6 h. ago Trial underway over Angels’ alleged role in Skaggs’s overdose death

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A wrongful-death lawsuit that accuses the Los Angeles Angels of being responsible for the 2019 drug overdose death of one of its star pitchers began Monday. Jury selection was underway in the long-awaited civil trial over whether the Major League Baseball team is responsible after one of its employees was convicted […]

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7 d. ago UVic rolls out naloxone kits, AEDs in residences in wake of fatal overdose

As UVic students settle into a new school year, there are signs everywhere of lessons learned from last year’s overdose death of a first-year student

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2 w. ago Manslaughter trial underway for babysitter charged in toddler’s 2015 death

The babysitter did not call 911 when the boy was in obvious medical trouble, said Assistant Crown attorney Lerren Ducharme.

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2 w. ago Manslaughter trial underway for babysitter charged in toddler’s death

The babysitter did not call 911 when the boy was in obvious medical trouble, said Assistant Crown attorney Lerren Ducharme.

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3 w. ago HUNTER: Trial of Burlington couple accused of murdering boy, 12, underway

Judging by their social media presence, Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney seemed to have little time for anyone but themselves. Their ailments. Their drama. Their finances. Their own sour self-reflection. The big tent at the couple’s Burlington home really had room for just two people: Becky and Brandy. Brandy and Becky. Seemingly, not two special needs […]

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3 w. ago Trial starts for trucker accused of smuggling cocaine, heroin across border

A trial finally got underway Monday in Sarnia involving a Brampton truck driver charged with attempting to smuggle cocaine and heroin.

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