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'These courageous soldiers': Wainwright vigil pays tribute to the fallen, injured after military base tragedy
More than 100 people gathered in a Wainwright church on Wednesday night to pray, sing and listen to messages of hope as the community grapples with the loss of four soldiers and the profound injuries suffered by dozens more in a fire during a training exercise at CFB Wainwright.
Tumbler Ridge conspiracy suspect James Bryant pleads not guilty in U.S. court
The alleged co-conspirator in the deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court and is set to go on trial in December.
Feds charge Virginia Democrat Louise Lucas with racketeering, marijuana conspiracy
Federal authorities charged prominent Virginia Democrat Louise Lucas with racketeering and a money laundering conspiracy as part of a public corruption case involving a cannabis business she co-owns.The state senator and frequent critic of President Donald Trump is one of the most powerful Democrats in the state. She surrendered to authorities Thursday, a Justice Department spokesperson said. She and six others, including relatives, are in custody. Lucas, 82, also was charged with conspiracy to distribute marijuana. She said in a statement on social media that she will not be intimidated or back down."Today, the FBI, the Department of Justice, and the full weight of the federal government have been wielded against an 82-year-old great-grandmother," Lucas wrote. "I grew up under Jim Crow. I've seen what happens when people in power try to silence those who stand up to them. I spent my life fighting back and I'm not stopping now."Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel traveled to in Norfolk for a press conference announcing the charges. Blanche said Lucas put her own financial interests above the people she was elected to serve. "The Department of Justice intends to prove that Senator Lucas violated the trust of the people of Portsmouth and Chesapeake, Virginia, and of her state senate colleagues," he said. "Her first duty should have been looking out for her constituents before herself."Blanche said the case is not politically motivated and invited Americans to read the indictment."We don't do political paybacks,” he said. The investigation into Lucas predates the Trump administration. But the Justice Department's move, just 12 days before a midterm election, is unusual, as federal authorities have typically avoided taking overt investigative steps against political figures so close to an election. Lucas is not up for reelection this year, but has ties to prominent Democrats who are on the ballot."The timing of this indictment undermines the U.S. Department of Justice's previously longstanding policy of not taking legal actions — to include indictments or significant investigative steps — close to an election and sadly, this timing further erodes the trust the American people deserve to have in the Department of Justice," Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger said in a statement in part.Spanberger said she read the charging document that outlines the allegations against Lucas.“In our American system of justice, people are presumed innocent until proven guilty, and that is true for Senator L. Louise Lucas. She and her family deserve the opportunity to present their defense and speak to the allegations presented,” she said in her statement.NBC News has reached out to Senator Lucas' office and her legal counsel for comment.‘I’ve gotten too old to not be greedy,’ Lucas said on intercepted callIn May, federal agents searched Lucas' office in Portsmouth, along with a business she co-owns called The Cannabis Outlet, which is located on High Street. Virginia Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam said his communications with Lucas were monitored, and said the Justice Department had become Trump's "own personal law firm, with his former personal attorney carrying out vendettas on Trump's political enemies."A reporter with WAVY, an NBC affiliate, also received a notification letter showing that his communications with Lucas' number had been swept up in the wire.The indictment alleges that members of the conspiracy "used various business entities" to "disguise the proceeds of illegal marijuana distribution," and that Lucas "used her political position in the Virginia state senate to insulate" the enterprise "from criminal scrutiny, to further the goal of wealth accumulation."In one intercepted phone call in February 2026 with an unindicted co-conspirator, Lucas allegedly said that this was their "last chance at generational wealth," adding "I've gotten too old to not be greedy."‘When challenged, they try to intimidate,’ Lucas said about Trump administrationDemocrats viewed the search in May against a backdrop of recent, politically charged inquiries during Trump's tenure. Lucas, who has been a senator for 34 years, was a prominent voice in Virginia’s recent redistricting effort, a Democrat-led initiative to counter Republican redrawing pushed by Trump.Lucas is arguably the most powerful statewide politician in Virginia, holding the purse as the chair of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee.She told NBC Washington in an interview in June that it was awfully coincidental that the search came on the heels of her push to redistrict Virginia in favor of Democrats. Virginia May 6 FBI searches Virginia Senate leader's office as part of corruption probe, AP sources say "No arrests, no charges made, nothing," she said.In May, Lucas said in a statement: "Today's actions by federal agents are about far more than one state senator; they are about power and who is allowed to use it on behalf of the people," she said. "What we saw fits a clear pattern from this administration: when challenged, they try to intimidate and silence the voices of those who stand up to them."Besides the search at Lucas’ office, which houses her disabilities services business and is her political base in Portsmouth, agents in FBI T-shirts also went into the nearby cannabis store, which she opened in 2021. Several entrances to the Cannabis Outlet’s parking lot were blocked by unmarked vehicles with flashing blue lights, as was an entrance to the politician’s office.By evening, agents were carrying boxes and bags out of the shop’s back door.Lucas, a prominent backer of legalizing marijuana, has said the store sells legal hemp and CBD products. It has drawn scrutiny from local media amid allegations that some products were mislabeled.Virginia has legalized pot possession, but retail sales of recreational marijuana remain illegal in the state.Lucas has been a figure in Virginia politics since the 1980s, when she became the first Black woman elected to a city council seat in her native Portsmouth. She now is the first woman and first African American to serve as the Senate's president pro tempore.Earlier in life she was the Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s first female shipfitter, according to her biography in the state library. The job entails making, installing and repairing sometimes enormous metal assemblies for vessels.In recent years she has been the CEO of a Portsmouth business that runs residences, day programs and transportation for intellectually disabled adults. News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox. 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Toronto Crime Stoppers pauses program after CBC investigation reveals details of data leak
Toronto Crime Stoppers is pausing its program, effective immediately, its chair Sean Sportun said in a statement sent late Wednesday evening. The news follows an exclusive CBC investigation from earlier in the day revealing that information from more than 1.5 million tips submitted to Canadian Crime Stoppers programs over the last 25 years was exposed in a massive data breach.
SIMMONS: Toronto doesn’t care how Kawhi Leonard got here, only that he continues to win
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Motorcyclist in life-threatening condition, 2nd seriously injured in suspected racing crash: Toronto police
Two motorcyclists were rushed to a hospital, one with life-threatening injuries, after a suspected racing crash on Bayview Avenue early Thursday morning. Toronto police told 680 NewsRadio the collision happened at approximately 12:15 a.m. near Bayview Avenue and Pottery Road in the Don Valley area. Investigators say it appears both motorcycles were travelling southbound on […]
Facing pushback on data centers, tech giants are promising more money, fewer secrets
With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server warehouses.The new raft of promises from the world’s richest companies comes as anti-data center sentiment has become a potent issue in the midterm elections, with control of Congress and 36 governors’ offices on the line.Despite backing from President Donald Trump, the data centers powering the artificial intelligence boom have become politically toxic. Community opposition that blocks municipal permits has become a bottleneck, and tech giants could face even more challenges if voters next month elect more public officials who are skeptical of data centers.The tech industry says it has gotten the message. In addition to ramping up financial incentives, officials with Google and Meta said in interviews with The Associated Press they are trying to address mistrust by being more transparent with communities where they would like to build.Companies are also making pledges to reduce their impact on the environment and offering assurances that data centers will boost local property values — all while maintaining AI is a positive force for the American economy, despite its skeptics. Tech giants pledge more transparency Devi Thomas, Google's global head of community development and engagement, told AP that she wouldn't call resistance to data centers a "backlash," but that "there are often community questions to be addressed.""Early public consultation is increasingly a very important part of the process. We have done as much as we can to make sure communities are involved early on," Thomas said.Earlier this month, Amazon rolled out its "Amazon Data Center Commitment,” including pledges to improve the environmental rating of its backup diesel generators and disclose more about its data centers’ energy and water use. It also said — as have Microsoft and Google — that it had stopped requiring government officials to sign non-disclosure agreements. The use of non-disclosure agreements has meant people in host communities may know little or nothing about a project until it shows up on a municipal board's voting agenda. Besides that, tech companies often have hidden their involvement in a project behind a code name and developers who do the legwork with local governments, critics and other developers say.That practice "raises people's suspicion as to what's truly happening," said Anita Verma-Lallian, a developer with data center projects in Arizona.Meta is always evaluating how well it shares information with communities, said Lindsay Elin, Meta's vice president of public policy and external affairs. "As part of that work, we are reviewing our use of non-disclosure agreements," she said in a statement to the AP.In a report this month that sharply criticized data center giants including Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft, several Senate Democrats said companies have used non-disclosure agreements to freeze out the public. The report also said the companies aggressively seek state and local tax breaks and do not cover the entire cost of the electric-grid buildout needed for energy-hungry data centers.Spending ramps up in host communities, along with skepticism The dominant players in the industry — Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft — project they'll spend more than $600 billion this year combined on capital projects, primarily data center construction in the U.S.Even as the companies prepare to spend more to entice communities — payments that some critics call "bribes" — Trump urged them in a social media post Wednesday to pay people and communities a "dividend" if they "want to make their Data Centers popular.""MAKE DEALS, and get them built!!! GREAT FOR THE U.S.A.," Trump wrote.Meta and Amazon said recently they will each spend $1 billion on financial incentives to host communities in the coming years, on top of millions they already spend to support schools, charities and job training. Google says its investments in local programs in data center communities will reach $1 billion by the end of 2027. Microsoft has pointed to a couple local tax breaks that it will forego. And Google recently said for all of its new data center campuses, the company will pay full real property taxes on the buildings and land. The companies have known since last fall that community opposition was becoming a serious problem.Data center demand began driving up electric bills last year across a 13-state electricity grid stretching from Illinois to New Jersey and Maryland, angering ratepayers. The outcry led to promises from the tech giants to pay the cost of the power infrastructure to feed their data centers, while Microsoft rolled out its five-point "Community-First AI Infrastructure" plan.Data centers' critics aren't persuaded.Sam Burleigh, who helped start Concerned Citizens of Montour County in rural northern Pennsylvania to fight a potential Amazon-backed data center project, said the company’s commitments are "propaganda.”"What I see is them realizing they have more resistance than they ever dreamt of. And so now they have to find some way, some method to break through that resistance," Burleigh said.Kathryn Hoffman, executive director of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, which has sued over two prospective Google data centers, said she sees Google doing more public relations outreach, but she doesn't see it doing more to disclose critical details about its plans.Political stakes are risingIn an Aug. 18 memo, the Senate Republicans' national campaign arm crystallized the midterm election pressure on the tech giants. It warned the tech sector that it must "fix the toxic brand of an entire segment of the economy" or risk long-term fallout in elections. That included addressing “who benefits, who pays, and why a community should want one.”Drew Nations, a developer in North Carolina, said developers need to aggressively address quality-of-life complaints from neighbors. That includes shielding neighbors from noise and data centers from public view so they aren’t an eyesore, and he said they need to forego "corporate welfare" from communities, such as property tax abatements.Those tax breaks leave people in the community thinking, “‘So you're saying that this multi-multi-billion, if not trillion-dollar company, gets tax breaks and I don't?’" Nations said. Meanwhile, nearly 40 states offer sales tax exemptions that are saving data center owners and developers billions of dollars annually.Meta, Google, Microsoft and Amazon collectively reported more than $300 billion in net income in their most recent fiscal year. Spending to promote data centers has been on the rise. The Data Center Coalition, a trade association whose members include the tech giants, said it has spent more than $10 million running pro-data center ads in 10 states on TV and elsewhere. Data center giant QTS and a group that doesn't disclose its donors, Build American AI, also began ad campaigns this year. Meanwhile, angry residents continue to flood once-sleepy municipal board meetings, pressuring officials to reject data center proposals.More municipalities are passing data center moratoriums and Data Center Watch, a project of AI security consultancy 10a Labs, said it saw sustained local opposition to dozens of projects in the April-to-June quarter, its latest reporting period.Balaji Tammabattula, chief operating officer of BaRupOn, which develops data center campuses, said the pressure of the midterms has helped developers understand how crucial community support is to a project's success."It's impossible to build without them," he said.
'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular arraigned in Cape Cod rape case
The "looksmaxxing" livestreamer Braden Peters, better known by his stage name Clavicular, was arraigned Thursday morning in Massachusetts on charges that he raped a 17-year-old girl at his family's Cape Cod home.A social media personality known for promoting extreme devotion to male beauty, Peters, 20, is accused of giving the girl alcohol until she was drunk and then sexually assaulting her when she visited him in Chatham, Massachusetts, in May 2025.Peters has denied the allegations through his lawyers, saying the sexual encounter was consensual. He appeared in court in Orleans for his arraignment, where a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf. Bail was set at $10,000, with the condition that he not contact the victim or post about her on social media and that he surrender his passport. He was expected to post that bail after the court hearing. Prosecutors did not object to Peters being released on bail, noting that he had flown in from California.Peters arrived at the courthouse walking a barking dog on a leash. He spoke only to the dog as he entered the courthouse and ignored reporters’ questions.Wearing glasses and a dark suit and tie, Peters maintained a neutral facial expression during his court appearance and said little other than to reply, “Yes, your honor” when the judge asked if he understood that if he commits another crime while out on bail he could be held without bail for up to 90 days.Peters is scheduled to return to court for a probable cause hearing on Nov. 24.The Massachusetts case is the latest legal challenge for Peters, who has a million followers on Instagram, and whose hourslong livestreams feature him rating people's looks and talking about methods of getting better looking that include surgery and drug use.Earlier this year, he was charged with misdemeanor battery in Florida after police said he provoked a fight between two women then posted it online. That charge was later dropped. In a separate Florida case this year, he was sentenced to probation after pleading no contest to a charge that he fired a gun in public.The woman who accused Peters of rape told police he had been paying her to appear in his "looksmaxxing" videos. She said that during her visit to a Peters family home, he gave her two or three shots of vodka, then livestreamed himself kissing her while she was drunk. She told police that when she woke up the next morning, Peters was raping her.The woman also described the alleged assault in a civil lawsuit she filed in Florida in April. In that lawsuit, she also accused Peters of injecting her with a fat-dissolving substance during a livestream without her consent.Peters' attorneys called the lawsuit a "publicity grab."The Associated Press generally does not name people who say they were victims of sexual assault unless they consent to being identified publicly. More stories on Clavicular Crime and Courts Oct 13 Clavicular's accuser drops sexual assault claims from civil lawsuit amid Massachusetts criminal rape case Crime and Courts Sep 21 'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular charged with rape in Massachusetts
John Anderson, twangy country singer known for 'Seminole Wind,' dies at 71
John Anderson, the Grammy-nominated country crooner best known for the buoyant "Swingin'" and the plaintive "Seminole Wind," died this week, according to posts on his official social media pages.He was 71. No details on his cause of death were provided."It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and best friend," Anderson's family wrote on his verified Facebook and Instagram accounts."To the world, he was a gifted country music singer whose voice and songs touched countless lives. To us, he was so much more. He was the heart of our family, the one who made us laugh, loved us fiercely, and made every ordinary moment feel special," Anderson's family added in part.In a music career spanning nearly 50 years, Anderson released more than 20 studio albums, landed dozens of singles on the Billboard country music charts, and earned three Grammy Award nominations, including best country vocal performance in 1982.In early 2024, Anderson was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In remarks at a news conference, he said he was nearly at a loss for words over the "chance to be amongst this kind of greatness.""I'm trying to get a grasp ot the reality of this happening to me," Anderson said, according to a Variety report. "I want to thank all the fans who supported us through the last nearly 50 years. … They ask just what this means and … this is an institution that preserves greatness."John David Anderson was born in Apopka, Florida on Dec. 13, 1954. He moved to Nashville after graduating high school and picked up odd jobs while attempting to break into the music business. He signed with Warner Bros. Records in the late '70s after catching attention for a string of local club appearances.In the early 1980s, Anderson released two back-to-back self-titled studio albums featuring early hits like "Your Lying Blue Eyes" and "She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs." He hit the mainstream with his fourth studio album, "Wild & Blue" (1982), anchored by the high-wattage single "Swingin." Anderson's commercial fortunes went up and down across the '80s, but he rebounded in the early '90s thanks in part to the album "Seminole Wind." The title track, a swampy and melancholy lament about environmental destruction, became one of his signature tunes."Ever since the days of old / Men would search for wealth untold / They'd dig for silver and for gold / And leave the empty holes," Anderson sang.Anderson was a less visible presence in recent years, though he continued recording and released his final studio album, "Years," in April 2020. The cover art featured a photo of Anderson gazed off into the distance in a black cowboy hat and white beard.In a statement, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young praised Anderson as a "one-of-a-kind song stylist who proved that fresh innovations were best born from time-honored traditions.""Whether he borrowed inspiration from Lefty Frizzell's vocal bends or the Florida swamp land, he brought dynamic distinction and creative soul to a world that needed to hear his voice," Young said.In social media posts, country music luminaries like Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton and Luke Combs mourned Anderson, too."I was talking with John Sunday night at the HOF ceremony," McGraw wrote on Instagram, using the initials for the Hall of Fame. "He was in such good spirits. We talked, we laughed, we sang his songs that I loved so much together, just goofing off. "I am completely heartbroken by his passing," McGraw added. "There will never be a stylist in music, any music, that was so defining as his. It's just devastating."
Durant, Smith each score 30 to power the Rockets past the Mavericks in opener
Kevin Durant and Jabari Smith Jr. scored 30 points apiece, and the Houston Rockets used a big second quarter to build a huge lead and coast to a 128-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.The Rockets led by six after the first quarter before outscoring Dallas 38-12 in the second to take a 32-point lead into halftime.Durant and Smith each scored 16 points each in the first half. The Rockets were up by 15 midway through the second before using a 19-2 run to make it 70-38 at halftime.Kyrie Irving had 15 points for Dallas in his first regular-season game since tearing his left ACL in March 2025. But it was a tough debut for Dallas coach Dusty May, who led Michigan to the NCAA championship before being hired to replace the fired Jason Kidd.Cooper Flagg, the 2025 No. 1 pick and last season's NBA Rookie of the Year, led the Mavericks with 32 points. P.J. Washington had 10 points and four rebounds.The Mavericks used a 9-0 run, with six points from Marcus Sasser, to cut the lead to 103-86 with about nine minutes remaining. But Houston used an 8-2 spurt with 3s from Durant and Fred VanVleet to push it to 111-88 about a minute later.Alperen Sengun added 23 points with 10 rebounds for the Rockets. VanVleet chipped in six points with 11 assists in his return after missing last season recovering from a torn ACL.Houston's Tari Eason was ejected with about three minutes left in the first quarter after receiving a flagrant foul 2 for shoving Washington to the court.Up nextMavericks: Visit Indiana on Friday night.Rockets: Play San Antonio in Austin, Texas on Friday.
On TV
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent — 4x5: "Bad Campers" (Citytv)
Law & Order — 26x3: "Bad News" (NBC)
When a prominent newspaper editor is murdered, Shaw and Calvino uncover a web of newsroom secrets that obstructs their investigation. Price must weigh the public's right to know against a journalist's duty to protect a source.
Grey's Anatomy — 23x2: "Slippin' and Slidin'" (ABC)
As Bailey adjusts to student life, she and Blue respond to a fraternity hazing mishap. Meredith juggles Boston and Seattle as she advocates for a young patient, and Amelia and Toni support Jo.
Ask This Old House — 25x4: "Sticking Front Door; Insulation" (PBS)
Richard Trethewey, Ross Trethewey, and Kevin O'Connor look back at clips to see how thermostats have evolved over the 25 years AskTOH has been on the air. Then, Ross compares common home insulation types, sharing which materials may work best for various situations. Nathan Gilbert helps a homeowner fix a sticking antique front door by replacing the worn hinges, lock hardware, and the door sweep.
This Old House — 48x4: "Making Connections" (PBS)
Richard and plumber Kordian Rak review the rough plumbing and install cast-iron drain pipe in the kitchen instead of PVC; Zack explains roof flashing; Jenn tours Newark's cherry blossoms.
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Tommy Lefroy — "The Precariat" (Thirty Tigers)

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Today In History
2010 — WikiLeaks Releases Classified U.S. War Documents
Wiki Leaks, a website founded by Julian Assange that functioned as a clearinghouse for classified or otherwise privileged information, released thousands of U.S. documents relating to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images News
2008 — India's Chandrayaan-1 Lunar Probe Launched
Chandrayaan-1, India's first lunar space probe, was launched, and it later found water in the Moon's atmosphere
1964 — Jean-Paul Sartre Declines Nobel Prize in Literature
French philosopher and writer Jean-Paul Sartrewas announced the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature; however, he became the first person to decline the award
1962 — Cuban missile crisis
On this day in 1962, President John F. Kennedy alerted Americans to the Cuban missile crisis, declaring a naval blockade to prevent further missile shipments to the island country 90 miles (145 km) off the coast of the U.S
1943 — Birth of French Actress Catherine Deneuve
French actress Catherine Deneuve, who was noted for her archetypal Gallic beauty as well as for her roles in films by some of the world's greatest directors, was born
1934 — Fatally Shooting of Infamous Criminal "Pretty Boy" Floyd
Infamous criminal Charles ("Pretty Boy") Floyd was fatally shot in a field near East Liverpool, Ohio, by FBI agents
1910 — Dr. Crippen Found Guilty of Wife's Murder
In one of the most notorious criminal cases of the 20th century, American physician Hawley Harvey Crippen was found guilty of murdering his wife. He was executed in a British prison the following month.
1906 — Death of Post-Impressionist Painter Paul Cézanne
French artist Paul Cézanne, considered one of the greatest of the Post-Impressionists, died at the age of 67
1836 — Sam Houston Inaugurated as First President of Texas
After helping defeat Mexico in the Texas Revolution, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first president of the Republic of Texas
1797 — First Recorded Parachute Jump from Hot Air Balloon
André-Jacques Garnerin, a French army inspector who promoted military balloon use, made the first recorded parachute jump from a hot air balloon at a height of about 3,200 feet (1,000 metres).

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