12 h. ago Former Alberta naval museum renamed after first Canadian woman to reach rank of commodore

The Commodore Lorraine Orthlieb Training Centre honours the woman who formed what would become Naval Museum of Alberta Society.

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67 h. ago Tottenham man, 35, accused of luring young girl into sex trade

A 35-year-old Tottenham man is facing a number of charges after York Regional Police say a young girl was sex trafficked over the course of four months this year. According to police, the victim, who is under the age of 18, notified investigators that the suspect had lured her into providing sexual services between April […]

Economics

3 d. ago Senate Republicans barely defeat effort by Democrats to force release of Epstein files

WASHINGTON — In a close vote, Senate Republicans defeated an effort Wednesday by Democrats to insert language into Congress’ annual defense authorization bill that would have forced the public release of case files on the sex trafficking investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein. The Senate voted 51-49 to dismiss the changes to the bill, with […]

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2 w. ago Alberta woman who was allegedly kidnapped and trafficked for sex escaped from Surrey apartment

The victim is said to have been kidnapped, drugged and trafficked for sex, but managed to escape from a Surrey apartment.

Society

2 w. ago WARMINGTON: Peel cops have now caught all three suspects in alleged armed kidnapping

But the first suspect is already on bail and the other two are expected to follow suit despite the seriousness of the crime

Society

3 w. ago Justice Department issues transcripts of interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday released transcripts of interviews its No. 2 official did with Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned former girlfriend as the Trump administration scrambles to present itself as transparent amid a fierce backlash over an earlier refusal to disclose a trove of records from the sex-trafficking case. The disclosure represents the […]

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3 w. ago Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts

NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York who presided over the sex trafficking case against the late financier Jeffrey Epstein has rejected the government’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts. The ruling Wednesday by federal Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan came after the judge presiding over the case against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell […]

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3 w. ago Justice Department to begin giving Congress files from Epstein probe: Lawmaker

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has agreed to provide to Congress documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, a key House lawmaker said Monday in announcing a move that appears to avert, at least temporarily, a potential separation of powers clash. The records are to be turned over starting Friday to the House Oversight […]

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3 w. ago Police find ‘inconsistencies’ in alleged kidnapping of baby boy in California

California police say the mother of the child, Rebecca Haro, stopped speaking with investigators when she was confronted with inconsistencies in her statement.

Society

4 w. ago Alberta RCMP arrest woman accused of refusing to return stolen horse

The RCMP in Alberta are asking the public for help recovering a stolen horse that they have been unable to located, despite charging a woman with stealing the animal.

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