted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges on Monday. The two have been beefing for years.
- CBC
B.C. government seeks $880K from alleged casino money launderer
British Columbia's director of civil forfeiture is suing to keep $880,000 paid as a bond to the Canada Border Services Agency by a man accused of being the multimillionaire leader of a criminal gang running casinos in Macao.According to a notice of civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday, Tujie Lai's spouse paid the money to the CBSA in October 2019 after Lai was handed over to Canadian authorities by the U.S. Border Patrol, which claimed he had crossed the border illegally.The court doc
- CBC
Man charged in random killing appears in Vancouver court
The White Rock, B.C., man charged in random attacks in downtown Vancouver that left one victim dead and another with a severed hand appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday in relation to the alleged crimes.Brendan Colin McBride, 34, is charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault.McBride appeared briefly via video feed from the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam, wearing a red prison sweatshirt and speaking clearly when responding to questions from Judge David S
- The Canadian Press
A man accused of stalking UConn star Paige Bueckers is found with an engagement ring near airport
A man accused of stalking and harassing UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers said on social media that he intended to marry her and had an engagement ring and lingerie in his possession when he was arrested near a Connecticut airport, according to police reports.
- BANG Showbiz
Michael Madsen files for divorce
Michael Madsen has filed for divorce from DeAnna Madsen after 28 years of marriage and accused his estranged wife of driving their son to suicide.
- The Canadian Press
Ship owner cut corners on repairs before deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, US says in $100M lawsuit
BALTIMORE (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel, the Justice Department alleged Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city’s port.
- LA Times
Trial of reputed Mexican cartel leader's son offers cautionary tale for 'narco juniors'
The case of 'El Menchito' has highlighted the generational divide between boomer-aged drug cartel bosses and their millennial children.
- CBC
SIU clears police officer who shot man 9 times outside Cambridge home
There's "no reasonable grounds" to charge a Waterloo Regional Police Service officer after the officer shot a man nine times outside a Cambridge home in October 2023, the director of the province's Special Investigations Unit says.On Oct. 15 2023, officers were called to a home on Sunnyhill Road by a woman who said she had been attacked.Three officers arrived on scene just after midnight and went up to the front door to speak with the woman. Inside, a 34-year-old man was in the kitchen. He saw t
- BBC
Irish crime boss admits gun cache trick
Thomas Kavanagh hoped to fool police and secure a lighter jail term on drugs charges.