3 hours ago Alberta premier, energy minister defend pay raises for AER board members

The NDP accused the UCP of rewarding its friends in oil and gas, while the government defended the raises as necessary with costs being covered by the industry

Politics

5 hours ago Supreme Court steps into fight over FCC’s $8 billion subsidies for internet and phone services

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power. The justices will review an appellate ruling that struck down as […]

Technology

5 hours ago Former Quebec pension fund workers charged in U.S. in Indian government bribery case

Quebec’s pension fund manager says it is co-operating with United States authorities after three former employees were indicted in federal court in New York.

Politics

5 hours ago 5th person charged in connection with 2023 death of Calgary woman found near Okotoks

The accused is scheduled to appear in court in Calgary on Monday.

Events

6 hours ago Colorado funeral home owners accused of letting 190 bodies decay plead guilty to corpse abuse

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The owners of a Colorado funeral home accused of piling 190 bodies inside a room-temperature building and giving the grieving relatives fake ashes pleaded guilty Friday to corpse abuse as aggrieved families looked on in court. Jon and Carie Hallford, who own the Return to Nature Funeral Home, began storing bodies […]

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8 hours ago Civil jury in Ireland awards woman more than $250k for Conor McGregor sexual assault

A civil jury in Ireland on Friday found that mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in a hotel penthouse after a night of heavy partying. The Dublin jury awarded the woman nearly $257,000 for her lawsuit that claimed McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her Dec. 9, 2018, leaving her heavily bruised […]

Economics

8 hours ago Epic Toronto conman dubbed ‘Jack of Diamonds’ sentenced to prison in U.S. but still hasn’t paid back victims

'I charged a large amount of money on my credit card to purchase the diamonds.... I never received any diamonds just excuses. I had to sell my company,' one of 200 victims tells court

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8 hours ago Actor Jonathan Majors’ ex drops assault and defamation lawsuit after settlement

NEW YORK — Jonathan Majors ‘ ex-girlfriend has dropped her assault and defamation lawsuit against the once-rising Hollywood star after reaching a settlement. Lawyers for Majors and Grace Jabbari agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, according to a joint filing in Manhattan federal court Thursday. Jabbari’s lawyer said Friday that the suit was “favourably […]

Politics

9 hours ago Quebecer, 81, to serve at least 10 years for killing ailing wife ’out of love’

Gilles Brassard told reporters on the way into court he couldn't stand watching his wife of 50 years deteriorate from Alzheimer's.

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