10 hours ago Florida Hooters waitress, arrested for DUI, tried to flirt way out after traffic stop

Police video footage caught a Hooters waitress, who was arrested for drunk driving in Florida, trying to flirt her way out of the traffic stop. The Sarasota Police Department said the driver, 22-year-old Sophia Ross, was pulled over just before 2 a.m. on Nov. 17 after cops witnessed a vehicle stopping at green lights and […]

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19 hours ago Political uncertainty could derail major carbon capture project: experts

CALGARY – The fate of Canada’s largest proposed carbon capture and storage project is even more uncertain after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement this week amplified existing unknowns around the future of energy and climate policy in Canada, experts say. The $16.5-billion high-profile project in question would capture harmful carbon dioxide emissions from the […]

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12 hours ago Calgary police investigate another case of church vandalism in the city

The Calgary police arson unit has been called in to help investigate after a molotov cocktail was thrown through the window of a church early Thursday morning (Jan. 9, 2025).

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6 hours ago Jury hears 911 call from daughter charged in mom 's death: 'She attacked me'

There was no mistaking the urgency and panic in Barbara Cabala’s voice. “I need your help. I’m really in trouble,” she said to the first 911 operator with whom she connected on July 7, 2021. “My mom attacked me and I tried to defend myself and I don’t think she’s breathing right now.” Cabala was […]

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11 hours ago Toronto mulls more traffic solutions while NYC cracks down with congestion pricing

As drivers in New York City acclimate to Manhattan's new congestion pricing, which went into effect on Sunday, Toronto continues to battle its own ever-worsening traffic woes, which have some advocating for a similar step.Thursday morning, Mayor Olivia Chow announced her team's latest effort to fight gridlock, which is costing people their time and patience and posing a multi-billion-dollar hit to the city's economy: a substantial increase in traffic agents to help control the flow of cars through bottlenecks and ticket motorists when needed.While these staff have been successful in clearing up backups in messy pockets like Liberty Village — along with a few other measures, of course — there is still the question of what more might be needed to fix the metropolis's famously jammed streets.A congestion fee of sorts has been floated various times, including one political candidate who recently pushed for charging non-local drivers to acce...

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7 hours ago ‘Pizzagate’ gunman killed by police after traffic stop, authorities say

Edgar Maddison Welch was in a vehicle stopped in North Carolina on Saturday night, and was shot after he pointed a handgun at police

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19 hours ago Sentencing hearing begins for people convicted of leading Coutts blockade

The men were charged for their roles in the blockade that tied up cross-border traffic for two weeks in early 2022.

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8 hours ago Alec Baldwin sues for malicious prosecution after judge dismissed case of fatal ’Rust’ set shooting

SANTA FE, N.M. — Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The lawsuit was filed Thursday at state district court in Santa Fe, where a judge in July dismissed a charge of […]

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8 hours ago ’Pizzagate’ gunman killed by police in North Carolina after traffic stop

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — A man who fired a gun inside a restaurant in the nation’s capital after a fake online conspiracy theory called “Pizzagate” motivated him to do so nearly a decade ago was shot and killed by North Carolina police during a weekend traffic stop. Edgar Maddison Welch was a passenger in a vehicle […]

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8 hours ago How the wildfires in Los Angeles area could affect California’s home insurance market

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The wildfires that destroyed homes in multiple sections of the Los Angeles area will test California’s efforts to stabilize the state’s insurance marketplace after many insurers stopped issuing residential policies due to the high fire risk. The wind-driven blazes that started Tuesday roared through neighborhoods from the Pacific Coast inland to […]

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9 hours ago Calgary tailor charged with sexually assaulting young girl inside shop

Calgary Police say a 63-year-old man has been charged with the sexual assault and sexual interference of a girl under the age of 16 while inside a tailor shop in southeast Calgary.

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10 hours ago Calgary tailor, 63, charged in connection with sexual assault of young girl

'It is believed the man forced the girl to sit on his lap while he touched her inappropriately and sexually assaulted her,' Calgary police said

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10 hours ago Encampment in Edmonton river valley had generators, power tools: police

A homeless encampment cleared from Edmonton’s river valley this week contained generators and multiple power tools, police say. Police and park rangers discovered the encampment in the Fulton Creek area Monday and began dismantling it, an Edmonton Police Service spokesperson said in an email. The site included a camp with “multiple structures” made from building […]

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10 hours ago OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denies abuse allegations in lawsuit from his sister

Ann Altman has made accusations against her brother on social media in the past, but this the first time she's filed a lawsuit.

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11 hours ago B.C. teen discharged from hospital 2 months after critical case of avian flu

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) said the teen was discharged from BC Children's Hospital on Jan. 7.

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11 hours ago 26 charges laid in charity motorcycle ride crash that left 2 Alberta men dead, 6 hurt

A man is accused of driving uninsured and in possession of meth when a fatal crash occurred between a convoy of charity motorcyclists and a semi last summer in northern Alberta.

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12 hours ago In Calgary courts: Hearing underway for four suspects charged with murder of Calgary woman whose body was dumped near Okotoks

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Jan 6. to 10, 2025

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13 hours ago Pedestrian dies after struck by pickup while crossing northeast street

The pedestrian was transported to hospital in life-threatening condition where he later succumbed to his injuries, police said

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13 hours ago Fire at Mormon church in southwest Calgary 'intentionally set,' police say

Calgary police are investigating after they say a fire was intentionally set a Mormon church in southwest Calgary early Thursday morning. Emergency crews responded to reports of a fire at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 10923 24th St. S.W. shortly before 4 a.m. on Thursday, the Calgary Fire Department confirmed. […]

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13 hours ago Fire at LDS church in southwest Calgary 'intentionally set,' police say

Situation "an isolated incident," building has not been targeted in the past, church representative says

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14 hours ago B.C. man who led police on boat chase found guilty of illegal sea cucumber harvest and sales

Scott Steer was convicted based partly on evidence from a cellphone that was tossed overboard during the chase in Vancouver harbour

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14 hours ago Venezuelan security forces seek to quell protests against Maduro’s attempt to cling to power

CARACAS, Venezuela —- Riot police were out in force in Venezuela ‘s capital Thursday looking to quell protesters seeking to block President Nicolas Maduro’s attempt to cling to power despite credible evidence that he lost last summer’s election by a landslide The National Assembly, which like all institutions in Venezuela is controlled by the ruling […]

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15 hours ago More charges possible in homicide case involving missing Cape Breton man

Police confirmed that a firearm was involved in the death of Kenneth Justin MacDonald, whose body has yet to be found — but few other details were released about what happened.

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15 hours ago HUNTER: Why is Corrections mulling moving trans triple killer to women’s prison?

The women caged in this country’s jails are among the most vulnerable under the Canadian flag. Most are victims of abuse, poverty and violence. Most of the crimes they’ve committed are drug-related to feed their addictions. Most have children. Most are non-violent. Most remain vulnerable even behind prison bars. So in Canada of 2025, it […]

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