6 h. ago Texas Rangers rookie Kumar Rocker chugs pickle juice and gets himself out of a pickle

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers rookie Kumar Rocker kept a scoreless start intact by working through an eventful fifth inning that included downing three small bottles of pickle juice, the last of which resulted in a mound visit charged to a ball boy. The 25-year-old right-hander had already chugged two bottles of the dehydration-fighting juice […]

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8 h. ago Protester shot and killed at ’No Kings’ rally in Utah, police say

A demonstrator was shot and killed at Salt Lake City’s “No Kings” protest when a man believed to be part of the event’s peacekeeping team fired at another man allegedly aiming a rifle at protesters, authorities said Sunday. Police took the alleged rifleman, Arturo Gamboa, 24, into custody Saturday evening on a murder charge, Salt […]

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12 h. ago Kentucky man accused of using raccoon to get back at bar owner

A Kentucky man faces charges for allegedly releasing a raccoon inside a crowded after bar after being  being denied entry into the watering hole. The Murray Police Department said on social media that they received a call on the evening of June 6 that an individual had intentionally released a raccoon into an open business. […]

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14 h. ago SEX FILES: Bedroom double life: Why 75% of men keep their kinks secret

The first time a partner admitted their “kink” — that they enjoyed slow, sensual sex with plenty of eye contact — surprised and turned me on. After decades of dating men who bragged about their stamina and ever-readiness, as if they were precision-engineered machines rather than human beings, this kind of vulnerability felt rare and […]

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15 h. ago Accused murderer arrested, Toronto cops seek second suspect in fatal shooting

Toronto Police have issued a warrant for an accused murderer, while revealing they’ve charged a second suspect in connection with a fatal shooting in Scarborough last week.Officers found a wounded man at a plaza in the Cedar Dr.-Eglinton Ave. area around 8:30 p.m. on June 9. The shooting victim —  Jordan Thompson, 33, of Toronto […]

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16 h. ago Man in serious condition after Bank Street shooting, one person charged

Ottawa police are looking for witnesses after a man was shot in an “an altercation” in the 1600 block of Bank Street on Saturday afternoon. Police were called to the scene following a number of calls reporting an altercation just before 4 p.m. “One man was located with gunshot wounds and was transported to hospital […]

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29 h. ago Boyfriend, 38, charged after victim, 21, found stabbed in Oshawa

One person is recovering in hospital and a 38-year-old man is facing charges following a Saturday morning stabbing in Oshawa. Durham Regional Police said officers from Central East Division responded at approximately 11:40 a.m. to a stabbing call in the area of Oxford St. and Wentworth St. W. According to police, officers found a 21-year-old […]

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32 h. ago 'Accountable to you': Andrew Knack takes aim at parties in bid to be Edmonton's next mayor

Edmonton Coun. Andrew Knack officially launched his mayoral campaign Saturday morning, hammering home the importance of keeping political parties out of municipal politics. “I don’t have a political party paying my way or pulling my strings or whispering in my ear. I have something better. I have all of you,” said Knack in his speech, […]

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38 h. ago CHAUDHRI: Terminations can be hard to fight – even for the powerful

I usually like to tie my columns to court cases or news events but today I will share a fictional story with raw employment undertones. In the new television show Your Friends and Neighbors, John Hamm plays a fictional character Andrew Cooper, a brilliant hedge fund manager with a Princeton pedigree. Despite his status and […]

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39 h. ago Supreme Court of Canada quashes B.C. sex conviction, extends 'rape shield' law

High court rules 'rape shield' law that prevents defence lawyers from bringing up sexual past also applies to prosecutors

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39 h. ago Man, 18, and boy, 16, charged in Bluffer’s Park double stabbing

Two 17-year-old boys were wounded in a violent clash between 'opposing groups'

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56 h. ago Surrey man facing 15 charges in collision with Uber that killed 2 women

The Uber was struck by a minivan while it was pulled over on Highway 1 in Burnaby, killing two women in their 20s from Maple Ridge.

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58 h. ago Man, 19, and boy, 16, charged in York Region jewelry store heist, home invasion

Two teenagers face charges for a jewelry store robbery in Richmond Hill and a home invasion in Markham. And two more culprits are still sought. York Regional Police say  officers responded to a robbery at a mall near Yonge St. and Carrville Rd. around 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Three bandits entered a jewelry store, discharged […]

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59 h. ago Former Nova Scotia Scoutmaster charged with sex assaults dating back 5 decades

In a Friday news release, RCMP said William Langille, 81, of Valley, N.S., has been charged with five counts of indecent assault and five counts of acts of gross indecency.

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60 h. ago Evidence closed at Quebec truck attack trial, jury to hear final arguments next week

Forty-year-old Steeve Gagnon has pleaded not guilty to five charges including three counts of first-degree murder.

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61 h. ago Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, briefly shows up to support Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs at trial

NEW YORK — Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, briefly showed up to the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday to support the hip-hop mogul, a longtime friend. Ye, dressed in white, arrived at Manhattan federal court before noon while the trial was on a break and spent […]

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62 h. ago Surrey man charged in Burnaby collision that killed two people and injured three

A 20-year-old Maple Ridge woman and a 23-year-old Maple Ridge woman were killed in the collision in February, 2024.

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62 h. ago Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garci pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges during an arraignment in federal court in Tennessee on Friday. Abrego Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador who had been living legally in the United States before he was wrongfully deported in March. His case has become a rallying point […]

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63 h. ago Defence given time to review Crown case against N.S. woman accused of stabbing child

The defence lawyer for a Halifax woman charged in the stabbing of a child has been granted additional time to review the Crown's case.

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63 h. ago Man facing 21 more charges in Southwestern Ontario child luring probe

A man charged in a Southwestern Ontario child luring investigation from last year faces an additional 21 charges

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