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Gangland Crime Boss Exposed

Daniel Kinahan, a 49-year-old suspected crime boss, appeared before a special non-jury court in Dublin, Ireland after being extradited from Dublin. He has been charged with directing a criminal organization between 18 October 2015 and 6…

Fake Bride Scam Exposed

Wang Zhuang, a 37-year-old Chinese man from China, had almost given up hope of finding a wife until he saw glossy matchmaking adverts that promised to introduce him to a demure and devoted woman. The matchmakers claimed that women from…

Child Refuses Flight Safety Measure

A Porter Airlines flight from Victoria to Toronto, scheduled for August 6th, was cancelled after a young child refused to wear a seat belt. The aircraft had to return to the terminal when the crew attempted to address the issue, but were…

Man Threatens US Consulate

A 54-year-old man was arrested after threatening the U.S. consulate in downtown Halifax on Monday. The threat was made on Sunday evening, when police were contacted by the consulate shortly after 6 p.m.. Following a search of his vehicle…

Murder Conviction in NYC Trial

A 46-year-old Montreal father, Luciano Frattolin, has been found guilty by a New York jury of 2nd-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse in the death of his 9-year-old daughter, Melina Frattolin. The girl's body was discovered…

Flight Attendant Impersonates Pilot

Dallas Pokornik, a 34-year-old former flight attendant from Toronto, posed as a pilot using fake identification to get free flights on multiple airlines from January 2020 to October 2024. Over four years, he accumulated hundreds of free…

Police Officer Shot During Traffic Stop

A Calgary Police Service officer was shot twice during a traffic stop near Edworthy Park in southwest Calgary on Monday, and is currently in stable condition. The suspect, who was a known target of organized crime, fled the scene and…

Cryptocurrency Investigation

Akil Heywood, 42, an investor who had invested hundreds of thousands of dollars with Aiden Pleterski, known as the "Crypto King", has been charged with additional offences. These include attempting to dissuade a co-accused, Deren…

Thailand School Shooting Incident

A 14-year-old boy in Thailand has been accused of shooting and killing at least 8 people, including himself and his grandparents, at a school outside Bangkok on Friday. The police say that the boy had been watching violent online content…

Mark Zuckerberg's Yacht Incident

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, is facing questions after his personal yacht, Launchpad, allegedly failed to respond to a distress call from another vessel off the coast of Alaska on August 3. The call was made by a small skiff that had run…

IRS Tax Code Abuse

The IRS has been cracking down on Americans who took advantage of a tax break meant to encourage conservation efforts. Over 60 years ago, the IRS created a program called a conservation easement, which allowed landowners to receive a tax…

Hit and Run on Elderly Woman

On Sunday morning, an incident occurred outside the home of 74-year-old Geraldine Byrd in Miami-Dade County, where Tomas Raymundo Brito, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, allegedly struck Byrd's vehicle, causing it to spin and trap her…