The body of Truro, N.S., police Const. Catherine Campbell, who had been missing since Sept. 10, has been found, and Halifax Regional Police are treating the death as a homicide. Constable Catherine Campbell with the Truro Police Service was found dead in a wooded area east of Barrington Street at North Street in Halifax.
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Toxic Algae Blooms Could Be Causing Whale Deaths, report says
Since May 2015, the bodies of 30 whales have washed up on the shores of B.C. and Alaska, prompting marine biologists to unravel the mysterious die-offs. One B.C. researcher says climate change may be the link. Andrew Trites, a University of British Columbia professor studying the whale deaths, says the algae contains a neurotoxin has been contaminating the krill and …
Read More »Vaulter Bandit: Bank robber wanted in Canada arrested in Geneva
The most wanted bank robber in Canada has been placed under arrest in Geneva. The French-American citizen, nicknamed “The Vaulter”‘ but not identified by name, had been sought under an international arrest warrant issued by Canada in connection with 22 bank robberies over the last five years.
Read More »Ahmed Mohamed: Student detained after police mistake clock for “fake bomb”
Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old student at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, knew his homemade invention was just a clock — but when he pulled out the device to show his English teacher what he had made, things took a very different turn. He claims to have repeatedly told teachers and the police that the device (which is now currently …
Read More »Surface Pro 4 vs iPad Pro: How iPad Pro and Microsoft Surface compare ‘Quick comparison’
Surface Pro 4 has less features than the iPad Pro. What is amazing about the Apple iPad Pro is that, from a hardware standpoint, it is basically a netbook once you add the keyboard. The Microsoft Surface Pro, on the other hand, is essentially a convertible Windows tablet.
Read More »Pilot diverts international flight to save dog’s life ‘Video’
The pilot diverted a Tel Aviv-Toronto flight after a heater in the cargo hold malfunctioned and the dog was at risk for freezing. Simba, a 7-year-old French bulldog, was traveling in the cargo hold on a recent Air Canada flight from Tel Aviv to Toronto when a problem occurred threatening him and him alone. The normally climate-controlled compartment in which …
Read More »Tiger kills keeper in Polish zoo ‘Police’
A Sumatran tiger has killed a keeper at a zoo in Poland – the day before it was due to host an international conference of zoo directors. The tragedy occurred in the morning hours on Wednesday during a routine cleaning of the enclosure and the cages.
Read More »Big Bear earthquake shakes Coachella Valley, no damage reported
Seismologists have downgraded the magnitude of a light earthquake that jolted the Big Bear Lake area of the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California. The quake’s magnitude was downgraded after a preliminary report of 4.5.
Read More »Vicki Gardner: Virginia TV shooting survivor recounts her terror
Vicki Gardner, the woman who survived a shooting while being interviewed on WDBJ, says she feared she was going to be shot in the head. Vicki Gardner detailed her memory of the shooting to Fox News host Greta Van Susteren in an interview that aired Tuesday night on “On The Record.”
Read More »Lisa Borch: Teen murdered mother after watching ISIS videos
A 15-year-old girl has been jailed for murdering her mother after becoming obsessed with Isis beheading videos. Court heard how Lisa Borch had planned to join the radical terror group with her 29-year-old Iraqi-born boyfriend, but her mother had been trying to break the couple up.
Read More »Diabetes Takes a Toll on Women’s Hearts, New Study
Women with diabetes have around a 40% increased risk of suffering a heart attack compared with diabetic men, two studies have suggested. Those aged 45 to 84 have a significantly higher chance of heart attack, one study found, with the risk largest between the ages of 45 and 54. Separate research found that women with diabetes of any age were …
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