The owners of a hotel chain who are appealing orders to pay more than $100,000 in owed wages to three foreign workers say they weren’t even aware two of the workers were employed at one of the company’s Manitoba hotels.
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Alberta man charged after more than 500,000 child sexual exploitation photos, videos seized
A man from Okotoks, Alta., faces criminal charges after police say they found more than half a million child sexual exploitation photos and videos in his possession. It’s one of the largest collections the Alberta child exploitation unit has ever encountered.
Wim Wenders withdraws 1975 film featuring 13-year-old Nastassja Kinski topless
German director says he recognises actor should have been better protected during filming of Wrong Move
German director Wim Wenders has withdrawn from circulation his 1975 film Wrong Move, because of a scene featuring a child actor topless who was 13 years old at the time of filming.
“Streaming, TV and distribution partners have been instructed to no longer make the film publicly accessible,” the director said in a statement released on Wednesday.
After Auburn student goes missing in Japan, family fears he’s ‘emotionally distressed’
Auburn University student James “Weston” Higginbotham went missing in Japan, with loved ones fearing he may be “emotionally distressed.”
In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters
While many US city councils have passed moratoriums, Monterey Park is first where residents have voted on a ban
Residents in Monterey Park, California, became the first in the US to vote on a permanent ban on datacenters on Tuesday, and early results indicate a resounding victory for the prohibition.
While many cities and counties have already passed temporary or indefinite moratoriums via their local governments, Monterey Park would be the first to do so through a ballot initiative.
Navy vet charged with murder after attack on man known for pro-Trump displays
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Vancouver council votes not to sanction mayor after investigation found he harassed councillor
All six of Ken Sim’s ABC party members voted on Tuesday against acting on the findings of the Integrity Commissioner’s investigation into Sim’s actions against Councillor Sean Orr. The other four councillors, including Orr, voted for sanctioning Sim,
Smith says she asked Carney to ‘work with me’ to lower Alberta’s separatist sentiment
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she told Prime Minister Mark Carney ‘we have a very serious problem’ with her province’s separatist movement during Carney’s early days in office. ‘There were legitimate issues in Alberta that caused people to lose hope in Canada,’ Smith said. ‘The prime minister and I together decided that we were going to work to address them.’
RCMP still looking for suspect in fatal Pelican Narrows shooting
Just as Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation leaders were preparing to talk to the media early Wednesday afternoon, RCMP announced the suspect in custody has been released and confirmed there were no longer any suspects in custody in relation to Monday’s shooting.
N.S. to create centralized daycare waitlist to streamline search for child care
A long-awaited centralized daycare waitlist will make it easier for families to find suitable child care in Nova Scotia, officials with the Education Department said Wednesday. The province is in the early stages of building a new online portal set to launch in 2027.