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Veterinary sedative found in counterfeit pain medication: Manitoba RCMP
17+ hour, 3+ min ago (153+ words) WINNIPEG " Police in Manitoba are warning the public about counterfeit pills containing heroin and a potent veterinary sedative being packaged as over-the-counter pain medicine. During a three-month-long investigation, RCMP officers searched two homes in Winnipeg in February after identifying a…...
Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case
22+ hour, 47+ min ago (958+ words) The negotiations leading up to the agreement drew criticism from the judge who would have to approve any deal as soon as a government lawyer revealed it in Manhattan federal court, where an antitrust trial began last week. Throughout the…...
Human remains found after house fire in eastern Quebec
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (106+ words) SAINT-THARCISIUS " Human remains were found following a house fire in eastern Quebec late Friday night. Quebec provincial police say emergency crews were called shortly after 3:30 a.m. to a single-family home on 3e Rang Blais Nord in Saint-Tharcisius, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Quebec…...
Florida Bar walks back statement on investigation into Halligan, now says there is none
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (468+ words) A letter from a bar association representative to an advocacy group that had requested an inquiry into Halligan said that there was an "investigation pending" in response to the group's complaint. Jennifer Krell Davis, a spokeswoman for the Florida Bar,…...
Quebec man charged with second-degree murder in woman's death
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (74+ words) SAINT-J'R'ME " A Quebec man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a woman northwest of Montreal last week. Patrick Clavel appeared in court in St-J'r'me on Tuesday. Danielle Lascelles was found dead in a home in St-J'r'me…...
OpenAI agrees to strengthen safeguards following B.C. mass shooting: minister
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (432+ words) Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says the CEO of OpenAI has agreed to take several actions to bolster safety, including providing a report outlining the new systems the firm is developing to identify high-risk offenders and policy violators. A…...
Beyond Local: Addressing ‘social determinants’ reduces crime, Alberta NDP says
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (876+ words) The UCP has prioritized a provincial police service over making communities safer and addressing the root causes of crime, the Opposition charged in the first week of the legislature's spring sitting. Irfan Sabir, the NDP's deputy house leader, said the…...
RCMP bait vehicles used in Mountain View County, Sundre to catch auto thiefs
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (518+ words) Mountain View County and Sundre were among Alberta locales where RCMP employed bait vehicles in the last year as part of the force's Crime Reduction Strategy. The Bait Vehicle Program uses GPS-monitored vehicles placed in strategic locations known to be…...
Alberta police force wants some cough syrups behind store counters over misuse risk
1+ week, 3+ day ago (371+ words) TABER " Police in a southern Alberta community are asking retailers for help to curb crimes associated with over-the-counter cough syrup. The Taber Police Service says in a statement posted to social media that it has been seeing an increase in…...
Deputy police chief in Durham Region suspended over 'racially inappropriate term"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (121+ words) A high-ranking police officer east of Toronto has been suspended after allegedly using a racially inappropriate term. Durham regional police say an unnamed deputy chief used offensive language during a meeting of the service's Afro-Caribbean Canadian Internal Support Network. Chief…...