BCAug 20, 2022
Greater Vancouver Zoo's missing wolf Tempest is found safe, returned to pack
A wolf missing from a British Columbia zoo has been found safe and returned to its pack. The Greater Vancouver Zoo says in a statement the discovery of the one-year-old female canine known as Tempest puts an end to a three-day search and rescue operation. It says the wolf was found near the zoo but does not elaborate on the location nor on her condition. Menita Prasad, the zoo's deputy general manager, said Thursday that nine wolves escaped after a perimeter fence and their enclosure were deliberately ``compromised.'' Workers and conservation officers began searching for the wolves after the
WorldAug 20, 2022
Finnish PM defends dancing, takes drug test to clear herself
Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin has taken a drug test ``for her own legal protection'' after a video was leaked of her at her private party dancing and lip-syncing. She defended her actions, saying she drank alcohol at a party with friends but did not do any drugs. Results are expected in about a week. A video posted Thursday shows six people dancing and lip-syncing, including Marin. Marin said Friday she didn't have any government meetings that weekend and ``I had sometime off and I spent it with my friends. And I didn't do anything illegal.'' The video was leaked a day after Finland d
BCAug 20, 2022
Caution urged following robberies involving drugging: Surrey RCMP
Surrey RCMP is cautioning members of the public following several instances involving individuals being drugged and robbed while utilizing escort services throughout the region. Police have become aware of several instances of individuals hiring an escort online, meeting at pre-arranged locations across the Lower Mainland, being drugged and waking up to find their valuables stolen. These occurrences are concerning as they pose a high risk to the health and safety of the individuals being drugged with unknown substances. If you have been drugged, it is highly recommended that you seek medical a
BCAug 20, 2022
EV charging station altercation leads to the discovery of more than clean energy
Shortly before 7:30 pm on October 9, 2021, frontline Richmond RCMP officers responded to an EV charging station located in the 4600 block of No. 3 Road for a weapons call. It is alleged that a 59-year old Vancouver man, who was charging his electric vehicle at a public EV charging station, was threatened with violence. A fulsome investigation by the Richmond Mobile Enforcement Team (RMET) resulted in swift arrest of two individuals and the seizure of individually packaged drugs and an 18 cm (7 inch) knife. On August 9, 2022, charges were approved by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada aga
AlbertaAug 19, 2022
Calgary police investigate stabbing near Memorial Drive
Calgary police have cordoned off a section of the Bow River pathway in the northeast after a stabbing last night.
They say one person was stabbed and sent to by ambulance to the Foothills Medical Centre in critical, life-threatening condition.
An E-M-S spokesperson says the victim, a man believed to be his 30s, suffered multiple traumatic injuries from an edged weapon.
Police have not indicated whether any arrests have been made in connection with the attack.
CPS officials say person was stabbed at around 10 p.m.Thursday night.
As of Friday at 7 a.m., a portion of the river pathway between t
IndiaAug 19, 2022
AAP leader slams CBI raid at Sisodia residence, says 2024 Lok Sabha polls will be "Kejriwal versus Modi"
Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party over the CBI raids on Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's residence on Friday, the Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh asserted that the Centre won't succeed in stopping the party from increasing its influence in other states while declaring that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be "Kejriwal versus Modi".
"The developments prove that the next Lok Sabha election in 2024 will be AAP versus BJP, it will be Modi versus Kejriwal. We will fight. I am saying it again that you cannot stop Kejriwal, or our education or health model. You may arrest our healt
WorldAug 19, 2022
Fatalities reported after 2 planes collide in California
Multiple fatalities have been reported after two planes collided in Northern California while trying to land at a local airport.
The collision occurred at Watsonville Municipal Airport shortly before 3 p.m.,according to a tweet from the city of Watsonville.
There were two people aboard a twin-engine Cessna 340 and only the pilot aboard a single-engine Cessna 152 during the crash, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It was not immediately clear whether any of them survived.
The pilots were on their final approaches to the airport when the collision occurred, the FAA said in a stat
IndiaAug 19, 2022
Manish Sisodia among 15 persons named in CBI FIR in Delhi excise policy case
Central Bureau of Investigation has registered an FIR against Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and 14 others in connection with an alleged excise policy case. Excise officials, liquor company executives, dealers along with unknown public servants and private persons have too been booked in the case.
A total of 15 persons have been named in the FIR including Sisodia for criminal conspiracy, falsification of account and undue advantage.
Meanwhile, according to a CBI official, searches were conducted in seven States and a Union Territory, including the premises of former Delhi Excise C
AlbertaAug 19, 2022
Defence lawyers in Alberta will stop taking serious legal aid
Groups representing defence lawyers in a dispute with Alberta over funding say their members will not take on serious criminal offence cases starting on September 1st.
The groups include the Criminal Defence Lawyers Association in Calgary, the Criminal Trial Lawyers Association in Edmonton, the Southern Alberta Defence Lawyers Association and the Red Deer Criminal Lawyers Association.
The types of cases they will refuse include most sexual offences, firearms-related offences, all homicides and dangerous offender proceedings.
They say defence lawyers are taking the action following a meeting wi