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Two Sydney beaches closed after hundreds of black golf ball sized spheres wash ashore
Authorities have shut down two beaches in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday after hundreds of black golf ball sized spheres washed ashore. Randwick Mayor Dylan Parker said authorities were not sure what the spherical, dark black tarry balls were, but as a precaution, Coogee Beach and Gordons Bay Beach in the city's east were closed to the public.
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Air India flight leaves Iqaluit after Canadian military steps in
Passengers on Air India's flight 127 have finally made their way to Chicago, after the Canadian military took exceptional measures to get them out of Nunavut. An online bomb threat forced the plane, which was flying from New Delhi, to divert to Iqaluit early Tuesday morning.A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Airbus A-330 from Ontario's CFB Trenton whisked the 211 passengers and crew out of Iqaluit shortly before midnight Tuesday. Passengers spent 18 hours stranded at the Iqaluit airport's interna
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Edmonton neighbourhood on edge over notes asking for payment after house fire
A destructive house fire is unsettling a central Edmonton neighbourhood, with some residents saying they received notes suggesting their home could face the same fate if they don't pay up.Firefighters responded to a house fire in the Cloverdale neighbourhood just after 3 a.m. Sunday, in the area of 97th Avenue and 95th Street.The residents had already made it out of the home by the time firefighters arrived, according to an Edmonton Fire Rescue Services spokesperson. Adjacent homes were also eva
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Suicide attempt survivor, 23, with gunshot wound becomes voice for mental illness
“It was the biggest explosion I've ever felt in my life,” Jazmine Walton says recalling the night she fired a handgun under her chin. Before January 8, 2023 the 23-year-old content creator lived with undiagnosed schizophrenia which haunted her daily life. She shot through her lip, teeth and nose but incredibly didn't pass out - but was in a coma for two weeks following two life-saving operations. Now she openly shared her battle on social media in a bid to inspire others to seek help.
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Former Canadian Olympian charged in connection with massive cocaine bust, alleged murders
A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and 15 others are facing criminal charges for allegedly running a drug-trafficking operation that shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia to Canada and used violence — including murder — to achieve the group's goals, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday.U.S officials said 43-year-old Ryan James Wedding — who competed for Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics but had been living in Mexico — is the lead defendant in the case and
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Detective shot and killed after suspects kicked in front door of her home: Police
Detective Sgt. Monica Mosley, with the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey, was fatally shot at her home in Bridgeton on Tuesday night, according to police. Mosley, 51, died at the scene, police said. Multiple agencies are investigating the deadly shooting, including the State Police Major Crime Bureau, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office and the Bridgeton Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau.
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Lethbridge man accused of holding women hostage and sexual assault gets released
A Lethbridge man who was accused of holding two women in his home and sexually assaulting them for days has been released from custody.Bernard Alonzo Gibson, 60, saw one set of charges stayed and pleaded guilty to lesser offences on the second set after the alleged victim died from unrelated causes. He was handed a sentence of 18 months, which he had already served at the time of his plea. In March 2023, Gibson was accused of confining a woman at his home for two days before she was able to esca
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Edmonton police seek publication ban to protect identity of officer in fatal shooting
The Edmonton Police Service is asking for a publication ban to protect the identity of the officers involved in the fatal police shooting of Mathios Arkangelo, citing "credible threats" to the life of the subject officer. Arkangelo, 28, a member of the South Sudanese community in Edmonton, was shot and killed by police on June 29.Affidavits sworn with the application include newly released accounts of what police say unfolded that day. Documents from the application, in response to a civil lawsu