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Kitchener high school placed in lockdown as police investigate weapons call
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (227+ words) One Kitchener high school is in lockdown and three public schools were placed in hold and secure Monday morning as police investigate a weapons-related call in the area. The schools impacted are: Grand River Collegiate Institute, which is in lockdown....
Explosives thrown near New York City mayor's residence investigated as 'ISIS-related terrorism"
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (48+ words) Explosives thrown near New York City mayor's residence investigated as 'ISIS-related terrorism'Yahoo News Canada New York City's police commissioner said Monday that authorities are investigating whether men who brought improvised explosive devices to a protest outside New York City's mayoral…...
The predator-spotting laser tech trying to keep women safe
11+ hour, 55+ min ago (1130+ words) On a dark winter evening, a woman waits for a train on a deserted platform. A man arrives and sits right beside her, making her feel uncomfortable and unsafe. A new application of laser technology is being developed to spot…...
Des Moines police arrest car theft suspect after chase, brief standoff
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (24+ words) Des Moines police arrest car theft suspect after chase, brief standoff'Yahoo News Canada Des Moines police arrest car theft suspect after chase, brief standoff...
Ottawa police community grieves death of veteran officer who died by suicide
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (621+ words) The Ottawa police community is grieving the death of a veteran officer who died by suicide. The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) confirmed on Friday that an officer had died, although the circumstances were unclear at the time. On Saturday, Matthew…...
Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office mourns Deputy Kaleb Mitchell after fatal on-duty crash
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (30+ words) Forsyth County Sheriff's Office mourns Deputy Kaleb Mitchell after fatal on-duty crash'Yahoo News Canada Forsyth County Sheriff's Office mourns Deputy Kaleb Mitchell after fatal on-duty crash...
B.C. government greenlights police training academies for Vancouver, Victoria departments
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (48+ words) B.C. government greenlights police training academies for Vancouver, Victoria departments'Yahoo News Canada The province has given Vancouver and Victoria police departments the green light to launch their own training academies. As the CBC's Jon Hernandez reports, the move comes as some…...
Youth charged in BB gun incident near Balgonie high school
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (208+ words) RCMP have charged a youth after an incident involving a BB gun near Greenall High School in Balgonie, Sask. Police received a report Wednesday about a person driving near the school with a gun. Two students were arrested inside the…...
B.C. premier says OpenAI CEO will apologize to Tumbler Ridge
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (49+ words) B.C. premier says OpenAI CEO will apologize to Tumbler Ridge'Yahoo News Canada B.C. Premier David Eby says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has agreed to apologize to the people of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., after it emerged the AI giant didn't report a mass shooter's…...
Man faces animal cruelty charges after allegedly injuring flamingo
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (385+ words) LAS VEGAS " A Canadian man faces multiple animal cruelty charges after he allegedly broke into the flamingo habitat at the Flamingo resort on the Las Vegas Strip, took a bird back to his room and injured it. Mitchell Fairbarn, 33, is…...