A B.C. man has been sentenced to two months of house arrest after pleading guilty to posting a Facebook video threatening the life of a Richmond Center MP. A judge gave Peter Liu a 60-day suspended sentence on Wednesday after the 30-year-old admitted he videotaped himself calling Wilson Miao a “communist agent” before saying, “He’ll get what’s coming to him” …
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Patients who leave hospital against advice more likely to overdose: study
A new study has found that patients in British Columbia who left hospital against medical advice were 60 percent more likely to suffer an overdose within a month of discharge, when risk factors were taken into account. The study, published in the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association on Monday, was led by researchers from the University of BC Nearly …
Read More »Ottawa creates pandemic preparedness agency, aims for faster vaccine development
The federal government is creating a new agency to better enable Canada to tackle rapidly spreading infectious diseases and protect Canadians from future pandemics. Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said the agency is intended to maintain the “top team” of civil servants who guided Canadians through COVID-19. Health Emergency Readiness Canada is tasked with boosting Canada’s life sciences sector and ensuring …
Read More »Why an Alaskan Island Is Using Peanut Butter and Blacklight to Find a Rat That May Not Exist
On an island of windswept tundra in the Bering Sea, hundreds of miles from mainland Alaska, a resident sitting outside his home saw — well, did they see? They were pretty sure they did. A rat. The alleged sighting would not have attracted attention in many places around the world, but it caused a stir on St. Paul Island, part …
Read More »Kenneth Law, who sold toxic chemical responsible for 131 deaths, sued by parents of Ontario teen
WARNING: This story contains disturbing details. Two years after losing her only child, Maria Lopez says she draws strength from her necklace featuring a photo of 18-year-old Jeshennia. “She was a charming girl… a joker, a good student, a good daughter, a good advisor,” Maria recalled. Jeshennia “was everything.” The death of Jeshennia Bedoya Lopez, a recent high school graduate …
Read More »This 11-year-old does gymnastics exercises on top of the rubble in Gaza as the war continues
For most child athletes, sports usually take place in a gymnasium, or on an outdoor or indoor field. But for Wassim Naqqar, the war in Gaza has forced him to practice in unusual places — on top of a demolished building, in refugee camps, and sometimes on the sand by the sea. The 11-year-old was the Palestinian territory’s top gymnastics …
Read More »Portugal declares state of emergency over ongoing forest fires
More than 100 forest fires stretched the resources of thousands of firefighters in northern Portugal on Wednesday, with seven people dead after the worst wave of fires in years raged out of control over the weekend. Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro declared a state of emergency for the worst-affected areas on Tuesday evening, calling for more firefighters and civil servants …
Read More »First teen convicted in Kenneth Lee case gets 15 months probation
The first teenage girl convicted in the 2022 death of Toronto homeless man Kenneth Lee will no longer have to remain in custody and will instead be placed on probation while she participates in a community program for young people with mental health issues. The girl, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was 13 at the time of the Dec. …
Read More »Congolese court sentences Canadian and 36 others to death for coup
A military court in Congo on Friday sentenced 37 people, including a Canadian, to death after they were convicted of taking part in a coup attempt. The suspects, mostly Congolese but also a Briton, a Belgian and three Americans, have five days to appeal the verdict on charges that include attempted coup, terrorism and criminal association. Fourteen people were acquitted …
Read More »Nine Ukrainian women who were held in a Russian prison for years have just been released in an exchange
Nearly 100 prisoners of war were recently released as part of an exchange between Russia and Ukraine. Among them are nine Ukrainian women who are currently on trial in Russia. Prosecutors accuse them of supporting terrorism because of their ties to the Azov Regiment. The women, many of whom reportedly worked as cooks and in support roles in the military …
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