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Actor Timothy Busfield held without bond on child sex-abuse charges
Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield was ordered held without bond at his first court appearance Wednesday, a day after he turned himself in to authorities to face charges of child sex abuse. Source link
This 2SLGBTQ+ crisis line has been gutted under Trump. Then one call changed everything
Author MacKenzie Scott — a billionaire philanthropist whose fortune largely comes from her ex-husband, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos — has given the Trevor Project $45 million US ($62.2 million Cdn). Source link
Renee Nicole Good's family hires George Floyd law firm to seek answers in fatal ICE shooting
Renee Nicole Good’s family is accusing U.S. federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother as she attempted to follow agents’ instructions, and said Wednesday they have hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd’s family to press for answers and accountability. Source link
Alexis Guimond posts narrow Para ski win for Canada at World Cup in Austria
Canadian Para skier Alexis Guimond won gold in the men’s standing downhill race at a World Cup stop Wednesday in Saalbach, Austria. Source link
Ukraine has some 2 million draft-dodgers, new defence minister says
Wide-scale desertions and two million draft-dodgers are among a raft of challenges facing Ukraine’s military as Russia presses on with its invasion of its full-scale neighbour after almost four years of fighting, the new defence minister said Wednesday. Source link
Will Canada end its Olympic curling drought?
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter previews all three curling events at the upcoming Winter Games, where the sport’s leading nation will try to regain its supremacy. Source link
Telecom complaints have shot up 17%, with billing issues the main gripe, says watchdog
Customer complaints about their phone, internet and television services rose 17 per cent in the 2024-25 reporting year, a report by the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services said Wednesday. Source link
B.C. won't extend its drug decriminalization project, health minister announces
The three-year pilot project, which allowed people to be in possession of small amounts of illicit drugs, began on Jan. 31, 2023, and will expire at the end of this month. Source link
Greenland biathlete pursues Olympic dream while anxious about 'terrifying' threats to her homeland
Ukaleq Slettemark is used to the stress of competing on the world stage as she tries to qualify for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. But the 25-year-old biathlete from Greenland is facing an extra level of anxiety as U.S. President Donald Trump keeps saying he wants to take over her country. Source link
WATCH: ISS astronauts return to Earth early due to illness of crew member, a first
NASA’s Crew-11 is returning to Earth today, cutting short their six-month stint in space after an unknown crew member suffered an undisclosed medical condition. Source link