Tokyo – A pair of blood-spattered trousers in a miso tank and an allegedly forced confession helped send Iwao Hakamata to death row more than five decades ago. Now, the world’s longest-serving death row convict has a chance to clear his name. A Japanese court on Thursday is set to hand down … Read more
NEW YORK – American Eagle Outfitters sued Amazon.com on Wednesday, accusing it of intentionally infringing the clothing and accessories retailer’s “Aerie” and “Offline by Aerie” trademarks by directing customers to knock-off merchandise. In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, American Eagle said it rejected Amazon’s request for the rights to sell Aerie … Read more
Evacuations are underway near Grand Forks, B.C., as a newly discovered out-of-control wildfire encroaches. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary issued an evacuation order and an emergency alert Wednesday due to the Goosmus wildfire, which it says is “a threat to life and safety.” People living west of Highway 41 and south … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to his home in Ottawa Wednesday for an informal private dinner. Trudeau greeted Macron outside Rideau Cottage with a hug and a big smile at the start of Macron’s second official visit to Canada. The two leaders will hold more formal meetings Thursday … Read more
Former U.S. president Donald Trump described Ukraine in bleak and mournful terms Wednesday, referring to its people as “dead” and the country itself as “demolished,” and further raising questions about how much the former president would be willing if elected again to concede in a negotiation over the country’s future. Trump argued Ukraine … Read more
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A former Memphis police officer testified under a plea deal Wednesday that he helped cover up the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols because he wanted to protect his job, and was hoping Nichols would survive and the scrutiny of the officers would simply “blow over.” Desmond Mills returned to the … Read more
It’s National Concussion Awareness Week, and the Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia is spreading the word. “A lot of people who are suffering with concussions aren’t getting a lot of awareness or empathy from people around them. They’re not understanding the intricacies of their concussion recovery. They can’t see the symptoms like … Read more
A new rapid analysis says climate change made August heat waves over some of Canada’s most northern – and rapidly warming – regions at least 10 times more likely. Environment and Climate Change Canada says the heat waves in Inuvik, N.W.T., as well as Kitikmeot and Kivalliq, Nvt., generated peak temperatures between 12 … Read more
LOS ANGELES – A passenger was killed after a gunman hijacked a city bus in Los Angeles early Wednesday, leading to a slow police chase through downtown before the suspect was eventually arrested, authorities said. The armed man boarded the Metro bus with the driver and two passengers aboard shortly before 1 a.m. … Read more
One of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ biggest critics has announced he has a docuseries coming about the embroiled producer’s legal issues. Rapper and actor 50 Cent shared on social media Wednesday a Variety report that states his project about Combs has found a home at Netflix. “I been telling y’all about all this weird … Read more
