RCMP are expected to explain how a mass stabbing unfolded on a First Nation during the second day of a coroner’s inquest in Saskatchewan. Staff Sgt. Robin Zentner with the Mounties’ major crimes unit testified Monday that Myles Sanderson and his brother, Damien Sanderson, were causing chaos on the James Smith Cree Nation … Read more
The UK Covid inquiry will investigate evidence that ministers in Scotland failed to properly fund social care and failed to fully protect those at greatest risk from the virus, it has emerged. Heather Hallett, the chair of the independent inquiry, was told that Nicola Sturgeon’s decisions as first minister would come under detailed scrutiny during … Read more
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – An architect charged in a string of slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings was accused Tuesday in the death of a fourth woman, a Connecticut mother of two who vanished in 2007 and whose remains were found more than three years later along a coastal highway in New York. … Read more
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Norway is halting adoptions of children from the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan and South Korea pending an investigation into several allegedly illegal cases, a Norwegian newspaper reported Tuesday. The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs told the VG newspaper that families already assigned a child from the the Philippines, … Read more
BRUSSELS – The European Union presidency on Tuesday warned that the foundations of democracy will be put to the test during the November U.S. election, envisaging a scenario where the longstanding trans-Atlantic alliance could unravel ever more. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo of Belgium, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, said … Read more
Christina Applegate was moved to tears during Monday’s Emmy Awards telecast when she appeared on stage to present the awards for outstanding supporting actress and outstanding lead actress in a comedy series. The audience rose for a standing ovation as Applegate – who revealed in 2021 that she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis … Read more
Qatar’s prime minister warned on Tuesday of the massive destruction inflicted by Israel’s offensive on Gaza and criticized the Israeli defense minister’s rejection of a ceasefire in the battered enclave. The war, sparked by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel, has also triggered a humanitarian catastrophe that has displaced most of Gaza’s … Read more
DUBAI/BAGHDAD – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they attacked the “spy headquarters” of Israel in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, state media reported late on Monday, while the elite force said it also struck in Syria against the Islamic State. The strikes come amid concerns about the escalation of a conflict that has spread through … Read more
SURREY, B.C. – Black Press Ltd., the owner of dozens of community newspapers across Western Canada, said Monday it had entered creditor protection, secured a tentative sale of the company and that founder David Black is retiring. The Surrey, B.C.-based publisher said that as part of proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, … Read more
An RCMP major crime investigator was the first to testify on Monday in the coroner’s inquest into the 2022 mass murders committed by Myles Sanderson on James Smith Cree Nation. RCMP investigator Robin Zentner shared a series of text messages obtained by police that show Damien Sanderson become increasingly fatalistic in the days leading up … Read more
