Media Advisory - Minister O'Regan to make housing announcement

CBC
Family devastated after cyberthieves steal $10,000 from bank account
Alana Regnier says her family is reeling after thousands of dollars were stolen from their bank account.Regnier, who is originally from Unity, Sask., has been living in Calgary with her husband Caleb and two young children. Their dream is to one day own a house of their own.She said she made the difficult decision to go back to work part-time after the birth of her second child. Regnier said she was able to put in about 600 hours of work with a non-profit and managed to save about $10,000 to go
16 hours ago
CBC
Woman acquitted of historical sex offence against teen stepson
WARNING: This story contains details of child sexual abuse.An Ontario woman has been acquitted of a sex crime against her teen stepson in Ottawa 40 years ago because the judge couldn't be sure that Canadians in the 1980s would have found it criminally immoral.It's a rare case because a woman stands accused, leaving the judge in a tough spot with little case law to lean on, according to a law professor who specializes in sexual offences. Still, Janine Benedet said it would have been helpful for t
2 days ago
San Luis Obispo Tribune
Women caught on camera ‘stuffing skirts’ with $5,700 of cosmetics at Paso Robles Target
“We would like to swap out their newly acquired beauty products with a pair of shiny bracelets,” police said.
a day ago
LA Times
Judge in major gun cases reprimanded after 13-year-old girl handcuffed in court
U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez was reprimanded for judicial misconduct after he ordered the daughter of a criminal defendant handcuffed in court in what some witnesses described as a 'scared straight' tactic.
7 hours ago
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
17-year-old killed by friend while on a walk, Texas cops say. ‘We knew him for years’
The male friend was arrested after DNA tests.
8 hours ago
Kansas City Star
Accused carjacker kills dad of 7 just hours after release from jail, Indiana cops say
“For this to happen, it’s unfair,” the man’s son reportedly said. “You can’t fix some people.”
a day ago
PA Media: UK News
Police officer who faced sword attacker suffered ‘horrifically serious’ injuries
A 36-year-old suspect remains in hospital after a 14-year-old boy was killed and four other people were injured in Hainault, east London.
2 days ago
The Canadian Press
Grandparents killed in Highway 401 crash were visiting from India, parents survived
TORONTO — The two grandparents killed along with their infant grandson in a wrong-way highway crash with a van being chased by police were visiting from India, Ontario's police watchdog said Thursday, while the baby's parents were also in the car but survived. The Special Investigations Unit said the three-month-old boy's father and mother, who live in Ajax, Ont., were treated in hospital after Monday's crash. The watchdog said the 27-year-old mother was treated for serious injuries but offered
3 hours ago
CBC
'Someone is going to get hurt,' says OPP officer minutes before fatal 401 crash
A police radio recording is providing a glimpse into the moments leading up to a fiery wrong-way crash that killed four people east of Toronto on Monday.
a day ago
Associated Press
Man who bragged that he 'fed' an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison
A Georgia business owner who bragged that he “fed” a police officer to a mob of rioters storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Thursday to nearly five years in prison for his repeated attacks on law enforcement during the insurrection. Jack Wade Whitton struck an officer with a metal crutch and dragged him — head first and face down — into the crowd on the Capitol's Lower West Terrace. Whitton later boasted in a text message that he “fed him to the people.”
8 hours ago
People
Fifth Body Recovered from Site of Baltimore Bridge Collapse
A fifth body has been found after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore on March 26
15 hours ago
Canadian Press Videos
Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says
Police shot and killed a Wisconsin student outside a middle school after receiving a report of someone with a weapon while class was in session, according to the state's attorney general. No one else was hurt and the student didn't get inside the building. An investigation is ongoing.
a day ago
Associated Press
Suspect in London sword attack appears in court on murder charge in death of teenage boy
A man accused of brandishing a sword in a rampage in London that killed a teenage boy, severely injured two police officers and wounded two men appeared in court Thursday to face charges of murder and attempted murder. Marcus Arduini Monzo, 36, who has dual Spanish and Brazilian citizenship, is charged with murder in the death of Daniel Anjorin, 14, who was slain as he walked to school Tuesday morning in a northeast London suburb. Prosecutor David Burns said Monzo crashed his van in Hainault before 7 a.m. Tuesday, striking a man.
12 hours ago
WFTS-Tampa
Victim speaks at sentencing hearing for Flagler County teen with autism who attacked teacher's aide
A student with autism who attacked his teacher's aid was in court on Wednesday for his sentencing hearing. The attack on paraprofessional Joan Naydich by then-17-year-old Brendan Depa was caught on video inside Flagler County's Matanzas High School and has ignited a national debate over what punishment a student with special needs should receive.
11 hours ago
Charlotte Observer
Confused woman starts gushing blood. Then Virginia deputies find bullet hole in wall
The woman remains in a hospital, officials say.
2 days ago
People
Second Suspect Accused of Abducting Slack Co-Founder's Child, as Family Slams 'Predators'
Mint Butterfield, 16, was found alive days after going missing.
a day ago
Miami Herald
15-year-old girl stabs her grandmother to death in their home, Pennsylvania cops say
The 67-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
a day ago
People
Body Found in Duffel Bag ID'd as Missing Boy, 4, Whose Mother Initially Claimed He Was Hit by Car
4-year-old Damari Carter's body was discovered in an alley less than half a mile away from his mother's apartment nearly five months ago after he went missing
7 hours ago
PA Media: UK News
Teenage ‘foot soldier’ jailed for life over drug-debt knife murder
Armin Mehdikhani-Sarvejahani, 16, will serve a minimum term of 17 years for the murder of Mustafa Momand.
8 hours ago
Reuters
Portugal arrests four people suspected of enslaving man for 17 years
Portugal's criminal police agency said on Wednesday it had arrested four people on suspicion of holding a man in slavery-like conditions for 17 years in the country's northern region of Braganca. In a statement, the police said the 54-year-old man suffered physical and psychological abuse over that period, and was the victim of labour exploitation, including by being "rented" out to third parties for agricultural work. "He lived in a degrading situation, spending the night in a van...without the minimum living, health, hygiene and food conditions," the police said.
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Media Advisory - Minister O'Regan to make housing announcement

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Family devastated after cyberthieves steal $10,000 from bank account

Woman acquitted of historical sex offence against teen stepson

Women caught on camera ‘stuffing skirts’ with $5,700 of cosmetics at Paso Robles Target

Judge in major gun cases reprimanded after 13-year-old girl handcuffed in court

17-year-old killed by friend while on a walk, Texas cops say. ‘We knew him for years’

Accused carjacker kills dad of 7 just hours after release from jail, Indiana cops say

Police officer who faced sword attacker suffered ‘horrifically serious’ injuries

Grandparents killed in Highway 401 crash were visiting from India, parents survived

'Someone is going to get hurt,' says OPP officer minutes before fatal 401 crash

Man who bragged that he 'fed' an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison

Fifth Body Recovered from Site of Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says

Suspect in London sword attack appears in court on murder charge in death of teenage boy

Victim speaks at sentencing hearing for Flagler County teen with autism who attacked teacher's aide

Confused woman starts gushing blood. Then Virginia deputies find bullet hole in wall

Second Suspect Accused of Abducting Slack Co-Founder's Child, as Family Slams 'Predators'

15-year-old girl stabs her grandmother to death in their home, Pennsylvania cops say

Body Found in Duffel Bag ID'd as Missing Boy, 4, Whose Mother Initially Claimed He Was Hit by Car

Teenage ‘foot soldier’ jailed for life over drug-debt knife murder

Portugal arrests four people suspected of enslaving man for 17 years