A federal grand jury has indicted a U.S. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking top-secret military intelligence records online, the Justice Department said in a statement on Thursday. Jack Teixeira was arrested in April after highly classified material was posted on messaging app Discord A federal grand jury has indicted …
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Arrests made amid fears hundreds of migrants may have died in boat that capsized off Greece
Rescuers scoured the seas off Greece on Thursday following a shipwreck that killed at least 78 migrants, as hopes of finding survivors dwindled and fears grew that hundreds more, including children, may have drowned inside the crowded vessel's hold. Fears grew Thursday that many more people, including children, might have …
Read More »RCMP begin interviewing survivors of deadly crash in southwestern Manitoba
Manitoba RCMP say they've started doing interviews with some of the survivors of a crash near Carberry, Man., that killed 15 people last week, when a bus taking a group of seniors to a casino was hit by a semi-trailer truck at a highway intersection. All 10 survivors from bus …
Read More »What we know about the deadly crash in southwestern Manitoba
A deadly crash has shaken people in the small southwestern Manitoba community the victims called home. Here's what we know so far about the deadly collision — and what could happen next. Investigation into crash near Carberry — and answers — could take months, RCMP say They'd left earlier that …
Read More »Palace declares June 28 a regular holiday for Eid’l Adha
MALACAÑANG on Wednesday declared June 28 a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid'l Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Proclamation 258 on June 13. “Republic Act No. 9849 declared the Tenth day of Zhul Hijja, the Twelfth month of the Islamic calendar, …
Read More »Marcos OK after plane encounters technical glitch – Palace
THE plane carrying President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his party encountered technical problems, forcing a return to Villamor Airbase in Pasay City where they boarded another plane, Malacañang said on Wednesday. The President flew to South Cotabato to attend the launch of the South Cotabato Consolidated Rice Production and Mechanization …
Read More »Italians divided amid state funeral for former PM Silvio Berlusconi
Italy bade farewell to four-times prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday at a state funeral befitting the business tycoon's colourful life, with mourners bellowing soccer chants and politicians arguing over a day of national mourning. Thousands, including AC Milan soccer fans, gather inside and outside Milan cathedral Italy bade farewell …
Read More »Public safety minister sidesteps questions about returning Paul Bernardo to maximum security prison
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said Thursday the Correctional Service Canada's decision to transfer convicted murderer Paul Bernardo to a prison with fewer restrictions "does not sit well" with Canadians — but he stopped short of saying he would attempt to force the agency to reverse course in the face …
Read More »Who decides where criminals like Paul Bernardo serve their sentences in Canada?
The public outcry over Paul Bernardo's transfer to a medium-security prison is raising questions about how such decisions are made and who has the authority to overturn them. Here's a look at the process — and what life is like in medium security. Bernardo's transfer to a medium-security prison has …
Read More »Report on Paul Bernardo’s prison transfer offers rare insights into killer’s life behind bars
A report from the the Correctional Service of Canada offers new details of Paul Bernardo's life behind bars — and what led to the controversial decision to transfer one of Canada's most infamous killers to a medium-security prison. Correctional Service of Canada allowed release of new personal details of his …
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