(Reuters) – Venezuela’s former national treasurer admitted receiving over $1 billion in bribes as part of illicit foreign currency operations that involved a local television mogul now indicted in U.S. courts, according to U.S. court documents unsealed on Tuesday. Alejandro Andrade, who ran the treasury for four years under late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, received […]

Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating an incident that occurred near Hinton, Alta., in which it says an RCMP officer was struck by a vehicle and a suspect was shot. A spokesperson for the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team confirmed the types of injuries that were sustained on Tuesday afternoon. The RCMP said officers responded to […]

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Spain would have no objection to Scotland rejoining the European Union as an independent nation, as long as the secession process from the United Kingdom was legally binding, Spanish foreign minister Josep Borrell said on Tuesday. During a fiercely fought referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom in 2014, one of […]

A Winnipegger who previously worked as a volunteer youth mentor for Child and Family Services has been arrested for sex offences involving two 7-year-old children. Winnipeg police said their Child Abuse Unit was investigating incidents that took place between April 2017 and April 2018, while the accused was volunteering for CFS and mentoring a 7-year-old. […]

A timeline of events in the murder of Richard Oland and the prosecution of his only son Dennis: Nov. 3, 2015: Justice John Walsh gives the jury instructions on evidence that suggests there was an inadequate police investigation in the case. He says it is up to the jury to decide whether that evidence alone […]

Emerging star Suboi ‘pushing the limits’ as one of the few female rappers in socially conservative Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – “Life is happy, so what?” sings Vietnamese artist Suboi in her new hit single N-sao. The song has resonated with disaffected young Vietnamese and can be heard on smartphones and laptop speakers […]

After Vue Weekly, Edmonton’s alternative newspaper, announced it would be shutting down at the end of November, another community paper is making a plea for support as it empathizes with diminishing resources. The Rat Creek Press (RCP) serves seven communities in north central Edmonton: Alberta Avenue, Delton, Eastwood, Elmwood Park, Parkdale, Cromdale, Spruce Avenue and […]

CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that claims, including by the CIA, that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave the order to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi were false, according to an Arabic-language newspaper interview. News outlets, including Reuters, reported the CIA’s finding over the weekend in a case that has sparked […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian anti-graft authorities have reopened investigations into a contentious submarine deal 16 years ago involving former prime minister Najib Razak, the latest corruption probe facing the embattled Najib. Since losing a May election, Najib has been charged with multiple criminal offences and has been subject to corruption investigations, some linked to […]

Kingston police rushed to Kingston General Hospital on Monday evening after two shots were fired in the emergency department, according to Det.-Sgt. Jay Finn, leaving one with serious injuries. Finn said an inmate from Millhaven Institution was brought to emergency for a medical reasons. At some point a struggle ensued between a guard and the […]