An inmate in the US state of Tennessee is to be executed by electric chair after arguing that a lethal injection would involve suffering. David Earl Miller, who has spent 36 years on death row, is among an increasing number of inmates attempting to avoid lethal injection following several botched executions. Another Tennessee inmate, Edmund […]
Earlier this week, the province introduced legislation for mandatory semi driver training in Saskatchewan; a move that was fast tracked after the Humboldt hockey tragedy April 6, 2018. As of March 15, 2019, drivers seeking a commercial Class 1 license will be required to perform a minimum of 121.5 hours of training. But one key […]
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan on Friday asked a judge to sentence Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, to a “substantial term of imprisonment” for paying an adult film star hush money on Trump’s behalf and evading taxes. Cohen, who has been cooperating with U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into possible collusion […]
The United States Air Force missed six opportunities to alert law enforcement authorities about an airman’s history of domestic abuse that would have stopped him from legally buying firearms that he used to kill 26 people in a Texas church in 2017, according to a government report released this week. The 131-page report, by the […]
ATLANTIC CITY — At a lavish inaugural gala in March for the new mayor of Atlantic City at Resorts Casino, donors and supporters with business before the city paid up to $35,000 per table to celebrate with the new administration. Among the revelers was the former basketball star Dennis Rodman, wearing tinted shades and a […]
Until recently, at Cas Bar in Detroit, customers could get a beer or a shot of whiskey, or if they knew who to ask, an Instant Pot, a television or a few containers of air freshener. The bar, on a corner of Michigan Avenue, with its wood-paneled walls, was home to a million-dollar organized retail […]
VANCOUVER (AFP) – Chinese telecom giant Huawei’s chief financial officer faces US fraud charges related to sanctions-breaking business dealings with Iran, a Canadian court heard Friday (Dec 7), a week after she was detained on an American extradition request. Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada’s Pacific coast city of Vancouver on December 1 while changing […]
BRASILIA (REUTERS) – Fourteen people, including six hostages, were killed early on Friday (Dec 7) in a shootout between police and bank robbers attempting to blow up ATMs at two banks in a small town in northeastern Brazil, authorities said. Most of the deaths occurred when police opened fire on the robbers at the bank […]
Drivers looking to supplement their income by signing up with a rideshare company like TappCar, Uber or Lyft can soon hit the road in Saskatchewan. Provincial rideshare rules come into effect Dec. 14, but municipalities will still need to pass local bylaws. Eligible rideshare drivers will need to have a commercial class license (Class 1-4) […]
Ottawa says it will spend $21.7 million to buy additional antennas for the radar systems used aboard the Royal Canadian Navy’s frigates. The federal government says the procurement contract has been awarded to Saab Microwave Canada for 12 additional antenna sets, bringing the total investment to $97.5 million. The frigates rely on the equipment for […]