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Execution by firing squad may come back in U.S
The idea of using firing squads is making a comeback in the U.S. Idaho lawmakers passed a bill this week seeking to add the state to the list of those authorizing firing squads, currently Mississippi, Utah, Oklahoma and South Carolina.
Law & Order | 37 hits | 5:22 PM on Friday | posted by Strutz
The idea of using firing squads is making a comeback in the U.S. Idaho lawmakers passed a bill this week seeking to add the state to the list of those authorizing firing squads, currently Mississippi, Utah, Oklahoma and South Carolina.
NHL Pride night events in the spotlight amid controversy
Pride nights, held annually for several years by National Hockey League teams to show support for the LGBTQ2S+ community, are in the spotlight following several high-profile incidents this season. Decision to close B.C. salmon farms was necessary, Fisheries Ministry says amid court challengesEnvironmental | 63 hits | 4:55 PM on Thursday | posted by Scape
Ottawa has reached a deal with U.S. to allow it to close Roxham Road: sourcesLaw & Order | 93 hits | 7:15 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Radio-Canada has learned that the Trudeau government has reached a deal with the United States on irregular migration which will allow Ottawa to close the Roxham Road irregular crossing at the Canada-U.S. border.Multiple injuries after ship tips over at Edinburgh dockyard
Twenty three people were treated to hospital and another 12 at the scene of the incident in Leith.
Misc World | 70 hits | 7:07 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Twenty three people were treated to hospital and another 12 at the scene of the incident in Leith. Overconsumption of water 'draining humanity's lifeblood,' UN chief saysEnvironmental | 91 hits | 7:05 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The United Nations opened its first conference on water security in almost half a century on Wednesday, with a plea to governments to better manage one of humanity's shared resources.Rahul Gandhi gets 2 years for Modi defamation in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation Thursday over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname and sentenced him to two years in prison. The case against Gandhi dates back to an electi
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation Thursday over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname and sentenced him to two years in prison. The case against Gandhi dates back to an electi Video shows Via Rail worker telling Muslim man no praying at Ottawa stationLaw & Order | 87 hits | 6:32 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Via Rail says it apologizes unreservedly to the man and to the entire Muslim community U.S. strategist apologizes for joking that he could have killed PM '20 different ways' | CBC News
An American conservative strategist is apologizing for making what he called a “dumb joke” about having an opportunity to kill the prime minister. Liberal MP Han Dong secretly advised Chinese diplomat in 2021 to delay freeing Two Michaels: sources David Johnston to decide on inquiry into foreign interference by May 23
Canadians will know by the summer whether former governor general David Johnston wants a public inquiry to probe Beijing's election interference and what the Liberal government knew about it. Biden urged to raise Canadian bills’ impact on Google, Facebook, Netflix, Disney
A coalition of U.S. trade associations wrote to Biden urging him to personally raise the contentious bills, C-11 and C-18, in talks with TrudeauIndependent review says London police sexist, racist and homophobic
London police have lost the confidence of the public because of deep-seated racism, misogyny and homophobia, according to an independent review commissioned after a young woman was raped and killed by a serving officer.
Law & Order | 114 hits | 6:20 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
London police have lost the confidence of the public because of deep-seated racism, misogyny and homophobia, according to an independent review commissioned after a young woman was raped and killed by a serving officer. Average time on hold for 911 was over 6 minutes in Toronto one day last yearProvincial Politics | 126 hits | 6:11 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
A CBC Toronto investigation previously revealed that lengthy 911 wait times were more than one-offs in Toronto in 2021. Now, internal reports show wait times for 911 calls only got worse in Canada's largest city last year. A public probe of foreign election interference should also look at India, Sikh organizations say
As former governor general David Johnston considers whether to recommend a public inquiry into Chinese government election meddling, groups representing Sikh Canadians say India's foreign interference also needs scrutiny. China's Xi arrives for 1st visit in Russia since Ukraine invasionMisc World | 158 hits | 6:59 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday hoping for support against Western pressure over his war in Ukraine, while Xi will present China as a global peacemaker intent on brokering an end to the conflict. Refugees who lost fingers to frostbite in near-fatal 2016 bid to cross border become Canadian citizens
Two men who nearly died in 2016 during their treacherous walk across the Canada-U.S. border in the frigid cold say it's a privilege to finally call themselves Canadians. Alberta faces off against Ottawa over 'no more pipelines' lawEnvironmental | 160 hits | 6:57 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
The federal government is asking the Supreme Court to overrule a Court of Appeal of Alberta opinion that declared the 2019 IAA to be unconstitutional. Ontario wants stiff fines for employers withholding passportsLaw & Order | 115 hits | 6:37 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Proposed legislation will include penalties of $100,000 to $200,000 for each passport withheld from a worker. Inside the never-ending softwood lumber trade war between Canada and the U.S.
Canadian-based companies now control 35 per cent of sawmill capacity for softwood in the U.S. South, based on data compiled by Forest Economic Advisors Toronto saw more than three homeless deaths per week on average in 2022, city data shows
The city’s data shows that drug toxicity is the leading cause of death for people experiencing homelessness in Toronto, resulting in nearly half of reported deaths At least 15 killed in Ecuador, Peru in wake of powerful earthquakeMisc World | 207 hits | 7:40 PM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
A strong earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, trapping others under rubble and sending rescue teams out into streets littered with debris and fallen power lines. Opinion: Why I blew the whistle on Chinese interference in Canada’s electionsLaw & Order | 130 hits | 2:27 PM on Saturday | posted by Scape
Plastic rocks turn up on a remote Brazilian island, ‘terrifying’ researchersEnvironmental | 208 hits | 6:07 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Government finds that Canadian Human Rights Commission discriminated against workersLaw & Order | 143 hits | 5:49 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Which Canadian city would be safest in a zombie apocalypse'
Think you’re ready to take on a zombie horde? The city you live in might have an effect on your survivability. B.C. news: Pigeon wearing backpack found in prison, smuggling suspectedLaw & Order | 188 hits | 9:57 PM on Thursday | posted by Strutz
A pigeon wearing a tiny empty backpack has been captured inside a federal prison in British Columbia, in what a union official says was likely another plan by inmates to smuggle drugs. Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim rejects 'insinuations' he won election due to Chinese interference | CBC News
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim denounced what he said were "insinuations" made in a news article alleging Canada's spy agency found evidence of China's Vancouver consulate interfering in last year's municipal election. Ontario driver owes $82K after rental vehicle stolen
A man from Brampton, Ont. was told he had to pay $82,000 after his rental truck was stolen from his home in November. Health Canada recalls heated blankets due to fire hazard
Health Canada is warning anyone in possession of a specific Sunbeam brand heated blanket to 'Immediately stop using and unplug' it, according to a new recall notice.French president uses special power to enact pension bill without vote
France's government on Thursday invoked a special constitutional power to enact a contentious pension bill without a vote in parliament, in a risky move by President Emmanuel Macron.
France's government on Thursday invoked a special constitutional power to enact a contentious pension bill without a vote in parliament, in a risky move by President Emmanuel Macron. 2 Edmonton police officers killed while responding to domestic callLaw & Order | 244 hits | 5:57 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The officers were responding to a domestic call in the city's northwest. A third person is dead, CBC has confirmed.Tropical cyclone Freddy: Record-breaking storm moves out of Africa but leaves deadly consequences
Environmental | 151 hits | 7:17 PM on Wednesday | posted by Scape
Trudeau names David Johnston new rapporteur | CTV News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named former governor general David Johnston as the new independent special rapporteur who will be looking into foreign interference. He has been tasked with helping 'protect the integrity of Canada's democracy.' Police say Amqui, Que., crash was deliberate, victims chosen at randomLaw & Order | 240 hits | 6:10 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Police in Quebec say a 38-year-old driver turned himself in after a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians. Eleanor Williams sentencing: Men tried to take own lives over rape liesLaw & Order | 183 hits | 7:28 PM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Eleanor Williams lied to police and posted on Facebook she had been trafficked by an Asian gang.Death toll from Freddy, one of the longest-lasting cyclones ever, jumps to 190 in Malawi
Tropical storm Freddy, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the Southern Hemisphere, has killed 190 people in Malawi after ripping through southern Africa for the second time in a month, Malawi's disaster management agency says.
Tropical storm Freddy, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the Southern Hemisphere, has killed 190 people in Malawi after ripping through southern Africa for the second time in a month, Malawi's disaster management agency says. RCMP investigating suspicious deaths of 17 wild horses in Kamloops area |Law & Order | 245 hits | 7:11 PM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
RCMP says they are investigating the deaths of several wild horses in the Kamloops area. Topless Juno Awards stage crasher has a history of similar stunts in B.C.Arts & Entertainment | 172 hits | 6:46 PM on Tuesday | posted by Scape
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