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Alberta RCMP link four women killed in the 1970s to dead serial sex offender
EDMONTON – RCMP in Alberta say they have linked the killings of four women in the 1970s to a serial sex offender. They say the killer has since died. Investigators with the historical homicide unit were scheduled to give a media briefing today in Edmonton. Mounties say some details are sensitive and disturbing in nature. ... Read More »
Kielburger mom’s defamation lawsuit against Canadaland to go to trial
TORONTO – A defamation lawsuit filed by the mother of Marc and Craig Kielburger against the Canadaland podcast and its host will head to trial after an Ontario court rejected an application to have it thrown out, finding there is reason to believe the claim has “substantial merit.” Canadaland, its host Jesse Brown and others ... Read More »
North Korea test-fires suspected missiles a day after US and South Korea conduct a fighter jet drill
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets in a joint drill that the North views as a major security threat. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the ... Read More »
North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile a day after US and South Korea had a fighter jet drill
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets for a joint drill that the North views as a major security threat. A statement from South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff ... Read More »
French police fatally shoot a man suspected of planning to set fire to a synagogue
PARIS (AP) – France’s Interior Ministry says police have shot and killed an armed suspect who appeared to be planning to set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin posted on the social media site X that the armed individual was “neutralized” on Friday morning and thanked officers ... Read More »
North Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea, South Korea’s military says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in its recent series of weapons tests. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff gave no further details like how far the weapon flew. North Korea in recent months has maintained an accelerated ... Read More »
North Korea fires missile toward sea, South Korean media report
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Yonhap news agency says South Korea has detected a North Korean ballistic missile launch off the North’s east coast. Yonhap says the launch was made on Friday but gave no further details like how far the weapon flew. The reported launch, if confirmed, would be the latest in a slew ... Read More »
US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip
WASHINGTON (AP) – Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. floating pier into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hinder food and other supplies reaching people there. The shipment is the first in an operation that ... Read More »
Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, knock out power to 900,000 homes and businesses
HOUSTON (AP) – Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas on Thursday for the second time this month, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to more than 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area. Officials urged residents to keep off roads, as many were impassable ... Read More »
Brazil is chosen to host soccer’s 2027 Women’s World Cup following a vote by FIFA’s 211 members
BANGKOK (AP) – Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s 211 members chose the South American bid over a joint bid from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. The FIFA Congress on Friday selected from a reduced field of two candidates to host the 2027 tournament after a joint bid by ... Read More »
Sports scoreboard for Thursday, May 16, 2024
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Playoffs Second Round Vancouver 3 Edmonton 2 (Canucks lead best-of-seven series 3-2) N.Y. Rangers 5 Carolina 3 (Rangers win best-of-seven series 4-2) — IIHF World Hockey Championship Group Stage At Prague Canada 4 Norway 1 Austria 3 Finland 2 At Ostrava, Czechia Sweden 3 Kazakhstan 1 United States 5 France 0 — ... Read More »
