Colorado dentist convicted of murder, gets life sentence for lacing wife’s shakes with poison
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado dentist was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after being convicted of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with poison before delivering a fatal dose of cyanide when she was in the...
SIU investigating fatal police-involved shooting in Niagara Falls
The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says it is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting that took place in Niagara Falls on Wednesday morning. “The incident involved officers with the Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Unit and occurred at about 11:15...
Former Canada coach said she feared for her safety after Olympic drone-spying scandal
Bev Priestman says she didn’t leave her house in Canada for a month in the wake of the Paris Olympic drone-spying scandal. “For me I didn’t feel safe, that’s being brutally honest,” said the former Canada women’s coach. “It was...
Man wanted for impersonating police, threatening 2 people over three month period
Toronto police are searching for a man who impersonated a police officer and allegedly harassed two people over a three-month period. Investigators say the man showed up at an office in the King Street East and Yonge Street area on...
Toronto under special air quality statement due to Prairie wildfire smoke
A special air quality statement is in effect for Toronto and all of southern and central Ontario due to smoke from forest fires moving into the region Thursday. Environment Canada says smoke from forest fires over the Prairies is expected...
First Australian-made rocket crashes after 14 seconds of flight in a failed attempt to reach...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The first Australian -made rocket to attempt to reach orbit from the country’s soil crashed after 14 seconds of flight on Wednesday. The rocket Eris, launched by Gilmour Space Technologies, was the first Australian-designed and...
Woman on e-scooter struck and killed in hit-and-run in North York
A woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle in North York. Toronto police say the woman was on an e-scooter in the Codsell Avenue and Goddard Street area, just north of Sheppard Avenue West, when she was struck...
Weston family wants to buy Hudson’s Bay charter for $12.5 million and donate it: docs
TORONTO — The royal charter that formed Hudson’s Bay about 355 years ago could soon be getting a new home. The Canadian Museum of History announced Wednesday that Wittington Investments Ltd., a private Canadian holding company for the Weston family,...
Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas, 5 others charged with running illegal poker games at his...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas was arrested Wednesday along with five other people, including a suspected member of an Israeli organized crime group, on suspicion of hosting illegal high-stakes poker games at a Los Angeles mansion...
Ottawa says it wants to improve income assistance program on First Nation reserves
The federal government says it is committed to working with Mi’kmaq First Nations in Nova Scotia to improve the income assistance program — though Ottawa has yet to provide details on the progress of negotiations. The comments from Indigenous Services...
