14 h. ago Diddy’s sentencing set for Oct. 3 after split verdict in federal sex crimes case

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced in his federal criminal case on Oct. 3, a judge said Tuesday after probation officials rejected the defence and prosecution’s plan to move the date up by about two weeks. Combs, who remains jailed after a split verdict last week, spoke briefly to his lawyer Marc […]

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18 h. ago Coast guard swimmer saves 169 lives in Texas floods on first

Scott Ruskan finished his training with the coast guard just six months ago; the Texas floods were his first rescue mission.

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69 h. ago More soldiers, more money: Canada’s top soldier extols benefits of spending boost

Canada's top soldier says a nearly 20% military pay hike and boost to Arctic defence are key parts of a 10-year plan to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP.

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3 d. ago Toronto family stuck on island near Turks and Caicos after boat crash

A Toronto family is reaching out for help after being left stranded on a small island off Turks and Caicos.According to Tiffany Scholl, her sister, Krista, brother-in-law, Tony, and niece, Adelaide, were sailing when their boat hit a reef and began to sink."Within seconds, they were in the emergency dinghy and then saved by a helicopter some hours later," Scholl shared in a GoFundMe created on Monday. "They watched their home sink into the ocean as they were pulled up by the helicopter."Photo: Tiffany Scholl/GoFundMe.Scholl says the family is now at the Coast Guard base on a small island off the coast of Turks and Caicos and needs help to return to Canada, which is why she started the fundraiser."They have nothing but the clothes on their backs," she wrote. "Please help and donate to the most deserving and amazing people I know."Scholl says the money will also help them restart their life in Canada.The GoFundMe has an $18,000 go...

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1 week ago Israeli defence minister directs IDF to develop plan to stymie Iranian recovery

IDF chief Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said the damage inflicted on the Islamic Republic will help advance Israel’s war objectives against Hamas

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2 w. ago Ontario police, coast guard rescue child from inflatable ring adrift in Lake Huron

The provincial police marine unit and coast guard swift action lead to rescue of a child who went adrift on an inflatable ring no the waters of Lake Huron.

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2 w. ago 6 reported dead, 2 missing after boat capsizes on Lake Tahoe in California

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Six people were confirmed dead and two others were missing after a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California during a powerful weekend thunderstorm that whipped up high waves, officials said. The U.S. Coast Guard and the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office responded Saturday afternoon to D.L. Bliss State Park […]

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3 w. ago Coast Guard vessels won’t be armed under defence plan: military vice

Lt-Gen. Stephen Kelsey told a Senate committee there are no plans to arm the civilian maritime force as it gains a new security mandate.

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3 w. ago Coast Guard union says crews in the dark about move to defence minister’s control

The Coast Guard commissioner said recently that it will be placed under the control of the minister of national defence, but will not be under the Department of National Defence

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4 w. ago Liberals considering arming the Coast Guard amid significant pivot towards new security mandate

Carney's office said Monday that the Coast Guard — which currently reports to the minister of fisheries — would shift to the minister of national defence’s portfolio

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4 w. ago John Ivison: Carney’s new defence plan takes seriously the darker world we’re now living in

For years, there was no political payback in increased defence spending, so governments didn’t bother. Much has changed

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