53 h. ago Canada unveils stunning new 3D coin with beavers in rippling water

Canada's national animal just got its very own coin, and you can own it for a hefty price.The Royal Canadian Mint recently released the Canadian Symbol: The Beaver – Fine Silver Coin with a cool 3D design inspired by the semiaquatic rodent."An official emblem of Canada since 1975, the beloved beaver is a natural ecosystem engineer, known for altering the environment to suit its needs," reads the coin description."Though many of Castor canadensis' busy building activities are obscured from our land-based view, its labours are front and centre on this coin, where the two-sided design welcomes you into the beaver's secret world by presenting different views of the same scene."Photo: Royal Canadian Mint.The designCanadians who decide to add this coin to their collection will essentially get two designs in one.The reverse shows a birds-eye view of a family of beavers — an adult male and female, and their two kits — building a lo...

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3 d. ago Judge bars release of graphic photos from scene of Kohberger slayings

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho judge is blocking the release of some graphic photos taken by investigators after Bryan Kohberger killed four University of Idaho students in 2022. Second District Judge Megan Marshall made the ruling Wednesday, saying the dissemination of “incredibly disturbing” photos across the internet — where the victims’ families might inadvertently see […]

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1 week ago Defence tells judge Sean ’Diddy’ Combs has served enough time behind bars

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs urged a New York federal judge Monday to sentence him early next month to no more than 14 months in prison for his conviction on two prostitution-related charges, meaning he’d go free almost immediately if the judge agreed. The lawyers made their arguments in […]

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2 w. ago Luigi Mangione’s lawyers want death penalty off the table in murder case

NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione’s lawyers urged a judge on Saturday to bar federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arguing that authorities prejudiced his case by turning his arrest into a “Marvel movie” spectacle and by publicly declaring their desire to see him executed. Fresh […]

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2 w. ago In Calgary courts: Murder suspect denied bail and will remain behind bars until his trial next fall, judge rules

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Sept. 15 to 19, 2025

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3 w. ago Rescuers search for miners trapped in illegal Colombian shaft

SANTANDER DE QUILICHAO, Colombia — Rescuers worked Friday to reach seven miners trapped in an illegal gold shaft that collapsed in southwest Colombia, officials said. The seven had been underground since Thursday night after an apparent landslide in the conflict-ridden municipality of Santander de Quilichao in the Cauca department. An AFP photographer at the scene […]

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4 w. ago Judge recommends Alberta bars have heated shelters after freezing deaths

The fatality inquiry report comes after two men died of hypothermia in 2017 and 2018 near the former The Ranch Roadhouse nightclub in south Edmonton.

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last month Former refugee who kidnapped stranger and sexually assaulted her at gunpoint gets 13 years in prison

After sexually assaulting her, the Toronto man brought the woman to a house in Barrie where he stood by as she was tortured, said the judge

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