12 h. ago Balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes over Lithuania closed Vilnius Airport for hours

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Up to 25 small hot-air balloons, some of them confirmed to be carrying smuggled cigarettes, entered Lithuanian airspace late Saturday and forced the shutdown of Vilnius Airport, delaying flights for hours, authorities said. The balloons interfered with 30 flights, impacting some 6,000 passengers, according to Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Center. Flights resumed […]

Transport

7 d. ago Airdrie RCMP seek suspect who threatened to shoot clerk in bank robbery

The suspect fled the area on a bike with about $1,000 in cash

Events

1 week ago Bail hearing for suspect in Airdrie 'to catch a predator' case delayed by late disclosure

'Frankly, it would be unethical for me to proceed,' defence counsel Rebecca Snukal said, despite the fact she had arranged for a potential surety for her client to attend court

Other

1 week ago Manitoba Crown attorneys facing high caseload, calls for changes to bail hearings

Crown attorneys in Manitoba are calling for changes, saying they are getting snowed under with needless paperwork in provincial court bail hearings.

Other

3 w. ago ‘No bail straight to jail’: Protests ahead of hearing for Welland man accused of child sex assault

The rally was held ahead of a bail hearing for a man accused of breaking into a home and sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl in late August

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3 w. ago Welland man accused in sex assault of young girl denied bail amid protests calling for harsher punishment

'No bail straight to jail' and 'Canada stop freeing monsters' were just some of the phrases written on signs held by protesters

Events

3 w. ago Protests call for ‘no bail’ after Welland man accused of sexually assaulting toddler

'No bail straight to jail' and 'Canada stop freeing monsters' were just some of the phrases written on signs held by protesters

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