Man critically wounded in Brampton shooting
A 29-year-old man is dead after a shooting in Brampton, Peel police say.
Officers were called to the area of Vivians Crescent and Stokes Road, near Chinguacousy Road and Queen Street West just after 7 p.m. Thursday.
When they arrived they found a man inside a car suffering from gunshot wounds. He was transported to a trauma centre in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead.
“Right now the suspect or suspects, we have no information right now to provide to the
Nearly 30 years later, family of slain California college student sues school for wrongful death
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — The family of a California college student who vanished nearly three decades ago sued the school on Thursday, alleging it caused Kristin Smart’s murder through negligence.
Smart, then 19, in San Luis Obispo on the state’s scenic Central Coast over Memorial Day weekend in 1996. , but she was declared legally dead in 2002.
Paul Flores was arrested in 2021, convicted of first-degree murder in 20
A county official vetoes a stadium tax for an April ballot, affecting Kansas City Chiefs and Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jackson County Executive Frank White vetoed an ordinance Thursday that would have put a 3/8th-cent sales tax renewal on the April ballot to fund sports stadiums for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals.
“This proposed sales tax would generate over $2 billion from our residents, yet there is no clear understanding or assurance regarding the teams’ commitments and contributions to the county,” White said in a news release, the Kansas City Star . “It
Almost 50 per cent increase in Ontario dementia patients since 2010: OMA
There has been a 48 per cent increase in patients with dementia in Ontario since 2010 according to an analysis of OHIP billing data released Thursday by the Ontario Medical Association (OMA).
OMA President Dr. Andrew Park says large gaps in care available for patients with dementia are contributing to that number.
“We had a statistic that there were 82,000 home care visits. But in order to support the needs of the patients with dementia, we’re estimating that over two million
Man gets 65 years in prison for Des Moines school shooting that killed 2 students
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge sentenced an Iowa man to 65 years in prison Thursday for at a Des Moines alternative school and injuring the program’s founder.
Polk County District Judge Larry McLellan sentenced Preston Walls, 19, to consecutive terms for his on charges of second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and assault causing serious injury.
A jury convicted Walls after he acknowledged killing Rashad Carr, 16, and Gionni Dameron, 18, on Jan. 23, 202
CDC expands warning about charcuterie meat trays as salmonella cases double
Federal health officials are expanding about salmonella poisoning tied to charcuterie meat snack trays sold at Sam’s Club and Costco stores.
At least 47 people in 22 states have been sickened and 10 people have been hospitalized after eating Busseto brand and Fratelli Beretta brand meats, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
The CDC had previously warned about of Busseto brand charcuterie sampler trays, but the agency now advises retailers and consumers not to eat, serve or sell any lots of the foods. They
3 people charged with murdering a Hmong American comedian last month in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Three people have been jailed in the kidnapping and killing of a Hmong American comedian and activist who was found dead near Medellín after going out to meet a woman he reportedly met on social media, Colombian officials announced Thursday.
The Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that two men and a woman were charged with the crimes of aggravated kidnapping for extortion and aggravated homicide in . The suspects denied the charges at a hearing, the statement said.
A minor who presented himself to
Family of Atlanta church deacon who died after struggle with police officer files lawsuit
ATLANTA (AP) — The family of a church deacon who died after struggling with an Atlanta police officer following a minor car crash sued the city, the officer and the police chief on Thursday.
Officer Kiran Kimbrough used excessive force while trying to get 62-year-old Johnny Hollman to sign a citation finding him at fault for the crash, violating his constitutional rights, the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court alleges.
of Hollman’s Aug. 10 arrest shows Kimbrough shocked him with a
EU, AU, US say Sudan war and Somalia’s tension with Ethiopia threaten Horn of Africa’s stability
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The African Union, European Union, and United States called Thursday for an immediate cease-fire and constructive dialogue between warring factions in Sudan.
The groups also called for an end to tension between Somalia and Ethiopia over an agreement signed between Ethiopia and Somalia’s breakaway region Somaliland.
Representatives of the groups, who spoke in Kampala, Uganda, after the meeting of an East African regional bloc, said that the two crises are threatening regional stability in the Horn of Africa.
Sudan’
Lawyers for Trump urge the Supreme Court ‘to put a swift and decisive end’ to ballot removal efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Thursday urged the “to put a swift and decisive end” to efforts to kick him off the 2024 presidential ballot over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.
In a written filing, Trump’s lawyers called on the court to reverse a first-of-its-kind Colorado Supreme Court decision that said Trump should not be on the state’s Republican primary ballot because of his role in the events that culminated