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Truck driver charged in Chatham-Kent crash that killed mother and son  

A 52-year-old tractor trailer driver has been charged related to a crash in Chatham-Kent that killed an Amherstburg mother and son in July. Chatham-Kent OPP and EMS responded to the six-vehicle crash on Highway 401 near Dillon Road on July 30 at 4:40 p.m., A westbound tractor trailer collided with five vehicles which were stopped on the highway due to a separate motor vehicle collision. One of the vehicles involved was a Chevrolet Sierra pick-up truck carrying four passengers. As a result of the crash, two passengers traveling in the Read More  

               

Ottawa responsible for inquiry into military murder-suicide: Nova Scotia premier  

Keith Doucette, The Canadian Press Published Wednesday, October 25, 2017 8:51PM ADT HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says he believes the responsibility for an inquiry into the death of Afghan war veteran Lionel Desmond and three of his family members rests with Ottawa. McNeil made the comment in the legislature Wednesday in response to a question from Opposition Leader Jamie Baillie, who noted that Ottawa doesn’t seem interested in investigating the horrific crime. Desmond shot and killed his mother, wife and daughter before taking his own life earlier Read More  

               

Lawyers for Quebec City mosque shooting suspect oppose release of warrants  

The Canadian Press Published Wednesday, October 25, 2017 11:38AM EDT Last Updated Wednesday, October 25, 2017 1:30PM EDT Lawyers for a man accused of killing six men at a mosque in Quebec City last January are appealing a lower court decision to have certain confidential documents made accessible to the media. In a motion filed earlier this week, lawyers for Alexandre Bissonnette say the Quebec court judge committed an error in law in allowing the documents released. Bissonnette, 27, faces six counts of first-degree murder and six of attempted murder Read More  

               

Doping scandal hits dogsledding | CTV News  

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Cycling. Baseball. Track. Horse racing. Now dogsledding has become the latest professional sport to be engulfed in a doping scandal, this one involving the huskies that dash across the frozen landscape in Alaska’s gruelling, 1,000-mile Iditarod. The governing board of the world’s most famous sled dog race disclosed Monday that four dogs belonging to four-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey tested positive for a banned substance, the opioid painkiller tramadol, after his second-place finish last March. It was the first time since the race instituted drug testing in Read More  

               

What to know about maple bugs  

As the temperature dips in Saskatchewan, beetle-like bugs with reddish backs can be spotted inside homes. Boxelder bugs, more commonly known as maple bugs, breed and nest in maple and boxelder trees, but the insects don’t survive the winters outside, which is why they can often be found trying to get into your warm home. Here’s what you need to know about the bugs: Maple bugs prefer the south side of your home The insects love the sun. They can be commonly spotted on south-facing garage walls or near windows. Read More  

               

Canadiens burst to life, win their first game in regulation time  

By Kelsey Patterson, The Canadian Press Published Tuesday, October 24, 2017 10:11PM EDT MONTREAL — Shea Weber scored twice as the Montreal Canadiens ended their seven-game losing skid with a convincing 5-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. Alex Galchenyuk, Brendan Gallagher and Max Pacioretty also scored for the Canadiens (2-6-1), which had not won since their season opener. Carey Price made 26 saves and Jonathan Drouin had two assists. Keith Yandle scored the only goal for the Panthers (3-5-0) while James Reimer stopped 32-of-37 shots in defeat. Read More  

               

Woman missing: Police seeking public’s assistance  

Winnipeg police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing woman. Investigators said Alissa Severight, 27, was last seen Friday morning in the downtown area of the city. Police say they are concerned for Severight’s well-being and ask anyone with information to contact investigators at 204-986-6250. Source link #USA #News #USnews #worldnews #headlinenews #Breakingnews #weathernews #UnitedStates news #CanadianNews #weatherforecast top news #stories,Us news today #hourlyweather #Cbcnews #CBC

               

Airdrie RCMP speak to social media posts about attempted abductions  

A number of posts to social media about attempted abductions and suspicious encounters have caught the attention of Airdrie RCMP and police are actively investigating each case but say the reports appear to be unfounded. Police say they received two, unrelated reports of attempted abduction on the weekend and that the circumstnaces and descriptions in the complaints were inconsistent, which led investigators to determine that they were unsubstantiated. RCMP say they received several more reports since then that indicated that a suspicious male was seen in a van near children. Read More  

               

Warm weather may deprive some from vivid fall colours: expert  

Paola Loriggio , The Canadian Press Published Monday, October 23, 2017 6:16PM EDT Unseasonably warm weather in parts of Canada may deprive some areas of one of their trademark natural attractions — rich fall colours. A forestry expert says the vivid red leaves that draw crowds of tourists to areas of Ontario and parts of Quebec are triggered by bright sunshine combined with cold temperatures. Sean Thomas, a professor of forest ecology at the University of Toronto, says trees start breaking down the chlorophyll in their leaves in the fall Read More  

               

Prison term dropped for Scottish man in Dubai bar dispute  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A three-month prison sentence has been dropped for a Scottish man over touching another man’s buttocks in a dispute at a Dubai bar, an activist group said Monday. Radha Stirling of Detained in Dubai said Jamie Harron’s passport was returned by police on Monday and that he was planning to leave the sheikhdom soon. The decision came only days after a Dubai court ordered 27-year-old Harron imprisoned over the incident. Dubai police and the Dubai Media Office did not immediately respond to a request for Read More