EDMONTON — Alberta’s highest court has dismissed a former Ontario truck driver’s bid for a third trial in the 2011 death of a woman in an Edmonton hotel.

Bradley Barton was sentenced to 12-and-a-half years for manslaughter in the death of Cindy Gladue, a Métis and Cree woman who bled to death in a bathtub.

Gladue, 36, was a sex worker Barton had hired for two nights.

“The appellant was convicted of manslaughter. He appeals

OTTAWA — An Iranian drug trafficker allegedly plotted with two Canadian members of the Hells Angels to murder people in Maryland in early 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday.

The targets of the murder-for-hire plot, while not identified in newly unsealed court documents, include a man who defected from Iran and a woman with whom he fled to the U.S.

An indictment details how Naji Sharifi Zindashti and an Iranian co-conspirator allegedly used an encrypted messaging service to develop

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A trial started Monday in Serbia for the parents of a teenager who is accused of killing 10 people and injuring six in a mass shooting at his school last May that left the Balkan nation in shock.

The suspected shooter, 13-year-old Kosta Kecmanovic, has been held in a mental institution since the attack and cannot be held criminally liable under Serbian law because of his age. His father and mother were charged with a “serious act against general safety” for

NEW YORK (AP) — Tax season began Monday and for many people filing — especially those doing it for their first time — it can be a daunting task that’s often left to the last minute. But if you want to avoid the stress of the looming deadline, start getting organized as soon as possible.

Whether you do your taxes yourself, go to a tax clinic or hire a professional, navigating the tax system can be complicated and stressful. Courtney Alev, a consumer financial advocate for Credit Karma,

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Islamic cemetery in southern Gaza was demolished, graves excised from the earth. A skull with no teeth rested atop the sandy, churned rubble.

The neighborhood of Bani Suheila in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, which soldiers showed foreign journalists Saturday, was obliterated, transformed by An Associated Press journalist saw a destroyed mosque and — where the cemetery had once been – a 140-meter-(yard)-wide pit that gave way to what the army

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s ruling party suspended former President on Monday after he gave his backing to a new political party for this year’s national elections.

The decision by the is another sign of the feud between Zuma and his successor, current

The announcement followed weeks of intrigue over whether the ANC would act against Zuma, who led the ANC from 2007-2017 and was president of Africa’s most advanced economy from 2009-

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor now believes that inmate is innocent of the crime that landed him on death row and very nearly cost him his life, and he is seeking to overturn Williams’ conviction.

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell filed a court motion Friday to vacate the conviction of Williams, 55, who narrowly escaped execution seven years ago for the stabbing death of Lisha Gayle. Gayle, a social worker and one-time St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter, was killed

TORONTO — Leon’s Furniture Ltd. says it’s planning to build upwards of 4,000 homes on land around its head office at the intersection of two major Toronto highways.

The furniture retailer says it has already secured a rezoning of the 16.2-hectare parcel of land to allow housing development, which had previously been reserved for employment use.

Leon’s says next steps include completing a secondary plan with the City of Toronto and building a new flagship store at the site, with

OTTAWA — Post-secondary institutions will be able to apply for low-interest loans to build student housing starting this fall, Housing Minister Sean Fraser says.

The federal government is tweaking an existing program to make universities, colleges, non-profits and private developers eligible for low-cost financing to build residences on and off campus.

“Canada needs more student housing and we’re going to help build it,” Fraser said at a news conference Monday.

The Apartment Construction Loan Program was topped up with an additional