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Stub Hub World Cup ticket complaints under investigation in B. C.
9+ hour, 25+ min ago (563+ words) VANCOUVER " Consumer Protection BC is investigating complaints about ticket reseller Stub Hub from people who say they didn't receive their World Cup tickets. The regulator's spokeswoman Louise Hartland said in a statement Friday that the agency has an open investigation…...
Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified information
8+ hour, 25+ min ago (678+ words) Bolton, who became an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump after serving in the Republican's first administration, is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 28 by U. S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Greenbelt, Maryland. Bolton, 77, of Bethesda, Maryland, pleaded guilty to a…...
Police misconduct information must be disclosed in criminal case, Supreme Court says
10+ hour, 55+ min ago (322+ words) OTTAWA " The Supreme Court of Canada says information about an Edmonton police detective's past misconduct must be disclosed in the criminal proceedings of a man he helped investigate. A 2015 finding of misconduct against Edmonton Police Service detective Jared Ruecker was…...
Deliberate hyperventilation technique linked to mental break before police standoff
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (516+ words) CHILLIWACK " A British Columbia judge has sentenced a man to about 75 days in jail with time served, saying that despite his attempts to murder police officers in a standoff, a single mental health break likely triggered by holotropic breathwork led…...
74-year-old man becomes oldest inmate executed in modern Florida history
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (513+ words) Dusty Ray Spencer was pronounced dead at 6: 10 p. m. after receiving a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. Spencer had been found guilty of the 1992 stabbing death of his wife Karen. "Sorry, sorry to the family. Into thy hands I…...
Oilfield company fined after pleading guilty to Occupational Health and Safety Code charge
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (118+ words) The province says an oilfield company has been given a fine in High Prairie court after pleading guilty to an Occupational Health and Safety Code charge." Apex Well Servicing (2010) Inc. was handed a fine of $144, 000"on June 18. Six other charges…...
You should believe me: B. C. murder suspect says he is not guilty in trial closing
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (358+ words) KAMLOOPS " The man accused of murdering Tatjana Stefanski in rural British Columbia in 2024 told B. C. Supreme Court jury members in Kamloops that they should believe that he's not guilty. Vitali Stefanski, who's accused of second-degree murder in the death of his…...
Grande Prairie male facing sexual offence charges as RCMP seek other victims
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (635+ words) Grande Prairie RCMP is seeking any potential victims of an alleged sex offender currently in custody. Numerous charges were laid against 32-year-old Grande Prairie resident Joseph Kidd, including sexual assault, assault while choking, forcible confinement, and abduction of a person…...
#Not In My City movement comes to Grande Prairie
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (220+ words) Grande Prairie Police Services has partnered with the #Not In My City movement to combat human trafficking. According to GPPS, human trafficking is the fastest-growing crime in the country, with 93 per cent of victims trafficked domestically, and cases often go…...
2 men sentenced to prison for arson on property linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (552+ words) Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav Carpiuc, a 27-year-old Romanian citizen, were jailed for 7 years and 2 years, respectively, after being found guilty of conspiracy to damage property by fire. The men targeted a car and two properties linked to Starmer…...