1 hour ago Toronto man charged with murder of elderly woman; Suspect sought for property dump in Mississauga

Police allege the accused set fire to a house when the elderly victim was inside and alone at the time.

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32 h. ago U.S. lawmakers will hear from Navy admiral who ordered attack that killed boat strike survivors

WASHINGTON — The Navy admiral who reportedly issued orders for the U.S. military to fire upon survivors of an attack on an alleged drug boat arrived on Capitol Hill for a classified briefing Thursday with top congressional lawmakers overseeing national security. Joining Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley for the closed-door meeting was Gen. Dan Caine, chairman […]

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69 h. ago B.C. Supreme Court says CP and CN railways may be linked to devastating Lytton fire

Justice Ward Branch says there’s 'some basis in fact' to support allegations fire caused by railway operations

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3 d. ago Alberta government asks prosecutors to reconsider laying charges in self

Premier Danielle Smith's government is urging Crown prosecutors to reconsider charging someone who acts to defend themselves or others in their own homes.

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8 d. ago 3 Calgary police officers accused of sexual misconduct on the job

Three Calgary Police Service officers have been relieved without pay and one fired after alleged offences ranging from having sex on the job to sharing nudes without consent.

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1 week ago Detainees with alleged ties to Montreal Mafia transferred from R.D.P. jail after shots fired, court told

The shots were fired Saturday afternoon, reportedly while some of them were outdoors.

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1 week ago Montreal police investigate 15 cars torched in alleged arson attack

Montreal police's arson squad says 15 vehicles were set on fire in a used car lot in what officers are alleging was an arson attack.

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2 w. ago Government had no involvement in shakeup at Edmonton Crown prosecutor's office: minister

Alberta’s minister of justice says the provincial government played no role in the alleged firing of two senior lawyers from the Edmonton Crown prosecutor’s office. Asked about the unexpected departure last week of Chief Crown Scott Niblock and a deputy, Mickey Amery said no one in his office or the public service was involved in […]

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2 w. ago Alberta prosecutors' association worried after alleged firing of two top Edmonton Crowns, calls for new employment protections

'The recent actions of the government highlight the need for our members to have employment protections that insulate them from losing their employment without articulated cause'

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2 w. ago Martin: No room for political interference in criminal cases

In light of what has transpired between the EPS and the Edmonton Crown's office, and the subsequent comments made by the premier, Albertans should be concerned there is more afoot

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2 w. ago Family of slain Edmonton teen Eric Omeasoo seek judicial review after police, Crown say killer acted in self

Lawyers for Rhonda Spence and Chasity Phillips, Omeasoo's grandmother and aunt, argue the court should review the decision because an "abuse of process" occurred.

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2 w. ago Questions swirl as Edmonton chief prosecutor and deputy out of jobs

Edmonton’s top Crown prosecutor and a deputy are out of their jobs, with little explanation being offered either publicly or to their former colleagues. Chief Crown prosecutor Scott Niblock and assistant chief Crown Ryan Abrams “are no longer with the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service,” ACPS confirmed in a statement to Postmedia last week. ACPS did […]

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3 w. ago Union slams what it calls WestJet outsourcing call centre jobs from Calgary to El Salvador

While the airline says changes to its call centre operations won't affect its employees, Unifor says the carrier has already transferred 400 of the positions to the Central American country

Transport

3 w. ago Surveillance video shows Titans cornerback driving Lamborghini minutes before alleged shooting

Surveillance video shows Tennessee Titans cornerback L’Jarius Sneed driving a Lamborghini Urus at a suburban Dallas dealership and nearby gas station minutes before two men allege that shots were fired at them from that vehicle last December. Sneed, 28, was indicted Tuesday by a Dallas County grand jury on a misdemeanor charge of failing to […]

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3 w. ago Miliband Urges Starmer to Fire Any Aides Who Made Plot Claims

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband called on Keir Starmer to fire any Downing Street aides responsible for anonymous allegations of leadership plots, after the prime minister was forced to apologize to another cabinet minister swept up in the claims.

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