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New Vancouver police training academy opens in Woodward’s building
Forty recruits began their studies at the facility, located at 351 Abbott St. in the Downtown Eastside, and the students are expected to start working in the city next June.
B.C. driver helps save man from knife-wielding suspect in Surrey park
"In that moment, I'm filming, I'm reversing my car and I'm trying to unlock my car and all in that same moment, he opens my door," Robin Nuber told Global News.
B.C. police release video highlighting dangers of illegally riding e-motorcycles
Police believe the rider is between 14 and 18 years old. The rider's face is blurred due to the requirements of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Quebec judge acquits rapper K’naan in sexual assault case
A Quebec judge has found rapper K’naan (given name Keinan Abdi Warsame) not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Quebec City hotel room in 2010.
Man, 27, charged in stabbing inside Edmonton Sikh temple
In a news release Thursday, police said Austin Sim-Pelletier, 27, has been charged with two counts of assault causing bodily harm, one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and mischief.
Meta tests out putting fact-checking in users’ hands across Latin America
Meta is expanding its shift away from professional fact-checking. The tech giant announced it's trialling it's crowdsourced "Community Notes" system across 16 countries in Latin America. Meta says the system will only fully roll out once it is confident it works, but critics warn...
'No facts': Morocco denies involvement in deadly Ceuta migrant rush
Moroccan authorities said on Thursday there were "no facts" establishing its involvement in the migrant rush into Spain's North African exclave of Ceuta in July. It was the kingdom's first official response to a Spanish police report accusing its security forces of "total permiss...
Lindsay Clancy’s attorney urges judge to acquit her to avoid a second trial
Prosecutors have yet to say whether they'll retry the 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse after her mistrial
What happens now after man accused of locking 16 kids in a squalid room found unfit to stand trial
Child protective services investigated the family in 2020 following reports of severe educational neglect, but permitted the parents to retain custody before closing the file five months later
Grandfather escapes trial after 16 ‘feral’ children rescued from Ohio house of horrors
An Ohio man has been found incompetent to stand trial after his 16 grandchildren were found living in filthy conditions
California couple sues mortuary after nightmare series of blunders during their infant’s funeral
Opening statements are expected Thursday in the trial of the lawsuit alleging a Santa Ana couple's funeral for their 2-month-old son was botched
Several killed and injured in Swiss Alps coach crash
Several people have been killed and others injured in a Dutch tour bus crash in eastern Switzerland, police said.
Video: Drunk man stops bus after fight with driver, punches wife for intervening
An intoxicated man created a commotion on a highway in Telangana after stopping a bus following an argument with the driver and then punching his wife when she tried to intervene.
‘Found wife’s chats with colleague’: B’luru man breaks down during murder probe
A father allegedly strangled his two young daughters at a hotel last month. He confessed to investigators, citing love and worries about their future. The man was overcome by fears following his marriage breakdown and separation. Police recovered a suicide note detailing marital ...
Singer D4vd sued by parents of teen girl he is accused of killing
Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s parents are suing the singer D4vd, accusing him of wrongful death after he was charged in the 14-year-old girl’s murder.
Juror on Lindsay Clancy trial says 'we let down Lindsay' following mistrial
A Lindsay Clancy trial juror says the jury "let down Lindsay" after a lone holdout prevented a unanimous not guilty verdict in Massachusetts.