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Police ID 12 victims of deadly Virginia Beach workplace shooting
Authorities say shooter was disgruntled employee who purchased guns legally The 12 people who were fatally shot in a Virginia Beach government building were remembered Saturday during a sombre news conference and prayer vigil as officials sought to put the focus on those who died and not the gunman. Police Chief James Cervera identified the […]
Trump tweets about ‘Russia helping me get elected’ then backtracks
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump blasted special counsel Robert Mueller on Thursday, calling him a “never Trumper” who led a biased investigation on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and failed to investigate his opponents who didn’t want Trump to be president. Trump’s eruption came a day after Mueller pointedly rejected his repeated claims […]
She secretly recorded her husband’s alleged plot to kill her. A judge threw out the tape. Here’s why
RCMP handling of recording violated Curtis Vey’s and Angela Nicholson’s privacy rights: judge In the summer of 2013, Brigitte Vey’s spying routine against her husband Curtis Vey went like this: Early in the morning, as she left their shared farmhouse near Wakaw, Sask., for her 12-hour work shift, Brigitte hid a recently purchased black iPod on a ledge under the dining […]
SNC-Lavalin to stand trial on corruption charges, Quebec judge rules
Engineering giant spent months lobbying Ottawa to avoid a trial here is enough evidence against SNC-Lavalin for the engineering corporation to be tried on fraud and bribery charges, a Quebec court judge has ruled. SNC-Lavalin spent months lobbying the federal government to avoid finding itself in this position. It hoped to use a new legal […]
Charging Donald Trump with crime wasn’t an option, Robert Mueller says
Russian interference in 2016 was designed to ‘damage a presidential candidate’ Special counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday charging the president of the United States with a crime in his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election was not an option his office could consider, given existing Justice Department guidelines that a sitting president cannot […]
Louis Levi Oakes, last WW II Mohawk code talker, dies at 94
Louis Levi Oakes used the Mohawk language to encode messages for Allied forces Louis Levi Oakes, the last Mohawk code talker — using the language to encode messages for Allied forces during the Second World War — died Tuesday at age 94. The veteran was one of 17 Mohawks from Akwesasne, which straddles the Quebec, Ontario and New […]
See the swathe of destruction across U.S Midwest after 12 straight days of tornadoes
1 person confirmed dead, tens of thousands without power as tornadoes tear through several U.S. states Tens of thousands of Ohio residents were still without power or water Wednesday in the aftermath of strong tornadoes that spun through the Midwest. Hospitals in the state reported nearly 140 people were injured in the storms late Monday night, although […]
Montreal man who killed wife with Alzheimer’s gets 2 years in jail
Sentencing Michel Cadotte ‘hardest decision I’ve ever had to make,’ judge says A Montreal man has been sentenced to two years less a day for killing his wife, who was in the late stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Michel Cadotte, 58, was found guilty of manslaughter in February in the death of Jocelyne Lizotte, 60. After […]
Johnson & Johnson faces trial over opioid crisis in Oklahoma
Johnson & Johnson, one of the world’s largest drug manufacturers, has gone on trial in a multi-billion dollar lawsuit by the US state of Oklahoma. Prosecutors accuse the firm of deceptively marketing painkillers and downplaying addiction risks, fuelling a so-called “opioid epidemic”. Johnson & Johnson denies wrongdoing and says it marketed products responsibly. It is […]