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TORONTO - It started off as a common traffic accident on one of Toronto’s busiest highways. (Toronto Star)
Across Canada, hospitals have encountered a rare but troubling phenomenon: elderly patients abandoned by relatives or others in crowded emergency wards, with or without an acute medical problem. (National Post)
TORONTO - Police laid 237 charges against Marcos Marinoni, 26, and Isaac Lewkowicz, 29, charges that range from possession of credit cards and property attained by crime to theft and conspiracy. (CTV) PREVIOUS: 2nd suspect arrested 1 arrested, another sought Jewels stolen
Family kept story in the spotlight MONCTON - Donna O'Rielly had been missing for nearly a month when she flagged down a Purolator driver who recognized her from the news. (CTV) MORE: Frantic escape seen by witness
SASKATOON - The number of reported hit-and-run collisions in Saskatoon has doubled since 2000, according to statistics from Saskatchewan Government Insurance and the Saskatoon Police Service. (Saskatoon Star-Phoenix)
TORONTO - Alexander Petraitis, 67, former chairman of magazine wholesaler Metro News, is charged along with his former dominatrix mistress, Sandra Rinella, 47, with hiring a hit man to kill his then-wife of 40 years, Kirsten Petraitis. (Toronto Star) MORE: Case has waited to go trial Mistrial in conspiracy case
Parking mobility A western Canadian non-profit company is making it easier to catch people who use handicap parking spots without a proper permit. (CBC)
GENEVA - European countries are increasingly pegging speeding fines to income as a way to punish wealthy scofflaws who would otherwise ignore tickets. Advocates say a $290,000 speeding ticket slapped on a millionaire Ferrari driver in Switzerland was a fair and well-deserved example of the trend. (AP)
VICTORIA - David Whiffin and Clayton Cunningham are accused of allowing a 27-year-old appaloosa gelding named Jalupae to starve, and then tying its neck to the bucket of an excavator, raising it so the horse was off the ground. It died from strangulation. (Victoria Times Colonist)
Humans have a six-hour window of opportunity when fearful memories can potentially be erased, a study says. (BBC)
TORONTO - A toy company played Santa yesterday, donating $50,000 in goodies after a tractor-trailer full of presents for needy families was stolen on Sept. 26. "For every grinch there is a Santa, so Hasbro has come up with $50,000 worth of toys for Peels Toys for Tots program," company spokesman Sandra Paulini said. (Sun Media) PREVIOUS: Grinches behind bars Toys trailer found Grinches on video Van full of toys stolen Food bank demand up 75%
TORONTO - Two Ontario drivers reported aches and pains after their big Ford Econoline vans were struck from behind as they sat at stoplights, weeks and kilometres apart. But the cost of assessing, treating and compensating the drivers was a world apart. One of the collisions took place in London, Ont., and the driver's claim cost his insurer $1,674. The second incident took place in Toronto and has cost a whopping $51,808 to date. (Toronto Star) MORE: Insurers urge injury billing limits
WINNIPEG - A woman charged with abducting and trying to kill a 14-month-old baby had walked out of jail only days earlier following a string of recent arrests, according to court documents. (Mike on Crime) MORE: Suspect was on bail Woman charged Child assaulted Hero to baby's grandmother Teen stops savage attack
OTTAWA - The criminal who broke into the home of an Ottawa tax court judge and shot holes through its windows left all jewelry, cash and valuables untouched. In an e-mail exchange with the Citizen, Judge Patrick Boyle's son, Joshua, revealed Friday that the perpetrator clearly had more in mind than simple burglary. Boyle, 25, has been drawn into the case because he recently married Zaynab Khadr, a prominent member of Canada's notorious "al-Qaeda family." (Ottawa Citizen) PREVIOUS: A break-in, slaying and Khadr marriage |
OTTAWA - Transport Canada says it is moving to fix its multimillion-dollar pleasure craft operator card program, amid widespread cheating in the tests and complaints that the cards are largely useless to police. (CBC)
GODERICH, Ont. - They were star-crossed lovers with murderous intent. Tony Terpstra, 40, and Serenna Benninger 39, were found guilty Tuesday night of conspiracy and counselling to commit the murder of Terpstra's wife, Shelia, 41. (QMI) PREVIOUS: Hottub, millions, a hitman and a plot
PARKSVILLE - Under the province's Heritage Conservation Act, landowners whose property has been designated a heritage site cannot build until archeologists have done an assessment and removed any First Nations artifacts or human remains - at the landowner's expense. (CBC)
Most dangerous vehicles of 2010 The National Safety Council (NSC), an Illinois-based organization aimed at lobbying for and supporting safety standards, says the average economic cost per traffic fatality in 2007, the latest year on record, was $1.1M. (Forbes) PREVIOUS: Laws don't stop crashes Highway Loss Data Institute Auto theft Canada 2009
CANOE LAKE FIRST NATION - A young boy was killed when he was attacked by a pack of dogs on a northern Saskatchewan reserve. Family members identified him as 10-year-old Keith Iron. (CTV) MORE: Boy dies in dog attack Dogs destroyed Band blamed
11 years for shooting TTC driver TORONTO - Malcolm Chalmers, now 23, fired several shots through the open door of the bus just after 11pm on Oct. 15, 2005. One of the slugs fired from the tarnished silver Browning 9-mm pistol hit TTC driver Jaime Pereira in the face, leaving him blind in one eye and with only peripheral vision in the other. (Toronto Star) MORE: Gunman calls bus driver a hero
BRAMPTON - It's like stealing a house. Heavy construction equipment - graders, backhoes and other pieces that cost up to $300,000 each - sit on the side of the road, or in the middle of a housing sub-division project - and are easy pickings for thieves. (Sun Media)
NANAIMO - More and more retailers are getting stung by criminals returning stolen merchandise or items bought using stolen or fake credit cards, and many are reacting by tightening their return policies. (Nanaimo Daily News)
This year, the Top Ten Scams focuses in on dubious practices of online commerce, asking consumers to read the fine print BEFORE you click “yes.” Complaints in 2009 run the gamut from teeth whiteners to premium text messages to government grants, but all tie back to consumers unwittingly consenting to sign up for the service or product. (Better Business Bureau) RELATED: Rogers charges for 'free' text messages Plain English
KRAKOW - Polish police detained five men for stealing the metal sign that hung over the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz, and said they were common thieves, not neo-Nazis. (Reuters) MORE: 'Ordinary thieves' Sign recovered Thieves steal entrance sign 'An abominable act' Auschwitz concentration camp Arbeit macht frei
REGINA - Saskatchewan Party MLA Lyle Stewart was driving into Regina from his Thunder Creek constituency on a gravel road when he stopped to offer assistance to a man whose truck was in the ditch. The man, with a few "expletives deleted," then informed Stewart he had a knife and he wanted the rancher and ex-cabinet minister's car. Bad move, evidently. (Regina Leader-Post)
TORONTO - Twenty-eight firefighters who paid the ultimate price in the line of duty were honoured as their names were added to the firefighter's memorial at Queen's Park. (CTV) MORE: Firefighters' memorial rises from ashes Honour roll
MONTREAL - When a cyclist skidded into Léna Chabot while she was walking on Mount Royal, leaving her with cracked ribs, bruises and cuts in the shape of a bicycle chain, she was incredulous. She also soon discovered that as a victim of such an incident, she is nearly powerless. (Montreal Gazette) RELATED: Man charged after hitting girl with golf cart |
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VANCOUVER - Truck drivers in BC were to blame in 18.9% of fatal accidents, compared to 14.8% in the Western region, 10% in Central Canada, and 12.2% in the Atlantic. (Vancouver Sun) REPORT: Best practices for truck safety .pdf Random truck safety inspection |
TORONTO - Since her 18th birthday earlier this year, Connie Nydam has raked in five driving convictions and two licence suspensions. (Sun Media) MORE: Drunk speeder tried to flee on transit bus Morning chase leads to charges Woman charged |
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TORONTO - Disputes have exploded into violence at several Sikh holy sites in recent days; some link the skirmishes to a broader battle for territory between two umbrella groups that each control about a dozen large Ontario temples. At the heart of the matter is a desire for ultimate power - for he who controls the temple controls the cash, the community and the politician's ear, or so the story goes. (National Post) |
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Police warn against vigilantism REGINA - With public interest still high in the Dustin LaFortune case, the Regina Police Service does not want to see anyone take their concerns over the man’s injuries one step too far. (Regina Leader-Post) |
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GRAND FALLS - 4 Newfoundland communities were handed the minimum fine for refusing to shut down their local landfills and truck their garbage to a superdump. (CBC) |
VICTORIA - Had a pint of beer at your local pub lately? Not likely, and certainly not legally. (Vancouver Sun) |
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TORONTO - Between 30-40% of Ontario students in Grades 3 and 6 do not read, write or do math at the provincial standard. (CP) MORE: Half of Canadians struggling with literacy Canadian Council of Learning |
EDMONTON - Traffic deaths decreased more than 10% from 2007 to 2008, the Alberta government reported. But it appears the overall number of accidents has risen over the past four years. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Impaired crashes |
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VICTORIA - Dr. Joseph King, 42, is the co-founder of Clearly Lasik, which operates at 3550 Saanich Rd., as well as at clinics in Vancouver, Edmonton, Seattle and Portland. King’s business partner and ex-brother-in-law, Dr. Michael Mockovak, 51, was charged in Washington state with two counts of criminal solicitation to commit murder in connection with an alleged plot to kill King and former colleague Brad Klock. (Victoria Times Colonist) |
EDMONTON - Empathy, not sympathy, is motivating a local injured workers group to set up a legal defence fund for Patrick Clayton, the accused Workers' Compensation Board gunman, says the group's vice-president. (Sun Media) MORE: No major changes planned for WCB Gunman apologizes Hostage taking ends peacefully Hostage 'show' over, real problems remain Gunman known for his temper Frustration over WCB WCB |
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Private firms strike government gold OTTAWA - Private firms hit pay dirt and taxpayers got the tab when the Royal Canadian Mint launched an investigation into $20M worth of missing gold, most of which turned out not to be missing at all. (Toronto Star) |
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CALGARY - Alberta has placed photos of its 10 most wanted "deadbeat dads" online as part of a new interactive website that is meant to help track down parents owing child support. (CBC) |
TORONTO - As of May 1, a driver caught with a blood alcohol level (BAC) between 0.05 and 0.08 will have their licence suspended for three days. (CBC) MORE: Tougher rules questioned |
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KELOWNA - Thousands of West Kelowna, BC, residents streamed happily back to their homes as a wildfire threat receded, but that joy of return was shattered for some who found their homes looted. (CP) |
NEW YORK - The initiative, run by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, targets violent crime and open-air drug markets that are the scourge of some communities. (Wall Street Journal) MORE: National network for safe communities |
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TORONTO - The birth parents who abandoned a newborn baby in a frigid stairwell early last year have been sentenced - and neither will be spending any more time in custody. (CTV) MORE: Parents sentenced, released Price for abandoning baby Abandoned baby named 'Angelica-Leslie' |
SUTTON, Ont. - Police are recommending charges be dropped against a 15-year-old boy who made national headlines after punching a classmate when a racial slur was allegedly hurled his way. (CP) MORE: The wimpification of the west Vested interested 'adults' escalated a schoolyard scuffle Bullied teen charged |
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Security guard survives gunshot TORONTO - Body armour only a few millimetres thick saved the life of a Yorkdale Shopping Centre security guard shot in the chest during an arrest. (Sun Media) MORE: Mall guard shot in scuffle We must stop glossing over violence |
OTTAWA - Police arrested five suspects - including two 13-year-olds - on robbery and conspiracy charges after three Ottawa banks were robbed in a matter of hours. (Ottawa Citizen) |
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WINNIPEG - Brian Sinclair didn't have much of a chance when he showed up at the Health Sciences Centre emergency room on Sept. 19, 2008. (Sun Media) |
TORONTO - Baby formula is costly - about $30 in powdered form per 800-gram tin - and it attracts shoplifters because it can be easily sold on the black market. (Toronto Star) |
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TORONTO - A man accused with his son of bullying a west-end neighbourhood for three years was arrested again yesterday in a Toronto court where his son was being sentenced. (Sun Media) MORE: Bully out of jail Neighbour from hell |
ST. LOUIS, MO. - Adam Dylan Leon has been charged with transportation of stolen property and illegal entry for flying the Cessna 172 airplane into the US from Canada. (CanWest) PREVIOUS: Attempted suicide by fighter jet Stolen plane leads bizarre chase |
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VANCOUVER - ICBC's special investigations unit has named its top five frauds of 2008. The list is put together by the people who investigate insurance claims to make sure they're legitimate. (Vancouver Province) MORE: Scams of 2008 BBB top 10 scams of 2008 |
Teens in & out of psychiatric ward WINNIPEG - The two teens charged with planning a major killing spree in Winnipeg have spent time in psychiatric institutions, and that they had no intention of being taken alive after the attack they allegedly planned. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Duo accused of plotting a bloodbath |
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If you saw $10 in an envelope sticking out of a mailbox, would you steal the money, or pop the envelope in the mail? If there is graffiti all over the mailbox or lots of litter on the ground, you'd be twice as likely to take the cash, according to a provocative study that taps into a shady side of human behaviour. It also lends support to the controversial "broken windows" theory behind crime and anti-graffiti prevention programs. (CanWest) Spreading of disorder |
GIBSONS - A woman who allegedly went on a shooting rampage at a care home here was a military vet who claimed she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and paranoia following a car accident. (Vancouver Province) MORE: Canadian Forces trying to establish military record Victim's family on edge Shooting in assisted-living home Evicted woman opens fire Bullets fly at nursing home 2 in hospital after shooting Woman in wheelchair opens fire |
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TORONTO - Jane Raham, 62, a grandmother with a clean driving record and a fear of transport trucks, just drove a big hole through one of the Ontario government's signature laws. (Sun Media) |
ON to appear street racing ruling Street Racing Nonexistent Problem, Stats Show |
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TORONTO - The Crown has withdrawn charges against former Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant in connection with the death of Darcy Allan Sheppard. (Toronto Star) |
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MONTREAL - NHL security officials are on their way to Montreal to speak with police and investigate allegations that some Canadiens players have links with a man accused of dealing drugs. (CanWest) MORE: Security probes Canadiens' connection Jabs 'concerned' players hung out with alleged dealer Andrei & Sergei Kostitsyn |
CALGARY - A provincial court judge is calling on the province to consider changing the Occupational Health and Safety Code to cover group home workers who deal with potentially violent individuals in light of the murder of a youth worker at the hands of a teen in her care. (Calgary Herald) MORE: Inquiry judge recommends changes |
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CAMBRIDGE BAY - Nunavut's chief coroner has called an inquest into the death of Julien Tologanak, 20, a Nunavut man who leaped to his death from an airplane that was en route from Yellowknife to Cambridge Bay. (CBC) |
Man leaps 23,000 feet to death Inuit men commit suicide at rate 28 times that of southern peers |
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EDMONTON - A death in the family no longer simply means sorting through the person's belongings and dividing assets, but also scouring the Internet for the digital trails that linger online in e-mails, blog postings, videos, photos and social networking sites. (Edmonton Journal) |
TORONTO - A new report finds that nearly half of the homeless adults in Toronto say they use crack cocaine on a regular basis. The study by Street Health found that there's an urgent need for non-judgmental crack-specific services aimed at marginalized street people. (CityNews) |
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PRINCE GEORGE - The investigation into the bombing of three EnCana pipelines in the Dawson Creek area has turned to the public for information. (Opinion250) MORE: www.dawsoncreekbombings.com |
MONTREAL - Police say a bomb found underneath a car parked in the driveway of a Montreal West home has the potential to be more dangerous than initially thought. (CTV) MORE: Bomb squad neutralizes device |
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Armed gunmen terrorize jeweller CALGARY - Armed intruders bound a Calgary jeweller and five others inside an upscale southwest home before robbing his business in a terrifying overnight home invasion. (Calgary Herald) PREVIOUS: Jewelry-heist hostage Home invasion Hostages held to rob jewelry store |
TORONTO - Three Brampton teens are in custody and a fourth suspect is on the run, all alleged to have used knives, meat cleavers and masks in a 32-store string of armed robberies described as one of the most concerted crime rampages the Toronto hold-up squad has seen in years. (Toronto Star) |
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VANCOUVER - Local beekeeprs are buzzing over reports of honey-laundering by unscrupulous importers. (Vancouver Province) PREVIOUS: Honey laundering |
TOKYO - Beset by economic worries and loneliness, elderly Japanese are turning to petty crime in increasing numbers, the nation's Justice Ministry reports. (CNN) |
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Students come up with solution SASKATOON - A text-message to your stolen car, ordering it to shut down, is being heralded as a new way to thwart auto thefts. (CBC) |
VANCOUVER - The Traffic Injury Research Foundation is drawing attention to the issue of excessive speeding. (News1130) |
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EDMONTON - A 29-year-old man who spent his Christmas recovering from a gun shot wound says he suffered the leg injury while trying to sell his car. He's now issuing a warning to anyone selling their vehicle privately, after a test drive with two prospective buyers turned into an armed carjacking. (Edmonton Journal) |
EDMONTON - City cops want help tracking down an Edmonton man believed to have been involved in an extortion scheme and arsons that terrorized families and caused millions of dollars in damages. Police say Christopher David Meer left Canada before he could be arrested and may be in the US or Mexico. (Sun Media) |
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Gifting clubs a pyramid scheme EDMONTON - Alberta women taking part in so-called gifting clubs may be unwitting participants in a pyramid scheme, the RCMP warned at a press conference. (Edmonton Journal) PREVIOUS: Pyramid clubs |
TORONTO - The Bronfman family is offering a reward and full anonymity to the person who returns jewellery stolen in a recent break-and-enter. (Toronto Star) MORE: Bronfman jewellery |
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HAGERSVILLE - Officers say the man was riding north on Indian Line between Villa Nova Road and Concession 2, Townsend, and was seriously injured when the machine went into a ditch and the rider was thrown. An SUV with several people inside stopped, and one man got out and stole the motorcycle. The man later died. (Hamilton Spectator) |
PARIS - Armed robbers have stolen at least $102M worth of jewels from one of Paris's most prestigious jewellery shops, police say. As many as four robbers, two disguised as women, stormed Harry Winston's store near the Champs-Elysee and stole nearly all its valuables. (BBC) MORE: Robbers steal diamonds Robbers in drag net $100M in heist |
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Give Canadians right to use arms In a recent Windsor Star article (Cops see spike in number of crime-fighting do-gooders), it was reported that there has been a rise in private citizens defending themselves or others against criminals. (Windsor Star) |
Ontario is witnessing a deadly jump in crashes caused by drivers fiddling with radios, chatting on cellphones and staring at road signs. (Waterloo Record) PREVIOUS: Transit collisions up 63% |
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Angry ex guilty in house blast BRAMPTON - A Mississauga man was found guilty of deliberately blowing up his house to get back at his wife. (TorStar) PREVIOUS: Note leads investigators to launch probe |
VICTORIA - It takes skill and know-how to protest successfully, and Victoria is producing a bumper crop of well-trained activists. (Victoria Times Colonist) |
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‘Exchange bandit' turns himself in TORONTO - Just one day after Toronto Police and the Canadian Bankers Association announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect dubbed the "Exchange Bandit", the alleged robber surrendered himself. (CityNews) |
WINNIPEG - Colin Scrivener, a former member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, has been charged with attempted murder in connection with an incident in Winnipeg on Aug. 3. (Regina Leader-Post) |
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OTTAWA - A court martial for two Canadian naval officers from CFB Esquimalt will be held in Ottawa next year to hear allegations they corrupted a classified military database, the Department of National Defence said yesterday. (Victoria Times Colonist) PREVIOUS: Forces charge 2 officers |
Speeding tickets increase by 1M LONDON - A million more speeding tickets are being issued every year than a decade ago, the Tories said, raising Ł100m a year in fines. David Ruffley, the shadow police reform minister, said official figures showed 1,773,412 fixed penalty notices were given to drivers in 2006, up from 712,753 in 1997. (Guardian UK) |
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BUENOS AIRES - The authorities in Argentina say they have uncovered a multi-million dollar operation in forged Italian passports. Many of those being investigated are professional footballers. It is thought they use the false passports to overcome the limit on the number of non-European Union foreigners playing in the Italian league. (BBC) PREVIOUS: Judge orders 120 raids Passport scandal Argentina national football team |
FREDERICTON - A skateboarder jailed last week for refusing to pay a fine for skateboarding on a Fredericton street has received another ticket. Lee Breen, 25, spent a night in jail last week after he refused to pay a $100 fine for breaking a Fredericton bylaw that was designed to "prevent nuisances" and forbids skateboarding on the road. (CBC) PREVIOUS: Skateboarder sparks debate City of Fredericton Green Matters Skateboarder jailed |
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VANCOUVER - A 29-year-old man was arrested by Langley RCMP after being spotted fleeing across the US border in the area of 272nd Street and Zero Avenue. The man was seen by US Border Patrol officers who arrived on the scene and located two large hockey bags containing 96 pounds of marijuana. (Vancouver Sun) |
CHARLOTTETOWN - A Frenchwoman who took two Prince Edward Islanders for more than $50,000 was sentenced Tuesday in Charlottetown to 21 months in jail. Marie-Claire Mballa has already served six months since her original arrest, and so will serve a further 15. (CBC) |
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MONTREAL - Vandals have spray-painted graffiti on the mausoleum of former Liberal prime minister Pierre Trudeau. The words "FLQ" and the French word for "traitor" were written in black paint on at least two sides of the massive family tomb, located south of Montreal in Saint-Remi, Que. (CTV) MORE: Vandals spray-paint tomb Vandals deface tomb |
TORONTO - It was the death of a Hamilton man who overdosed on the date-rape drug GHB that gave police the green light to raid a downtown after-hours club they have suspected for years was a drug den. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: Comfort Zone raid 33 arrested in club raid, drugs seized Police powerless to close drug 'flea market' |
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TORONTO - The provincial board that compensates victims of violent crime in Ontario is receiving $100 million from the government. The money will be spread out over two to three years to help the Criminal injuries compensation board speed up the compensation process. (CBC) |
TORONTO - Kamal Khanna, 44, reportedly was arrested while sitting on the steps of his home in suburban Alliston, Ont. on Tuesday morning when police responded to an emergency call at his home. (CanWest) MORE: Girl in hospital, father charged |
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LOS ANGELES - Actor Gary Dourdan, who co-stars on the CBS television hit "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," has been arrested on suspicion of possessing cocaine, heroin and other drugs. (Reuters) |
NS teen sentenced in brutal attack HALIFAX - Brittney McNeil, 18, was convicted for aggravated assault for beating 18-year-old Kathie-Lee Bennet in an attack that included setting the victim's hair on fire and burning her with cigarettes. (CTV) |
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SASKATOON - William Kominetsky, 39, and Thomas Johnson, 31, were found guilty of break and enter and committing the indictable offences of assault causing bodily harm and assault, respectively. (Saskatoon Star Phoenix) |
QUEBEC CITY - An investigation has been launched following a fire in Quebec City that destroyed most of a historic military armoury. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Fire devours a cornerstone of Canadian history |
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TORONTO - Todd Bertuzzi has filed court papers against his former Vancouver Canucks coach blaming him for the infamous sucker punch Bertuzzi landed against Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore during an NHL game four years ago, his Toronto-based lawyer said Friday. (CanWest) |
Singer blew almost twice legal limit SURREY - Chad Kroeger, frontman of BC-based rock band Nickelback, allegedly had a blood alcohol level of .14, almost twice the legal limit, when he was stopped by RCMP nearly two years ago on suspicion of drunk driving. (Vancouver Sun) MORE: Kroeger gets fine, driving prohibition |
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WINNIPEG - Trevor Denning, 37, said three children were throwing snowballs at the front window of his home on Isbister Street, in the Assiniboia neighbourhood. The father of two, a long-haul trucker, crawled to a neighbour's house for help and was rushed to hospital with a collapsed lung. (CBC) MORE: Time served for teen stabber Jail for fighting back |
Gay, lesbian and bisexual at higher risk of violence OTTAWA - Gay, lesbian and bisexual Canadians are significantly more likely than heterosexual Canadians to fall victim to violent crimes, including sexual assault, robbery and physical assault, according to a new study prepared by Statistics Canada. (CanWest) MORE: Sexual orientation and victimization 2004 Gays report more violent crimes |
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CALGARY - Being awake at 4 am meant Iftikhar Ahmed was able to see an assailant holding a Molotov cocktail approach his house on Panatella Boulevard NW and throw it at an upstairs window. (Calgary Herald) |
VICTORIA - BC's transportation minister has a warning for owners of heavy commercial vehicles not up to safety standards: Your rig could be going to jail. (Vancouver Province) MORE: Is the next truck tragedy waiting |
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REGINA - A group of walkers is determined to bring justice to the more than 3,000 missing and murdered women and children in Canada. (Regina Leader-Post) |
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LONDON - Parents who fail to take responsibility for their unruly offspring will be thrown out of council accommodation or be forced to attend intensive classes under the Government's youth crime strategy to be unveiled by ministers. (Telegraph UK) |
Knife crime claims 60 victims a day |
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LONDON - Canada is among the more peaceful countries in the world, but still a ways from the top, according to the Global Peace Index released by Britain's Economist Intelligence Unit. (AP) |
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TORONTO - The man accused of last month’s letter bombings in Toronto and Guelph may have been acting on personal grudges, targeting his former lawyer and a past neighbour among his victims, sources say. (National Post) PREVIOUS: Letter-bomb suspect seemed unstable Police probe letter bomb mystery |
EDMONTON - Lesley Miller gasped, then wept quietly after Leo Teskey was found guilty of a brutal assault more than seven years ago that left her husband an invalid. Dougald Miller was left an invalid by Teskey's assault on Nov. 21, 2000. . (Edmonton Journal) MORE: 'He never showed any remorse' |
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FORT ST. JOHN - Keith Francis William Noble, 31, was accused of disseminating hateful messages on a website reported to police in December 2004. (Vancouver Province) |
CALGARY - It's not your grandpa's hobby garden: A 72-year-old city man is at the centre of a $3-million drug bust, accused of growing marijuana crops in his Whitehorn house. (Calgary Herald) |
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MONTREAL - Police officers on duty when violence broke out after Monday night's playoff game were not trained to handle the situation, the head of the Montreal police brotherhood says. The violence, touched off as thousands of people were on Ste. Catherine St. W. celebrating the Montreal Canadiens' victory over the Boston Bruins, caused damage to 16 police vehicles and 10 buildings. (Montreal Gazette) |
Hockey hooligans give real fans a bad rap Fear and loathing on Ste. Catherine St. |
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For the third year in a row, the Honda Civic tops the Insurance Bureau of Canada's list of the 10 most-stolen vehicles. The 1999 and 2000 Civic SiR two-door cars take first and second spots in this year's ranking. (Vancouver Province) MORE: Top 10 most-stolen cars They were movie stars before the cops came calling Driver charged in crash Mazda 3 owners want to sue for bad locks |
Tories fight for jailed millionaire OTTAWA - Despite numerous diplomatic efforts - including a meeting in Sofia last year between Bulgaria's top prosecutor and Secretary of State Jason Kenney, at which Mr. Kenney pleaded for the return of 55-year-old Michael Kapoustin - Bulgaria refuses to transfer a man it once labelled an international swindler. (CanWest) MORE: Canadian in Bulgarian prison ignored by Grits Glass Hill |
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TORONTO - One after another, customers entered her tiny corner store and left carrying small plastic bags containing foot-long plant stems sprouting dark green leaves. Another shipment of "Khat” had arrived. (National Post) |
PORTLAND - The man calling himself Dan Cooper, also known as D.B. Cooper, boarded a jet in Portland for Seattle the night of Nov, 24, 1971 and commandeered it, claiming he had dynamite. (AP) MORE: FBI: D.B. Cooper redux |
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NEWMARKET - Former NHLer Rob Ramage was sentenced to four years in jail after being found guilty in October of impaired driving causing death and four other charges in the December 2003 automobile accident that claimed the life of former Chicago Black Hawks defenceman Keith Magnuson. (CanWest) MORE: Ramage sentenced Ramage appeals term |
Cat microwaving teens spared jail CAMROSE - Two teenagers who cooked a Camrose cat to death in a microwave have been banned from playing violent video games and cannot own animals for at least two years, which means one boy's family must get rid of a dog they bought 10 weeks ago. (Edmonton Journal) PREVIOUS: Fifth teen charged in cat killing Web outs 4 in cat killing |
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SALVO, NC - Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones has relinquished the five Olympic medals she won at the 2000 Sydney Games and accepted a two-year ban after admitting she used performance-enhancing drugs, the US Anti-Doping Agency said on Monday. (Reuters) PREVIOUS: Jones admits steroid use |
Viewers think Internet fire videos cool, but stupid Recent incidents involving Canadian students have revealed a cottage industry of online videos in which teenagers - almost all male - pull dangerous stunts for the benefit of cameras held by cackling sidekicks. (CanWest) PREVIOUS: Teen combustion a trend |
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Police find missing Quebec teen MASCOUCHE - Police have found a missing Quebec teen after she left a note saying she had been "sold" to someone for about $3,000 in cash and drugs, and are investigating whether the disappearance was a hoax. . (CTV) PREVIOUS: Missing teen 'sold' into prostitution, police say |
Man sentenced for brutal assault CALGARY - The prolonged attack by a man on his former girlfriend over a two-day period nearly two years ago was "terrorizing, nothing short of torture," a judge said Thursday in sentencing him to six years in prison. (Calgary Herald) PREVIOUS: Prosecutor details brutal attack, torture of woman Michael Brian Clark |
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VANCOUVER - Tracy Lloyd Caza, 47, faces a charge of break and enter, assault and attempt to defraud in relation to an incident Nov. 14 in the 3500-block Vanness Street. (Province) |
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Strip-or-get bombed threat spreads PHOENIX - A telephone caller making a bomb threat to a Hutchinson, Kan., grocery store kept more than 100 people hostage, demanding they disrobe and that the store wire money to his bank account. (KPHO) MORE: Maine bomb threat at supermarket linked to national scam |
OTTAWA - Police allege the quartet had moved in on the four-person family living there and began using it as a base for dealing drugs. The family, a man and a woman, a boy, 16, and girl, 15, were intimidated, police said and afraid to complain to authorities. (Ottawa Citizen) |
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OTTAWA - The prison artwork of a notorious Canadian killer is being offered for sale on an American website that promotes criminals as celebrities. More than half a dozen items produced by cult killer Roch Theriault at the Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick are up for auction on MurderAuction.com, which specializes in so-called "murderabilia." (Star) |
MONTREAL - Fans of vintage U.S. television programs around the world complain they have been duped over the Internet by a Montreal company. On a popular consumer complaint website, dozens of them point the finger at Garcia Media Group Inc. and an associated website, tvboxset.com. (Montreal Gazette) |
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First, the good news. For the second year in a row, Caledon, Ont., 40 km northwest of Toronto and a world away, ranks as the safest city in MacLean's annual crime ranking of Canada’s 100 largest cities. (Macleans) PREVIOUS: 5 most dangerous cities are in BC The best and worst of Canada The most dangerous cities in Canada |
Man questioned over tycoon 'plot' LONDON - A man has been questioned in connection with an alleged attempt to assassinate Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky. Scotland Yard said the man was arrested in central London on 21 June on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. (BBC) PREVIOUS: Brazilian judge orders the arrest of Berezovsky Tevez's agent pursued by Interpol Carlos Tevez |
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VANCOUVER - Leslie Laforest has discovered how quickly a teen's house party can get overwhelmed with uninvited guests in an era of cellphones and text messaging. (Sun) |
WINNIPEG - City police said Friday a 36-year-old Winnipeg man faces charges for allegedly stealing a house. (Winnipeg Free Press) MORE: Turned stolen house into parking lot |
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SALTSPRING ISLAND - Fire destroyed the Saltspring Island Village Resort’s 30,000-square-foot main clubhouse and adjacent pool building. Cpl. Kerry Howse of the Saltspring RCMP Detachment said the cause of the fire is under investigation. (CanWest) |
Reuters gets that sinking feeling News agency Reuters has been forced to admit that footage it released last week purportedly showing Russian submersibles on the seabed of the North Pole actually came from the movie Titanic. (Guardian UK) MORE: Finnish teen sinks Russian TV's titanic polar ploy |
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KING GEORGE ISLAND - The cruise ship operated by a Canadian company that struck an iceberg in the Antarctic and sank to the bottom of the ocean last week is causing a 1.5 kilometre-long diesel spill, Chilean officials say. (CTV) |
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Afraid to go into some city areas WINNIPEG - Winnipeggers are the most likely to say they're afraid to set foot in some parts of their city, a Canada West Foundation survey of residents of seven Canadian cities has found. . (Winnipeg Free Press) |
Anti-narcotics official found guilty UN - A Dubai court found Canadian anti-narcotics official Bert Tatham guilty today on drug possession charges, sentencing him to four years in prison in the Arab emirate. (CanWest) MORE: Dubai sentences BC man to prison |
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Massive Tsartlip artifact stolen MAYNE ISLAND - A massive stone bowl believed to be between 4,000 and 6,000 years old has been stolen from a beach on Mayne Island, an area belonging to the Tsartlip First Nation. (Victoria Times Colonist) |
TORONTO - Courier companies are Toronto's biggest parking violators. Of the top five ticket recipients in 2006, three were international couriers: Federal Express, United Parcel Service and Purolator. (Toronto Star) |
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WASHINGTON - A high-level delegation from the Makah Tribe is to meet with Washington's two senators Wednesday in an effort to reassure them that the tribe did not approve of the killing of a gray whale last weekend. (Seattle PI) |
Hunting for trouble in the path of whales 'What type of culture needs a machine gun to kill Makah on 'damage control' mission Debate grows over tribal whale hunts |
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WINNIPEG - Three bouncers have been cleared of manslaughter charges in the death of a patron outside a Winnipeg nightclub in February, 2004. Associate Chief Justice Jeffrey Oliphant, in a written decision released Thursday, said the actions of the three bouncers during a scuffle outside The Beach nightclub at the Pembina Highway Canad Inns were justified. James Ronald Hanson, 28, died of asphyxiation following the skirmish with security staff. (Free Press) |
HOLLYWOOD - Lindsay Lohan has been busted yet again for DUI, and Nicole Richie also faces jail time for driving under the influence. With their on-again, off-again cohort Paris Hilton having just been sprung from the slammer, Lohan and Richie may well be next in line for what some call a crackdown on Hollywood’s bad girls. (Fox) PREVIOUS: California's overcrowded prisons subject of court hearing California prisons bursting at seams |
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Father charged after teens hit TORONTO - A court decided to keep a Toronto man who allegedly tried to run over his daughter, her brother-in-law and her boyfriend in jail until his bail hearing on Monday. (CTV) PREVIOUS: The feud and the firebomb Teen hero's home firebombed Bullies suspected in house fire |
MONTREAL - The 27-year-old man hired to rub out hot dog king Konstantinos Kyvetos – owner of a string of down-market La Belle Province fast-food restaurants – has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, attempted murder, arson and obstruction of justice. (Toronto Star) |
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Violent crime on the rise in US WASHINGTON - The nation's murder rate rose slightly last year but the number of robberies skyrocketed by 6 percent, preliminary FBI data released Monday show. The statistics were part of an overall 1.3 percent rise in violent crime across the country in 2006 -- the second straight annual increase. (AP) PREVIOUS: 2006 preliminary annual uniform crime report The Crime-Statistics Con Job |
China aghast at 'sacrifice' of 288 pupils KARAMAY - When the first flames flared around the theatre’s stage, many of the excited Chinese children watching must have thought it was all part of the show. Within minutes 288 of them were dead, a tragedy that has haunted their parents for more than a decade but was forgotten by many as China began its headlong rush to prosperity. (Times online) |
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EDMONTON - A group of grieving Edmontonians who have lost loved ones to violent crimes is hoping to join people from across Canada to push for changes to the criminal justice system. (Edmonton Journal) PREVIOUS: Families Against Crime & Trauma (FACT) |
Study uncovers highest crime rates in small towns The Statistics Canada study of police-reported data in 2005 found that overall crime rate in small urban areas was 43 per cent higher than in large urban areas, and 58 per cent higher than in rural areas. (CTV) |
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Rosato sent to psychiatric institution KINGSTON - Comic actor Tony Rosato has exchanged his jail cell for a hospital room. Justice Gordon Thomson of the Superior Court yesterday found Rosato guilty of criminally harassing his wife but sentenced him to a conditional discharge. (Toronto Star) |
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LONDON - More than half of all hardened and violent criminals are escaping a prison term, according to a new Civitas report, which severely criticized the Government's claims to be tough on crime. (Telegraph UK) |
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National day of mourning - April 28 OTTAWA - The numbers are staggering. In Canada, some 855 employees die from work-related incidents each year, averaging more than 2 deaths every day. (CCOHS) MORE: Families pay tribute to 124 Alberta workplace victims More than 200 Quebecers died on the job last year |
NANAIMO - When Tim Lander left for Europe there were only two tenants staying with him in his south Nanaimo home. When he got back after three weeks, more than 30 heroin addicts had moved in and staked their claim on his turn-of-the-century house, dealing drugs and wreaking havoc on the neighbourhood. (CanWest) |
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WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg teen who led police on a dangerous, high-speed car chase was wanted for questioning following a deadly crash involving a stolen Hummer earlier this month. (Mike on Crime) |
Suspects resort to more violence Mayor blasts feds over car thefts Laughing car thief back in jail Youths arrested after SUV hits officers |
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OTTAWA - The federal government charges patients 15 times more for certified medical marijuana than it pays to buy the weed in bulk from its official supplier, newly released documents show. (CP) |
Councillor's suite declared unfit for habitation WINNIPEG - City councillor Harvey Smith has been evicted from a West End apartment declared "unfit for human habitation" by city health inspectors. (Winnipeg Free Press) |
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Police arrest suspects in fire bombings MONTREAL - Police have arrested two suspects for allegedly firebombing a Jewish community centre and school. The two suspects, 22-year-old Azim Ibragimov and 24-year-old Omar Bulphred, are both charged with arson. (CTV) MORE: Pair denied bail |
Relatives responsible for most violence against seniors Seniors are less likely to be the victims of violent and property crimes than younger Canadians, but when they are victimized, it's often at the hands of a family member, according to a new study released yesterday. (CanWest) MORE: Seniors as victims of crime |
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DARTMOUTH - A 15-year-old girl who took part in a brutal beating last September has been sentenced as a young offender to two years in custody. (CBC) |
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WINNIPEG - Four teenage suspects face a number of charges in connection with the alleged beating and stabbing of a 14-year-old girl, said police. (CTV) Lesbian love triangle cited in attack 81 charges laid after swarmings |
Residents on edge over swarmings Ring uses swarming tactics to shoplift Youth violence escalating coast to coast Solving the case is just the first step Bail delayed for accused in brutal teen beating Paying the price for stepping up Common criminals' most common crime Victim says he wouldn't help again Struggling against crime - and extinction |
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VANCOUVER - Seven men have been arrested following a major copper theft incident at a BC Hydro substation in South Vancouver. The thieves caused about $3M in damage to the substation. (Vancouver Sun) Dealer helps identify a suspect Woman with stolen plaque caught on tape Left without 911 in Maple Ridge |
Copper thieves cost Telus more than just wire Would-be copper thief electrocuted Man burned trying to steal copper wire Police target scrap metal dealers Thieves gripped by metal mania in BC Statue head rescued from smelter Head of Oakville statue recovered The case of the missing statue Heavy equipment brings big bucks |
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VANCOUVER - Smart policing technology is being credited for a dramatic reduction in auto crime across BC, but thieves still rank good old-fashioned police dogs as their No. 1 fear. (Vancouver Province) MORE: Top 10 fears of car thieves Top 10 Vehicles stolen in BC during 2005 |
RCMP ask for help in wild horse shootings CALGARY - Alberta Mounties hope a wristwatch, a disposable coffee cup, a hamburger wrapper and a plastic sausage roll container will lead them to whoever is killing horses in the western foothills. (CBC) PREVIOUS: Wild horses of Alberta society |
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NIAGARA FALLS, NY - The Fed Ex driver's delivery to a rundown apartment above Rainbow Mart, a store specializing in beer, cigarettes and lottery tickets, was an unusually heavy one. Any curiosity over what the 18 boxes contained quickly evaporated, however, when one fell and the packaging split. Out trickled metal tokens, each about the size and colour of a dime. (National Post) |
LCBO guards don uniforms after Youtube identity mix-up TORONTO - A YouTube video in which bewildered bystanders grill several plainclothes guards as they restrain a suspected shoplifter outside a Toronto-area liquor store has prompted the Liquor Control Board of Ontario to review its security policy. All guards are required to wear uniforms, at least until the incident has been fully investigated. (CBC) |
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Teen sentenced to youth facility REGINA - A Regina teenager who set dozens of fires in a residential neighbourhood last year has been sentenced to spend time in a youth facility. The 17-year-old male pleaded guilty in November to 43 counts of arson for setting fires in the city's north-central area. (CBC) MORE: 12-month sentence for teen arsonist |
OCALA, Fla. - Actor Wesley Snipes was found guilty Friday on three misdemeanor charges of failing to file tax returns - but jurors cleared him of more serious felony charges of tax fraud and conspiracy. (CNN) PREVIOUS: All kinds of crazy Snipes indicted for $12M tax fraud Snipes indicted |
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RCMP suspect foul play in missing forestry worker RCMP officials now suspect a missing Alberta forestry worker may have met with foul play, after a massive search failed to find any clues in the woman's disappearance. Her family have asked the public for help in the investigation. Stephanie Stewart, 70, worked alone as a fire spotter at a remote tower north of Hinton, near the Rocky Mountains. (CTV) MORE: Drug trade fuels fears for missing spotter |
Cops: Kims stuck on road opened by vandals GRANTS PASS, Ore - Authorities in Oregon say the road that James Kim and his family were on when they got stranded is normally blocked by a locked gate during the cold-weather months. But they say a vandal had cut the lock, leaving the road accessible. The family was stranded for more than week with little food after driving for 15 miles past the gate. (AP) MORE: A father's fateful quest to save family |
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Fewer than 1 per cent of McMaster students are caught cheating. The enforcement gap is a big issue in light of a study that finds more than half of undergraduate students in Canada have cheated on written work. (Hamilton Spectator) MORE: Campus cheating goes high-tech Dead plagiarists society |
CALGARY - Judge Lynn Cook-Stanhope saved her scathing remarks for the animated television show South Park, which she called a "vulgar, socially irreverent program that contributes nothing to society." (CBC) PREVIOUS: Ginger Kids Stop spanking kids: UN envoy Blame Canada Weird Al 'Canadian Idiot' |
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World's Most Remarkable Heists In 1950, when a gang of thieves broke into the heavily guarded offices of the Brinks Mat's armored car company in Boston, the headlines heralded it the crime of the century. The building was considered impenetrable, but the thieves managed to walk out with $2.8 million in cash, checks and money orders. Today, the Brinks bandits seem like petty crooks robbing a 7-11. (Forbes) |
In Pictures: The World's Most Remarkable Heists Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum |
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QUEBEC - A jury has found former Olympic gold medallist Myriam Bedard guilty of charges she violated a custody agreement with her former husband. (Montreal Gazette) |
Bédard an Olympic-sized oddity US Marshalls arrest Olympian Bedard Interpol joins search of Myriam Bedard |
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Bletchley hums again to the Turing Bombe LONDON - The last time that the rattle of the Turing Bombe was heard, it was the greatest secret of the British Empire. With a rumble that turned into a roar, a sound not heard at Bletchley Park for more than half a century, the machine that was at the heart of Britain's wartime code-breaking triumph began to work again. (Telegraph) PREVIOUS: Bletchley Park: National Codes Centre Documents show how Nazi spies tried to outwit Allies UK National Archives Sept. 2006 releases |
Threats force spokesman from MCC TORONTO - Tarek Fatah had heard threats several times since establishing the Muslim Canadian Congress, but it was being publicly labelled as anti-Islam that prompted the outspoken spokesman to resign from the organization he founded. In June, Mohamed Elmasry, the national president of the Canadian Islamic Congress, named four public figures - Fatah among them, whom he accused of taking every opportunity to bad-mouth the religion. (CTV) |
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Rioters get conditional sentences ST. ANDREWS, NB - Four men who burned down a house last summer during a riot on New Brunswick's Grand Manan Island will not have to serve more time in jail. Three of them received conditional sentences, which means they'll have to stay in their homes except to go to work and appointments. The fourth accused received a conditional discharge, meaning he won't be penalized further unless he fails to keep the peace. (CTV) |
Guilty verdicts at vigilante justice trial 4 NB men declared guilty in Grand Manan riot NB verdict opens island to dealers: resident Grand Manan mob shouted 'let it burn', jury hears Man charged with arson in Grand Manan riot Alleged arsonists hailed as heroes, not criminals Police appeal for calm during riot talks Arrests in connection with Grand Manan riot |
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TORONTO - At least 79,000 elementary and high school students in Ontario say they've tried the choking game, a dangerous activity in which a person self-asphyxiates or has someone else choke them, a new survey of adolescent behaviour has found. (CBC) |
Ontario student drug use and health survey Ontario teens play choking game Children choking themselves to death in game |
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Difficulty of finding missing adults The FBI's National Crime Information Center said that 576,559 people had been reported missing this year as of September 15. (CNN) |
BC man discharged from US Marines CAMP PENDLETON - Nearly 40 years after he deserted his military unit in California and fled to Canada in protest over the Vietnam War, Allen Abney is officially no longer a US Marine. (Sun) PREVIOUS: 38 years after deserting Old wounds reopened as Abney sits in military jail |
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Beauty dies mysteriously on cruise A new mystery on the high seas is the latest to plague the cruise ship industry, which has been under fire recently for the way it deals with onboard crimes. The latest involves the sudden death of an aspiring actress during a Carnival cruise in October. (CBS) |
Passenger alerted cruise ship security Cruise lines take lax approach to crime |
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NEW YORK - A US judge has convicted a man accused of secretly cutting up corpses - including that of veteran BBC broadcaster Alistair Cooke - as part of a multi-million dollar body parts scheme. Chris Aldorasi was found guilty of enterprise corruption and other criminal counts at a trial in Brooklyn. (AP) |
How a rogue body broker got away with it US steps up inspections of human tissue Bodysnatchers stole bones of broadcaster Body snatchers tied to allograft firms |
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Government 'giving people the right to get high’ VANCOUVER - While conference attendees gathered in Vancouver and other North American cities to find a fix for the global drug mess, addict Renee Kettleman was combing the Lower Mainland for an available bed in a treatment centre. (Vancouver Province) Drug conference high on harm reduction Painkiller addictions trump heroin use: study |
Approach to crime lets law-breakers run wild 3 Cocaine bricks found, judge throws out charges Police charged 63 in drug sweep Judge rules pot possession laws unconstitutional Rules set to loosen for issuing narcotics City police getting tougher with pot Potmobile busted in ferry lineup Victoria seeks aid to treat chronic criminals Regional Highlights .pdf |
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Marijuana production in the US (2006) Conservatives table drug-impaired driving bill The changing face of crack addiction Doctors contribute to addictions in Canada Giving cash to addicts doesn't solve problem Gov't targets meth with more funds Drug treatment court proposal lauded 100% purity crystal meth taken off streets Cannabis drug on sale in Canada Kidnapping was gang-related: police Pot report outlines what police already know Nine Strikes - You're Out…Sort Of |
Another bloated bureaucracy in the works Some facts about crystal meth and its effects A Family's Fight Against Crack - (Montreal Gazette) PREVIOUS: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Medical marijuana sub-standard Institute: government should cash in on pot Border inspector arrested in smuggling case |
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Anti-Semitic crime stats refuted MONTREAL - A May 5 article in the Israeli daily Ha’aretz depicting Montreal’s Orthodox community as living in fear in the wake of a supposedly rising number of anti-Semitic incidents and increased gang activity bears little resemblance to the reality on the ground, Jewish community officials say. (Canadian Jewish News) |
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Eighty years ago Pauline Marsh began a journey that would change her life and her family forever. They were leaving behind a life of borderline poverty as her father had become suddenly wealthy a few months earlier. (Tri-City Herald) PREVIOUS: DeAutremont Brothers |
A team of historians has been trying to solve some historical "cold cases" - old crimes in which innocent people may have been hanged while the guilty ones walked, and even more insidious crimes where a whole village may have been complicit. (Canadian Mysteries) |
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