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Tuesday, 25 August 2015

Police seize firearms, arrest two men who promised to 'kill the competition' at Pokémon World Championship

Two men were arrested by police after they allegedly made violent threats on social media aimed at attendees of the Pokémon World Championship. Kevin Norton, 18, and James Stumbo, 27, were arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and several more firearm related charges. Members of the Boston Regional Intelligence Center received notice of the potential threats made online on Thursday. The suspects, both driving from Iowa,...

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Quebec plane crash: Foreign Office 'urgently working' to identify four possible British victims The Independent

The Foreign Office is “urgently working” with Canadian authorities to establish whether four Britons died when a seaplane crashed during a sightseeing trip in Quebec. Five passengers and the pilot were killed when the Beaver seaplane crashed in woodland in the Les Bergeronnes area of the province on...

Women's issues 'invisible' this election, warns group Topix

Women's issues are notably absent from the federal campaign so far, a coalition is warning, and priorities like gender equality will become “invisible” in this election unless there's a national discussion. However, an attempt to organize an all-party federal leaders' debate on women's...

Where the leaders are for Aug. 24 Topix

The New Democrats are getting some high-profile help on the campaign trail today as Canada's former ambassador to the United Nations is joining Tom Mulcair. Stephen Lewis, who is also a former Ontario NDP leader, will join Mulcair at a campaign event in Toronto this morning.......

Japanese tsunami victim and fishing boat set for B.C. reunion Topix

A Japanese fisherman, who lost everything in the Japanese earthquake and tsunami four years ago, arrived in Vancouver on Monday on his way to be reunited with his fishing boat on the North Coast of B.C. But remarkably his eight-metre-long fishing boat not only survived, but traveled - unmanned -...

NEWS: Leaders recognize Guam’s top athletes (Office of the Governor of Guam) Public Technologies

(Source: Office of the Governor of Guam) "This event falls in line with the goals of the First Lady's Rigålu Foundation to promote athleticism and Imagine Guam where we encourage our youth to be fearless while working toward their goals. We need to create an...

ASCAP/Grow A Show Theatre Workshop returns to Lied Center (The University of Nebraska at Lincoln) ... Public Technologies