Police find man dead in charred wreckage 3 months after Edmonton fire
EDMONTON – Police in Edmonton have discovered a body in the charred remains of an apartment almost three months after a fire. The victim has been...
Scooby’s on the case
A dog trained to detect accelerants will help investigators probe arsons, officials say, as vacant and derelict buildings burn to the ground with increasing regularity. Scooby,...
Williams brothers star for Athletic Bilbao in win over Getafe
MADRID (AP) — Brothers Iñaki and Nico Williams combined twice to give Athletic Bilbao a 2-0 victory over Getafe in the Spanish league on Friday. Nico...
Deadly news helicopter crash likely caused by shaky inspections, leading to loose parts, feds say
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Investigators found disconnected and missing hardware aboard a helicopter that crashed in 2022, killing the pilot and a North Carolina television station’s...
Carruthers recruits familiar foe in Schneider
Reid Carruthers lost just one round-robin game at the Canadian men’s curling championship in March. The winning skip that day, Catlin Schneider, is now his new...
‘Man Mountain’ was both friendly face and heinous heel
The local pro wrestler once known as “Man Mountain Mike” had a unique sense of humour, said those who knew him best. “He was quite out...
‘Star Wars’ actor Mark Hamill drops by White House for a visit with ‘Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi’
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill dropped by the White House on Friday for a visit with President Joe Biden and walked away with...
Three people arrested in Nova Scotia after search of suspected elver holding facility
HALIFAX – The federal Fisheries Department says it arrested three people after executing a search warrant at a suspected holding facility for baby eels in southwestern...
United Methodist delegates repeal their church’s ban on its clergy celebrating same-sex marriages
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates on Friday repealed their church’s longstanding ban on the celebrations of same-sex marriages or unions by its clergy and...
Security incidents up at city libraries, but de-escalation measures credited for reducing threat levels
Attendance and security incidents at Winnipeg Public Library branches increased over a six-month period in 2023-24, a new staff report suggests. Inappropriate behaviour, intoxication, threats and...