20 h. ago ‘CRUEL EXPERIMENTS’: U.S. shuts down lab that allegedly tested sepsis in beagles

The U.S. government says it is no longer performing lab tests on dogs. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya shared the news Sunday that the last in-house beagle laboratory was shuttered recently. “We got rid of all the beagle experiments on the NIH campus,” Bhattacharya told Fox News’ Fox & Friends Weekend. Animal […]

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4 d. ago Opinion: New compassionate intervention act offers better protections for individuals

In 2015, I testified in the trial of J.H. v. Alberta Health Services, regarding a man who had been involuntarily hospitalized for nine months under provisions of Alberta’s Mental Health Act (MHA), but who was, as his psychiatrist also testified, “not getting any specific treatment” for his alleged mental disorder. Justice Kristine Eidsvik determined that […]

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4 d. ago Gangs, jerry cans and a Grey Cup ring: undercover cop testifies in trial of alleged Alberta Avenue arsonist

An undercover police officer who cozied up to an alleged serial arsonist says the accused took him on a tour of houses he burned while regaling him with stories about life on the street. Darcy Willier is in the midst of a Court of King’s Bench trial on a 16-count indictment alleging he set fire […]

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5 d. ago Hockey Canada trial: Complainant testifies about night of alleged sexual assault

She wasn’t sure who the rowdy guys were at the downtown London bar, but “at some point I figured it was just a group of hockey friends.” One of them was Mikey, a man she referred to as “McLeod” in court, who seemed really keen to get to know her. But, she said, she was […]

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7 d. ago Weinstein accuser testifies about alleged 2006 sex assault: ’The unthinkable was happening’

NEW YORK (AP) — A former TV production assistant told a jury Wednesday that Harvey Weinstein held her down on a bed and forced oral sex on her after she told him: “No, no — it’s not going to happen.” Dabbing her eyes, Miriam Haley recalled what ran through her mind during the alleged July […]

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2 w. ago Company denies flouting safety measures in probe of skyscraper collapse

BANGKOK — A Thai-Chinese company denied Monday allegations its steel rods did not pass safety standard tests after nationwide criticism prompted an investigation into the collapse of a high-rise building under construction after an earthquake last month in Bangkok. Authorities are probing Xin Ke Yuan Steel and another Chinese contractor involved in the construction to […]

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last month Navy officers criticize Officer X whistleblower in internal emails

Navy Lt. Patrick White has testified that Royal Canadian Navy leaders have covered up sexual misconduct allegations against the unnamed officer.

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